Like our post about the Youth Food Movement?  Then check out Terra Madre, and international network of farmers, students, researchers, chefs, fishermen, academics, and more - all working to support local food systems and traditions - their goals is to preserve, encourage, and support sustainable food production methods. And just as exciting, Terra Madre is all about supporting youth leadership within this movement.  At their last conference - in October 2008 in Turin, italy -...

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<!--StartFragment--> Recently, the Marlboro Man, the iconic darling of Philip Morris International, has been seen in ads all over the world. According to MSNBC, you can now see the eternally rugged cowboy everywhere from China, to Mexico, to Pakistan.   This is a disturbing global barnstorm by Philip Morris International. Marlboro cigarettes are the #1 selling cigarette in the U.S. – thought to be mostly based on the appeal of the lone cowboy image. This...

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  Philip Morris International and Altria are breaking up!  Why is this news?  And why should Catalyst be all over this?  Let us explain . . . So, there's Altria, the parent company of Philip Morris USA and Philip Morris International.  Kraft Foods used to be under the Altria umbrella as well, but they spun-off last year.  Just this week Altria announced that Philip Morris International (PMI) will be spinning-off on March 28 to become its...

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 Get ready for a GYAT reunion – in India! GYAT members from across the U.S. worked with GYAT members in India to coordinate youth advocacy trainings in Lucknow, India.  They held a candle light vigil, met with the media, and spoke with public officials. They also joined GYAT members from Brazil, Nigeria, and Sudan to attend the 2006 Global Youth Meet on health in Agra, India. Holly and I had an absolute ball, as you...

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 What happens when nearly 100 young people come together from more than thirty countries around the world? The Global Youth Advocacy Training! Watch as these young activists march the streets of DC – protesting smoking in movies, asking the U.S. Trade Representative not to give tobacco special treatment, and ending at the White House, calling upon the U.S. to ratify the global tobacco treaty. And that’s not all – learn about their protest of the...

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