We’re hitting the road to #BackVapingBeatSmoking

Starting on October 5th, the World Vapers’ Alliance is taking our Back Vaping. Beat Smoking campaign on the road. We’re going to bring our message – that 19 million lives in the EU can be saved if Governments back vaping – to six countries around Europe: France, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, and Belgium. With outstanding protest art installations, community parties, and discussions with politicians, we will be making noise and helping raise vapers’ voices while having some fun.

The World Vapers Alliance will visit many cities, including Strasbourg, Warsaw, Krakow, Prague, Brno, Rome, Milan, Lisbon, Porto, and Brussels.

Meet us there to join the fight: enter the ring and #BackVapingBeatSmoking

ENTER THE RING AND BEAT SMOKING

At each stop, you’ll have the chance to join our community party, take pictures in front of our art installations, and send letters to MEPs. We make YOUR voice heard!

You can already help us!

Sign the petition to save vaping in Europe. At the end of the tour, we will deliver all signatures to MEPs in Brussels.  

Here you can find our full proposal to politicians how they can save 19 million lives with consumer-friendly vaping regulation.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

2022 is a significant year for vaping and public health. With the update of crucial tobacco legislation in Europe (known as TPD) on the horizon, we need to raise our voices louder than ever. Vaping can help save 200 million lives worldwide and 19 million in the EU. We’re on the road to meeting vapers from Europe and telling policymakers to back up vaping and beat smoking. 

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

Protest Art Installation: 

As a part of our #BackVapingBeatSmoking campaign, we will host a protest art installation in front of the local parliaments to call on the policymakers: Don’t let 19 million lives fall.

Join us to support our shared message, take pictures in front of our installations, sign the petition to beat smoking by backing vaping addressed to the European policymakers, and, of course, have some fun!

Vapers’ Meet-up:

We are excited to get to know our community even better! In each city, we will host a meet-up party for all vapers and vaping activists to get together, share ideas, and celebrate vaping!

Join us! Beers are on the house 🙂

STRASBOURG

Wed. 5 October 

WVA visits the European Parliament

Don’t let 19 million lives fall!

Unveiling of our protest art installation in front of the European Parliament | 7-10 am

WARSAW

Thurs. 13 October 

Don’t let 19 million lives fall!

Protest art installation in front of the parliament

Followed by a Vapers’ Meet-up at the same place | 6 PM Local Time Facebook Event

[ADDRESS: Studio Up!/Arsenal, Długa 44/50, 00-241 Warszawa]

KRAKOW

Sat. 15 October 

Vapers’ Meet-up | 7 PM Local Time Facebook Event

[ADDRESS: Domówka Cafe, Miodowa 28A, 31-050 Krakow] 

PRAGUE

Wed. 19 October 

Don’t let 19 million lives fall!

Protest art installation in front of the parliament | 10:30 AM Local Time

Panel discussion on tobacco harm reduction | 6 PM Local Time

Michal “Godwin” Zrdazil – vape defender and founder of Spolek Nekuraku
Michael Landl – Director of World Vapers Alliance
Jan Mošovský – Director for Research at Liberální Institut and Harm Reduction Research Chair at AAU
Moderator – Lika Janelidze

[ADDRESS: MeatBeer, Washingtonova, 1568/23 11000 Prague] 

Followed by a Vapers’ Meet-up at the same place Facebook Event

BRNO

Fri. 21 October 

Vapers’ Meet-up | 7 PM Local Time Facebook Event

[ADDRESS: HighFive Bar, Basty 6, 60200 Brno]

ROME

Tue. 25 October 

Don’t let 19 million lives fall!

Protest art installation in front of the parliament | time TBA soon 

Vapers’ Meet-up | 7 PM Local Time  Facebook Event

[ADDRESS: Impact Hub Roma, Via Palermo, 41, 00184 Roma] 

MILAN

Thurs. 27 October

Vapers’ Meet-up | 7 PM Local Time  Facebook Event

[ADDRESS: Blues Canal, Via Casale 7, 20144 Milan] 

LISBON

Thurs. 10 November 

Vapers’ Meet-up | 7 PM Local Time   Facebook Event

Panel discussion and presentation of the 7-step plan| 7:30 PM

[ADDRESS: Unobvious Lab, R. Janelas Verdes 128 C 1200-690 Lisbon] 

PORTO

Sat. 12 November 

Vapers’ Meet-up | 7 PM Local Time Facebook Event

[ADDRESS: Look Sharp Retail Cafe, Rua Cimo de Vila 41, Porto 4000-170] 

Brussels

TBA
Delivery of petition signatures to Members of Parliament