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William Campbell, president of Philip Morris USA until 1995, has been a board member. * Joffrey Ballet Stephanie French, vice president for corporate contributions and cultural affairs for Philip Morris was a board member as of 1994. * American Civil Liberties Union * According to a recent report by the Advocacy Institute, the ACLU, which has been advocating the tobacco industry's cause in Congress, netted $500,000 in funds from Philip Morris between 1987 and 1992, along with additional sums from RJR Nabisco and the Tobacco Institute. In 1990, Morton H. Halperin, then the ACLU's Washington director and currently a controversial Clinton appointee to be an assistant secretary of defense, testified before the Senate that "there is simply no evidence that tobacco advertising increases the level of smoking, and no evidence that eliminating tobacco advertising will reduce the amount of smoking." --James Ridgeway, Village Voice, Nov. 9, 1995 * United Negro College Fund * In fiscal 1989 . . . the United Negro College Fund picked up $285,500 from RJR Nabisco, $200,500 from Philip Morris, and $65,000 from an employee donation at Brown & Williamson. Hugh Cullman, then a UNCF board member, was a retired vice chair of Philip Morris.--Progressive Magazine, Dec., 1992 * National Urban League * Received "$4.4 million to the National Urban League from cigarette concerns" from 1989-1992, according to Progressive Magazine. * "Has anyone ever called Lincoln Center and asked why they haven't turned down tobacco money?" retorts Donald Hense, vice president of development at the National Urban League. "There's $4 billion out there in cigarette money, and you come asking me about $400,000?"--Progressive Magazine, Dec., 1992. * DO NOT confuse the National Urban League with the Detroit Urban League, which is a resistor to tobacco influences. On October 5, 1995, it will host its Second Annual Call to Action Summit on drug use. DUL President/CEO Ronald L. Griffin, said, Any individual or organization contributing to the perpetuation of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Related Violence needs to be held fully accountable. The conference will feature Dr. Nathan Hare, Ph.D. and his wife Julia Hare, Ph.D., co-founders of the Black Think Tank. * Congressional Black Caucus * NAACP * According to William Ecenbarger of the Philadelphia Enquirer, "In recent years, the NAACP, a major object of tobacco philanthropy, worked with African American journalists to oppose clean air acts because of alleged discrimination against black workers, and opposed grants to universities to study African American smoking patterns." * In ads for Philip Morris' 1990 "Bill of Rights" tour, Benjamin Hooks, executive director of the NAACP, loaned his visage for PM's ads. * Hazel Dukes, president of New York state chapter of NAACP fought against New York City's Clean Indoor Air act and said it was discriminatory--executives could smoke in their offices, whereas rank-and-file could not. * Black Journalism Hall of Fame * At the 1987 dedication in Baltimore, the keynote speaker was Stanley Scott, vice president of Philip Morris Companies, Inc. * National Newspaper Publishers Association * The trade association of the black press. Tobacco companies underwrite meals and receptions at meetings. * Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies * The country's preeminent black think tank * National Black Caucus of State Legislators * National Council of La Raza * National Association of Hispanic Publications * California's Hispanic Business magazine reports that Philip Morris was the second-largest advertiser in Hispanic media for fiscal 1989, spending $8.6 million. In 1988, Philip Morris topped the list. Last year, the National Association of Hispanic Publications named Philip Morris "company of the year."--Progressive Magazine, Dec. 1992 * National Association of Hispanic Journalists * According to William Ecenbarger, "A $10,000 contribution to the National Association of Hispanic Journalists for its annual conference helped secure the group's opposition to restrictions on tobacco advertising." * National Puerto Rican Coalition * According to president Louis Nunez, "You don't sign anything . . . It's sort of understood that you're going to work with them. . . . Obviously the tobacco industry is very involved in legislation, and I would assume that any organization that takes a very strong position on the use of tobacco, not even a strong position but a public position, would not get their support." * National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) * Ecenbarger writes that a Philip Morris memo explaining a $5,000 contribution stated that NABE's president, Macario Saldate, NABE president, opposed an attempt to pass an anti-tobacco resolution during a National Hispanic Leadership Conference. * United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York * On May 15, 1997, JAMES S. TISCH, president & CEO of Loews Corp., which owns LORILLARD TOBACCO, was elected president of the United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York. Critics included the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, the Commission on Social Action of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Religious Action Center, Jewish Theological Seminary students, plus some rabbis and Jewish lay figures. No sooner was Tisch elected than the UJA named PHILIP MORRIS board member RUPERT MURDOCH "Humanitarian of the Year." * Gay Men's Health Crisis * In 1994, Philip Morris was GMHC's largest single corporate contributor--$150,000. R.J. Reynolds gave about $50,000. * 1995-1997: November AIDS Dance-a-Thon co-sponsored by R.J. Reynolds. * Gay and Lesbian Alliance * Act-Up (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) * In May, 1991, ACT-UP called off its boycott of MARLBORO cigarettes and Miller Beer over anti-gay remarks by JESSE HELMS, in return for increased AIDS funding and encouragement from PHILIP MORRIS for local groups to apply for grants. * WILLIAM DOBBS from the New York chapter, however, spoke up at the press conference announcing the decision. "Is it linked to the people you kill every year?" he asked the Philip Morris representative. Dobbs called the pact "despicable," and said taking such money is like "stepping over thousands of dead" to help AIDS victims. * American Council on Alcoholism * National Organization for Women Legal Defense & Education Fund * National Association of Media Women * League of Women Voters * Phillips Academy A row erupted in August, 1995 over this Andover, MA private school's acceptance of a $200,000 grant from Philip Morris, earmarked for the recruitment of minorities into teaching. * Yale Divinity School * Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund * Discovery Place children's science museum (Charlotte, N.C.) * Philip Morris donated $5,000 to this children's museum to establish a meeting room where smoking is to be allowed. * Tisch Children's Zoo (Central Park, New York City) In 1997, LAURENCE A. TISCH agreed to donate $4.5 million to the renovation of the Children's Zoo in Central Park, and the WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY agreed to rename the children's zoo after the head of a tobacco company (Tisch is co-chairman of LOEWS, which owns LORILLARD Tobacco.) * 4-H Club--North Carolina * As a youth-oriented group, the national organization does not feel it appropriate to accept tobacco industry money. But the North Carolina affiliate does accept about $7,000 a year from Philip Morris. "This money is used to honor our adult volunteers, and it does not find its way into any direct programs for children," said an official.
