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Home--Campaigns--Coca-Cola COCA-COLA: WHAT: DEMO AT SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGWHEN: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004, 8:30 AM (sharp)WHERE: DuPont Hotel, 11th and Market St., WILMINGTON, DEJoin the struggle by THOUSANDS of people worldwide, from India to Colombia, from US to Europe, to hold Coca-Cola accountable for the HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTAL and LABOR abuses being waged by the giant multinational. Coca-Cola is Guilty of:
Download Factsheet (400 kb PDF file)Join us in this unique campaign, which brings together human rights, labor and environmental movements together to hold Coca-Cola accountable. The struggle against Coca-Cola in India is a key environmental justice struggle in the world today. A majority of the impacted communities are Indigenous Peoples, farmers, women and landless laborers. Coca-Cola's practices have resulted in extreme hardship for the communities, including severe water shortages, health problems, hunger and a loss of income from farming. The Coca-Cola company, under the auspices of the Indian government, receives the water practically for free. The community led struggle against Coca-Cola seeks to gain control over its natural resources, in this case water. The struggle against Coca-Cola in India is a formidable challenge to the forces of globalization that give increasing powers to multinational corporations, and forces that privatize the commons. The Indian struggles have joined forces with workers in Colombia that have been subject to a gruesome cycle of violence unleashed by Colombian paramilitary forces, in complicity with Coca-Cola's Colombian bottling subsidiary. The Colombian struggle challenges the violent nature of corporations that is intrinsic to the models of development being forced upon the world today. Car pools can be arranged from New York (2.5 hours), Philadelphia (1 hour), DC (2 hours) and Baltimore (1 hour), contact us for details and to help out for the mobilization For more information, visit www.IndiaResource.org and www.killercoke.org Call Amit 415 336 7584, E: info@IndiaResource.org, Ray 212 979 8320 E: stopkillercoke@aol.com, for info, to volunteer and to confirm your attendance |
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