Proximity law
In Hartford, no new license can be issued within 500 feet of a K–12 school.
What is “500 feet” in Hartford’s ordinance?
First step in A2L’s process: define the problem and why it matters.
What is identifying the issue and rationale?
These 3 reason are why you would fill out a registration card
What is changing your party affiliation, name change, or address change.
This short doc investigates how Big Tobacco targeted Black communities, especially with menthol
What is Black Lungs Black Lives
CT’s 2026 proposal ties the distance to a town’s alcohol rule—or uses 1,000 ft if none exists.
What is “match alcohol distance or default to 1,000 feet”?
You can’t move the needle until you name who decides (an individual or a group).
What is identifying the decision maker?
True or false, you do not have to choose a political party to register to vote.
What is true
The film reframes tobacco control as this kind of issue, not just a public-health one.
What is a social-justice issue?
Existing retailers can stay (“grandfathered”) only if they renew on time and don’t have under-21 sales violations.
What is losing the exemption if they violate youth-sale laws or miss renewal?
Two stakeholder questions: Who’s impacted and who might oppose?
What is mapping beneficiaries and opponents?
When you move across the street you have to update this
What is voter registration
One tactic highlighted: decades of menthol marketing that made cigarettes feel “cool” and harder to quit.
What is targeted menthol marketing increasing addiction/difficulty quitting?
Whether tobacco sales can continue after a business is sold is determined at the local lev
What is “local policy decides transfer/continuation”?
This question keeps your campaign measurable: “What does this look like?”
What is defining what success looks like?
Registration cards with no signature or date are what?
What is invalid
Name one org that’s amplified the film and its advocacy (e.g., Truth Initiative, AATCLC, or ASH).
What is the Truth Initiative / African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council / Action on Smoking & Health (ASH)?
This policy limits how close new tobacco/vape retailers can be to K–12 schools.
What is Proximity
“Active support for a cause” is the plain-English definition of this word.
What is advocacy?
To fill out the registration form you need to provide this information.
What is drivers license or last four of your social security number.
The filmmaker behind the project.
Who is Lincoln Mondy?