Jump to full article: U.S. Newswire, 2001-04-03
Intro: Thousands of kids across America will step up to the front lines of the tobacco wars on April 4 for the sixth annual Kick Butts Day. This year's Kick Butts Day promises to be the largest ever, with more than 1,500 events planned in all 50 states and abroad.
Kids are sending two powerful messages on Kick Butts Day 2001: They want the tobacco industry to stop targeting them with advertising and they want Congress and state legislatures to do more to protect them from tobacco. From mock-funerals for the Marlboro Man to rallies at state capitols to surveys of tobacco advertising, kids will be making their presence felt both vocally and visually.
Kick Butts Day comes just weeks after the Federal Trade Commission released a report showing that the tobacco companies are spending more money than ever to market their products, including in magazines and stores popular with kids.
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