Asbestos Victims Organizations
(Revised Apr 22, 2013)
| ARGENTINA | AUSTRALIA | BELGIUM | |
| BRAZIL | ENGLAND | FRANCE | |
| ITALY | JAPAN | NETHERLANDS | |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | SCOTLAND | SPAIN | |
| SWITZERLAND | UNITED STATES | ||
ARGENTINA
AS.AR.E.A. (Asociacion Argentina de Expuestos al Amianto)
Email: info@asarea.org.ar or
asarea@verace.com.ar
Web: http://www.asarea.org.ar/
AUSTRALIA
Robert Vojakovic
Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia
PO Box 1394
Osborne Park WA 6916
Australia
Tel: 0061 893 444 077
Fax: 00 61 893 450 422
Email: adsinc@iinet.net.au
Web: http://www.asbestosdiseases.org.au/
Asbestos Diseases Society of Victoria
Street Address: Suite 3/ Level 1 200 Lygon Street
Carlton VIC 3053
Postal Address: PO BOX 416
Carlton South VIC 3053
Tel:(03) 9639 4464 and (03) 9639 4451
International callers: +61 3 9639 4464 and +61 3 9639 4451
Fax: (03) 9639 4462
International faxes: +61 3 9639 4462
Email: Info@adsvic.org.au
Web: http://www.adsvic.org.au
Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia Inc.
Suite 3, Ground Floor
133-137 Parramatta Road
Granville NSW 2142
Australia
Tel: 0061 2 9637 8759
Fax: 0061 2 9897 3259
Email: asbestos@optusnet.com.au
Web: http://www.adfa.org.au
Gippsland Asbestos Related Diseases Support Inc.(GARDS)
Village Community Centre
1 Ollerton Avenue
Moe, Victoria, Australia 3825
Tel/Fax: (03) 5127 7744
Postal address:
PO Box 111
Moe
Victoria, Australia 3825
Email: gards@datafast.net.au
Web: http://www.gards.org
Queensland Asbestos Related Disease Support Society Inc.
PO Box 280
Spring Hill QLD 4004
Australia
Tel: 0061 7 3252 7852 or 0061 7 3252 9787
Fax: 0061 7 3666 0335
Email: asbestoshelp@westnet.com.au
Web: http://www.asbestos-disease.com.au
Kat Wake-Burge
Vice President
Asbestos Victims Association (SA) Inc
Tel: 08 8212 6008
Mob: 0418 894 657
Fax: 08 8212 7008
Email: ava-sa@bigpond.net.au
Web: www.avasa.asn.au
BELGIUM
ABEVA (Association Belge des Victimes de l'Amiante / Asbest in Belge: Vereniging van Asbestslachtoffers)
Email: abeva.be@gmail.com
Web: http://www.abeva.be/
BRAZIL
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
ABREA (Associação Brasileira dos Expostos ao Amianto – Brazilian Association of Asbestos Victims)
Av. Santo Antônio, 683 - Jardim Alvorada
CEP: 06086-070 - Osasco - São Paulo - Brasil
Tel/Fax: (55 11) 3681-2710
Email: abrea@telnet.com.br or abrea@abrea.com.br
Web: http://www.abrea.org.br and http://www.abrea.com.br
Presidente: Eliezer João de Souza
See also: Virtual Ban Asbestos Network of Latin America
Coordinator: Fernanda Giannasi (founder member of ABREA)
Email: fer.giannasi@terra.com.br
Twitter: http://twitter.com/fergiannasi
REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
ABREA – Osasco, São Paulo
Eliezer João de Souza
Email: eliezer@abrea.com.br
Tel: (11) 8559-7948 ou 4141-9785
ABREA – São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo
Nestor de Souza
Tel: (11) 9218 -5198 ou 3451-9402
ABREA – Vale do Paraíba, São Paulo
Luiz Carlos Gomes
Email: luz.igo@hotmail.com
Tel: (12) 3912-4773 e 9701-7344
ABREA – Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro
Maria Lucia do Nascimento
Email: marialuciaabrea@gmail.com
Tel: (21) 9866-3717 ou com Inez (21) 3835-9253/9659-9504
ABEA (Associação Baiana dos Expostos ao Amianto) – Simões Filho, Bahia
Belmiro Silva dos Santos
Email: belmiro.abea@ig.com.br
Tel: (71) 3298-2856/3296-4575 e 8844-6543
ABEA – Poções, Bahia
Esmeraldo dos Santos Teixeira (Nego)
Email: nego@coperphoto.com.br ou coperphoto@coperphoto.com.br
Tel: (77) 9963-6203 ou 3431-1969
APREA (Associação Paranaense dos Expostos ao Amianto) – São José dos Pinhais, Paraná
Herbert Fruehauf
Email: hebert6974@brturbo.com.br
Tel: (41) 9196-9246 ou 3282-6974
AMEA (Associação Mineira dos Expostos ao Amianto) – Contagem, Minas Gerais