Individual Collaborators * Theodore Hesburgh, president emeritus of Notre Dame * As part of Philip Morris' $30 million "Bill of Rights" campaign, Hesburgh lent his visage on ads, and his statement that the Bill of Rights "did not automatically guarantee life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans. We have had to enlarge our freedoms, promote human dignity and eliminate injustice during all 200 years of the Bill of Rights. The ideal is there, but the reality has always needed enlarging. It still does."
Charitable and Cultural Organizations that have REFUSED tobacco industry money * Coalition for the Homeless * Columnist Anna Quindlen said CH's director REFUSED to accept any more industry money after being asked in 1988 to write to the City Council in regards to the Smokefree Air Act. * National Association of Black Journalists * At its 1990 convention, in the wake of the Uptown controversy, NABJ voted to REFUSE all tobacco sponsorship.
Drug Stores and Groceries that actively collaborate Getting your prescription filled? How much do you think a store that hawks cigarettes knows about health matters? How much do you think they care? How scrupulously clean do you think such a grocery store will be? How careful do you think they are when handling your meat, dairy products and frozen food? Your health or their money--which do you think comes first? * New York City
* Big Apple/Sloan's/Gristede's Supermarkets
Drug Stores and Groceries that REFUSE to collaborate * National Chains * D'Agostino's Supermarkets * Local
* New York State Bigelow is one of the oldest drug stores in the city, but that doesn't mean they don't still bustle; though their lunch counter is long gone, they have a very large and unusual collection of body-care and grooming aids. They also have a sign in the front, stating their no-tobacco policy. * Chelsea * Stadtlanders Pharmacy Wellness Center A unique new-age pharmacy in a cleanly-designed space, Stadtlanders has a "Gifts that Give Back" program. "Each time you buy a gift at Stadtlanders, 90% of the item's price goes directly to a non-profit organization that serves people living with long-term health conditions, such as HIV/AIDS, organ transplants and cancer." Standtlanders started as a mail service pharmacy headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. * Connecticut
* Newtown The couple says the profits they'll lose don't really matter, but what worries them more is watching a new generation of smokers. . . . Many of the Bates' customers agree with and respect the decision. Meanwhile, the Bates stocked the shelves that used to house cigarettes with products to help smokers kick the habit. They say it's too soon yet to tell how much money they'll lose with the decision.--Connecticut News 30/MSNBC, April 5, 1998
* Utah * Bowman's Thriftway From an article by T.J. Quinn, published in the Salt Lake Tribune, Sept. 19, 1995: [Though facing competition from a new Albertson's, Dick] Bowman... has plans to build a new, 46,000 square-foot store on the property just south on Main Street from his store and will go to the city for approval Sept. 28, the same day Albertson's is scheduled to ask for approval of its 51,000 square-foot store. But Bowman, 67, still won't open his store on a Sunday and he still won't sell liquor or tobacco. It is not a moral issue, he said. He just doesn't believe selling things that could cause kids harm is a good message to those young people. Some neighbors thought Bowman was crazy when he decided to take those items off the shelves, that he would regret it in the pocketbook. Business is good enough for Bowman to go ahead with expansion plans, so somebody must like the way he runs his store, he says.
* Michigan * Diplomat Pharmacy Phil Hagerman took a steamroller to his tobacco stock in 1995. It was a customer-service issue: I didn't want it to seem that I was telling customers who bought their cigarettes here for 20 years that I didn't care anymore about their personal needs, he has said. Now, For every customer who said they're never coming back, I've had two or three people I never heard of calling to say, `We want you to be our pharmacy now." * Shorewood * Hayek's Pharmacy Was once the place where connoisseurs went to buy unusual brands of cigarettes. But on April 1, the 80-year-old drugstore will go tobacco-free. "It's not an April Fool's Day joke," says Bill Quandt, the owner of the drugstore for the past eight years. "I've been thinking about doing it for some time. "It's just kind of a contradiction. On one hand we're selling drugs to cure what ails people, and on the other we're encouraging people to buy cigarettes that are a detriment to their health." Not only will the store at 4001 N. Downer Ave. Quandt sent a letter to his regular customers announcing his decision a couple of weeks ago. He included a $2 coupon that can be applied toward any product designed to help smokers kick the habit. Shorewood Drugstore To Go Tobacco-free Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 18, 1998 * Georgia * Butler * Allan Smith's Pharmacy Allen Smith is putting his money where is mouth is. . . "It reached the point where I'd be selling them cigarettes, they'd eventually get sick and I'd wind up selling them prescription drugs to treat their illnesses," Smith said. "I just couldn't look into their faces any more." . . And that's not an easy thing to do for an independent druggist. One cigarette company paid Smith $300 a month simply to put its rack in a favorable position on the counter. In all, tobacco advertising brought in almost $1,000 a month. This material is continually updated. For the latest, check it out at Tobacco BBS -- |