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In honor of ANR's 50th anniversary, we're celebrating the people who built the smokefree movement. Over the past five decades, advocates, researchers, community leaders, and everyday champions have helped transform public health in collaboration with ANR. These voices represent years of grassroots organizing, training, and coalition building, and we are honored to share their stories throughout this milestone year. In this month's feature we spotlight the innovative work of grassroots coalitions. Since the beginning, from San Francisco to Georgia, ordinary people have been coming together to make extraordinary change happen and protect public health all across the United States. The San Francisco Tobacco-Free Coalition has led landmark policy change for decades! We salute this grassroots collective as part of our look back at fifty years of fighting for smokefree air. |
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Smokefree Tennessee began as a small coalition formed during the uncertainty of the pandemic and has grown into one of Tennessee's leading public health advocacy networks. Along the way, advocates, musicians, healthcare leaders, businesses, and community partners worked together to repeal part of the long-standing state preemption law, paving the way for Nashville to become the first city in Tennessee to eliminate indoor smoking in bars and music venues. |
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Savannah, Georgia, traversed complicated ground to make for a healthier community. It all started when Mayor Otis had serious health concerns and wanted to do more for his community. Read more |
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Detroit rocked in a recently fought battle to keep Detroit Airport smokefree. In 2024, Detroit Airport was the site of a proposed cigar lounge which would endanger the health of travelers and workers alike. After much organizing and pulling together, the Detroit Wayne Oakland Tobacco Free Coalition, working with partners like ANR, fought against the proposal for nearly 2 years, and in July 2026 the proposal was dropped. Truly a story of grassroots, community, and speaking truth to power, the Detroit community came together for a public health win. |
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Click the button above for a Google form where you can upload photos, a video message, or write down your memories. Rather talk to a real live person? Give Heidi a call at 510-841-3032, or email her (or just hit reply to this email)! |
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