Fundação Nelson Vieira de Souza – Maria do Carmo Vieira de Souza
Email: rosariasouzafonseca@yahoo.com.br
Tel: (31) 8838-5435/9822-5696
AGEA (Associação Goiana dos Expostos ao Amianto) – Minaçu, Goiás
Lucia de Souza e Silva
Email: lumarques_01@hotmail.com
Tel: (62) 9265-7468
APEA (Associação Pernambucana dos Expostos ao Amianto) – Recife, Pernambuco
Marina de Albuquerque Avelino
Email: apea.varzea@gmail.com
Tel: (81) 8764-9812
ENGLAND
Tony Whitston
Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK
Web: http://www.asbestosforum.org.uk/
For more information about the Forum activities, please contact Tony Whitston, Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group:
Tel: 0161 636 7555
Mobile: 077 48189 837
Asbestos Awareness & Support Cymru
Tel: 02920 363550
Email: enquiries@a-a-s-c.org.uk
Web: http://www.a-a-s-c.org.uk
Asbestos in Schools Campaign
C/o Michael Lees
Tel: 01409 241 496
Email: michael@lees1262.fsworld.co.uk
Web: http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk
Asbestos Support West Midlands
138 Digbeth
Birmingham B5 6DR
Tel: 0121 678 8883
Email: dougj@wmht.co.uk, juliec@wmht.co.uk and
asbestosinfo@wmht.co.uk
Web: http://www.asbestossupportwm.org
Mick Connolly
Barking and Dagenham Asbestos Victims Support Group
Room 198 Civic Centre Annexe
Dagenham
Essex RM10 7BN
Tel: 02077 945999
Email: mick.connolly45@btinternet.com
Web: http://www.badasbestos.org.uk/index.html
Barrow Asbestos-Related Disease Support (BARDS)
c/o 54 Powerful Street
Walney Island
Barrow in Furness
Cumbria LA14 3PJ
Tel (temporarily): 07866 997133
Email: bardsinfo@gmail.com
BARDS meet every 3rd Monday in the month, 2-4pm in St Mark's Church, junction of Buccleuch Street and Rawlinson Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1BX
Bradford Asbestos Victims Support Group
Workers' Health Advice Team
c/o Bradford Resource Centre
17-21 Chapel Street
Bradford, BD1 5DT
Tel: 01274 393949
Email: contact@what-bradford.org.uk
Eileen Coffey
Cheshire Asbestos Victims Support Group
3 Fryer Street, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1ND
Tel: 01928 576641
Fax: 01928 576649
Email: cavsg@btconnect.com
Web: http://cavsg.co.uk
Joanne Carlin
Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team
34 Glumengate
Chesterfield S40 1TX
Tel: 01623 380415
Email: mail@asbestossupport.co.uk
Web: http://www.asbestossupport.co.uk
Eileeen Beadle
East London Mesothelioma Support (ELMS)
Tel: 0800 8766 733
Email: info@elms-group.co.uk
Web: http://www.elms-group.co.uk
Tony Whitston
Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group (GMAVSG)
Windrush Millennium Centre
70 Alexandra Road
Moss Side
Manchester M16 7WD
Tel: 0161 636 7555
Fax: 0161 636 7556
Email: asbestos.gmavsg@virgin.net
Web: http://www.asbestos-victims-support.org
Hampshire Asbestos Support & Awareness Group (HASAG)
79 Radstock Road
Southampton
Hampshire, SO19 2HT
Tel: 02380 010 015 & 02380 010 16
Email: lisa@hasag.co.uk or lynne@hasag.co.uk
Web: http://www.hasag.co.uk
Kimberley Stubbs
June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund
Riverside East
2 Millsands
Sheffield S3 8DT
Tel: (+44) 114 274 4420
Email: info@junehancockfund.org
or kimike91@yahoo.co.uk
Web: http://www.junehancockfund.org
John Flanagan
Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group
Suite 32, 2nd Floor
Oriel Chambers
14 Water Street
Liverpool L2 8TD
England
Tel: 0151 236 1895
Fax: 0151 236 1895
Email: gfr15@dial.pipex.com
Web: http://www.asbestosdiseases.org.uk
Chris Knighton
Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund (MKRFF)
c/o British Lung Foundation
Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital
The Green
Wallsend
NE28 7PB
Tel: 0191 263 7386
Email: cknighton-mkmrf@btconnect.com
Web:http://www.mickknightonmesorf.org/
Frank Gray
Northeast Asbestos Support & Awareness Group
Trade Union Centre
119/121 Marton Road, Middlesborough, TS1 2DU
Tel: 01642 240044
