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(Message started by: sandie99 on Feb 20^th, 2005, 7:34am)

Title: boycott
Post by sandie99 on Feb 20^th, 2005, 7:34am

My group work topic at Media & Civic participation course is boycott.

I have been searching lots of info about boycott campaigns against Mc Donald's, Neste, Shell, H&M and Coca-Cola which we chose as our topics.

If you have some information about boycott campaigns in general, know good web sites I might have missed or have participated yourself, let me know! :)
All the tips & advices would be appreciated.

We have to give one handout with our topic on Thursday but the official deadline in April 7, when we have our presentation.

Best wishes & PFdays,
Sandie

Title: Re: boycott
Post by vig on Feb 20^th, 2005, 8:10am

yea! boycott S&M!

oh wait... that was H&M...
nevermind
(what's H&M?)

Title: Re: boycott
Post by sandie99 on Feb 20^th, 2005, 8:15am

on 02/20/05 at 08:10:52, vig wrote:

yea! boycott S&M!

[smiley=crackup.gif]

on 02/20/05 at 08:10:52, vig wrote:

(what's H&M?)

It's Hennes & Mauritz
www.hm.com

Title: Re: boycott
Post by john_d on Feb 20^th, 2005, 9:13am

on 02/20/05 at 07:34:01, sandie99 wrote:

Some boycotts are valid tools for change by grass roots orgs. But you want to look into something interesting, look into boycott as blackmail and how the leaders of some boycotts use them as a sword to gain power, make money and generally bully corporations. It happens alot.

Title: Re: boycott
Post by Mr. Happy on Feb 20^th, 2005, 10:49am

on 02/20/05 at 09:13:07, john_d wrote:

look into boycott as blackmail and how the leaders of some boycotts use them as a sword

Boycotts do lend themselves to loud braying, rending of hair and gnashing of teeth.

Shunning (http://www.800padutch.com/atafaq.shtml#shun) is much better,
RJ