Nagoya, March 27 - Chuck Hurley, CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), spoke to an audience of automobile industry executives and government representatives, NPO leaders and interested members of the public at the Aichi International Plaza about the tradition and power of citizen advocacy in the U.S. He also discussed the history of MADD, one of America’s largest NGOs, and their work to bring the number of drunk driving fatalities on U.S. roads down 44% since its inception in 1980.

You can learn more about MADD at: www.madd.org. Ms. Kazuyo Iida, president of MADD Japan, attended the event and provided comments after Mr. Hurley’s presentation. To learn more about MADD Japan, please visit: www.maddjapan.org. Nagoya University Law Professor and NPO Specialist Fusao Ushiro moderated the event. The Aichi International Association cosponsored this event. benefit from MADD’s successful work in the U.S.