Email: information@nasag.org.uk
Web: http://www.nasag.org.uk
Northern Region Asbestos Support and Campaign Group
Wallsend People's Centre
10 Frank Street
Wallsend NE286RN
Tel: 0191 200 7198
Email: asbestos@wallsend.org
Web: http://www.wallsendmem.org
Paula Walker
Sheffield and Rotherham Asbestos Group
The RAIN Building
Eastwood Lane
Rotherham S65 1EQ
Tel: 01709 360 672
Email: sarag@rainbuilding.org.uk
Web: http://www.saragasbestossupport.org
York Asbestos Support Group
51 East Parade, Heworth, York, YO31 7YB
Tel: 07787 120317
Email: kim.daniells@yasg.co.uk
Web: http://www.yasg.co.uk
FRANCE
Ban Asbestos France
Patrick Herman
BAN ASBESTOS
Algues
12230 NANT
France
Email: banasbestos@ban-asbestos-france.com
Web: http://www.ban-asbestos-france.com/
ANDEVA (Association Nationale de Defense des Victimes de l’Amiante)
22, rue des Vignerons 94686 Vincennes
France
Tel: 01 41 93 73 87
Fax: 01 41 93 70 06
Email: andeva@wanadoo.fr
Web: http://andeva.fr
ITALY
Associazione Familiari Vittime Amianto (AFeVA)
Casale Monferrato
Italy
Email:
Bruno Pesce: vertenzamianto@gmail.com
Nicola Pondrano: n.pondrano@inca.it
Web: http://www.afeva.it/
JAPAN
Jun'ichi Nukushina
Japan Citizen's Network for Wiping Out Asbestos
Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
University of Tokyo
1-1-1 Yayoicho
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113
Japan
Sugio Furuya
BANJAN: Ban Asbestos Network Japan
5th floor, Z Building, 7-10-1 Kameido
Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0071
Japan
Tel: +81-3-3636-3882
Fax: +81-3-3636-3881
Email: banjan@au.wakwak.com
Web: http://park3.wakwak.com/~banjan/
NETHERLANDS
Comité Asbestslachtoffers
Lijndraaier 157
1625 ZW HOORN
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 229 265137
Email: info@comiteasbestslachtoffers.nl
Web: http://www.comiteasbestslachtoffers.nl/
NORTHERN IRELAND
Fiona Sterritt (Company Secretary)
Justice for Asbestos Victims (JAV)
523 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 3BS
Tel: 028 90783923
Email: jav_ire@hotmail.com
SCOTLAND
Asbestos Action Tayside
Ground Floor
Royal Exchange
Panmure Street
Dundee DD1 1DU
Tel: 01382 225715
Email: alison@asbestosactiontayside.org.uk or
john@asbestosactiontayside.org.uk
Web: http://www.asbestosactiontayside.org.uk
Phyllis Craig/ Harry McCluskey
CAA (Clydeside Action on Asbestos)
245 High Street
Glasgow, Scotland G40QR
Tel: 0141 552 8852
Clydebank Asbestos Group
8 Crown Avenue
Clydebank
Scotland G81 3BW
Tel: 0141 951 1008
Fax: 0141 562 0045
Email: clydebankasbestos@ntlbusiness.com
Web: http://www.clydebankasbestos.org
SPAIN
Federacion Espanola de Associaciones de Victimas del Amianto (AVIDA)
[Spanish Association of Asbestos Victims]
Email: (President Jean Carlos) jcpaul@telefonica.net
Web: http://www.avida.es/
SWITZERLAND
Verein für Asbestopfer und Angehörige
(Society for Asbestos Victims and Relatives)
Untermüli 6
Postfach 2555
CH-6302 Zug
Tel: 041 766 47 77
Fax: 041 766 47 78
Email: sekretariat@asbestopfer.ch
Pierrette Iselin
Caova, comité d'orientation et de défense des victimes de l'amiante
Girarde 15
1066 Epalinges
Tel: 00 41 79 732 96 36
Email: iselin@worldcom.ch or
info@caova.ch
Web: http://www.caova.ch
UNITED STATES
Linda Reinstein (Executive Director and Cofounder)
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
1525 Aviation Boulevard Suite 318
Redondo Beach, California 90278
Tel: (310) 437-3886
Email: Linda@AsbestosDiseaseAwareness.org or info@asbestosdiseaseawareness.org
Web: http://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org
Gayla Benefield
Libby Asbestos Victim's Support
245 Cedar Meadows Rd
Libby, MT 59923
USA
Tel: (406) 293-5535
Mary Hesdorffer, Executive Director
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
1317 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: (703) 879-3797
Email: mary@curemeso.org
Web: http://www.curemeso.org
