March
28

Youth Star In Smoke-Free Movies Action

The 94th Academy Awards had many big moments. And the winner is (are in this scene): Reality Check youth champions from across Western New York. 25 students previewed this year’s ceremony with a show-stopping performance of their own—the Smoke-free Movies International Week of Action (IWOA). Lights, camera, action. Beginning March 21, 25 students from Olean … Continued
June
22

4 Facts About Smoking In Movies

As stars walked down the blue carpet for the MTV Movie Awards on April 9, youth advocates from Reality Check groups across New York State demonstrated against smoking in movies outside the MTV Studios in Toronto. They joined 200 youth from the Youth Advocacy Training Institute (YATI) in Ontario, Canada, a program of the Ontario Lung … Continued