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2008 Killer Coke News Campaign Reports Campaign to Stop Killer Coke Newsletter Archive Campaign to Stop Killer Coke News 2008 Archive Campaign to Stop Killer Coke News 2007 Archive Campaign to Stop Killer Coke News 2006 Archive Campaign to Stop Killer Coke News 2005 Archive Campaign to Stop Killer Coke News 2004 Archive Campaign to Stop Killer Coke News 2003 Archive Video, "New York University Killer Coke," February 9, 2009
Watch Video Luis A Cardona, a union leader from Sinaltrainal, the union that represent most of the bottling plants for Coca-Cola who is exiled here in the States with the help from the Steel workers union; Luis escaped from Colombia were he was targeted for assasination by paramilitary groups financed by the Coca-Cola Company and protected by the colombian goverment Video, "Coca Cola ist Killer Cola," February 4, 2009
Green Left, "REVIEW: Stop killing Coke," Review by Phil Shannon, February 21, 2009 - Review of Mark Thomas's 'Belching Out the Devil'
"But the book has the serious intent of redressing Coke's corporate crimes in solidarity with the working people and the activists he meets, people of "courage and tenacity" fighting for their human rights against the power and profits of a 'brown, fizzy, sugar water ... which is not something any of us really needs'." NYU Students Occupy Kimmel Center Follow the occupation in the Washington Square News
Washington Square News, Video, Kimmel Lock-in, February 19, 2009
Council of Canadians Criticizes the WWF Over Partnership with Coke "Earth Hour is a global WWF climate change initiative. Individuals, businesses, governments and communities are invited to turn out their lights for one hour on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 8:30 PM to show their support for action on climate change." However, The Coca-Cola Co. is a sponsor of this initiative. Because of that, the Council of Canadians wrote to the WWF asking that their organization be removed as a participating organization. Below is an excerpt from the letter sent by the WWF to the Council of Canadians followed by the reply from Cory Morningstar, chair of the Council of Canadians, London: "Dear Mr Morningstar, "Thank you for taking the time to express your concerns regarding Coca-Cola and I am sorry to hear of your request to be removed from the Earth Hour website... "A close partnership between a high profile company and a high profile conservation organization is naturally not without its risks, however we have conducted a thorough risk assessment both globally and locally. It is important to remember that this does not mean that Coca-Cola is perfect by any means, however we have carved out an ambitious work-plan that addresses a gigantic portion of their footprint..." And here is the reply: "Dear WWF Canada, "How can you expect environmental organizations to promote your campaign when you let Coca Cola corporation greenwash their brand through your efforts? "This is an insult to all of the environmental organizations and activists who work so hard against corporations like Coca Cola - who do so much damage to our planet. "This is an insult to the people all over the planet who are exploited and oppressed under the crushing footprint of this corporation who has no regard for human life or the environment. "We regret that we must ask to be removed from the website as a participating organization. "We will participate in Earth Hour - however - we cannot promote the event with Coca Cola as your sponsor. "Please also remove my name. "We hope you will consider researching this corporations horrific human rights violations and vast environmental degradation and remove Coca Cola as your sponsor. "Sincerely,
WWF Greenwashes Coca-ColaEnvironmental News Service, June 5, 2007 "As Ronald Reagan loved to remark, 'There they go again.' WWF, the corporate-funded environmental giant often accused of taking greenbacks in return for greenwashing its corporate benefactors, has a new partner. WWF and the Coca-Cola Company proclaimed a "bold partnership" that has Coke paying WWF US$20 million. WWF touts the deal on its website. A full- page New York Times advertisement announcing the deal is headlined "This is our drop," a phrase that Coke has trademarked. For Coke, $20 million is just a drop in the bucket, a cheap fee for the PR boost from its WWF partnership. Other companies giving money to and receiving the blessings of WWF include Alcoa, Altria Group, Walt Disney Company, and dozens more listed on the WWF website..." # # # Coca-Cola awards another medal to itself for environmental responsibility
Report: High Fructose Corn Syrup Contaminated With Mercury
Democracy Now!, "Study Links Corn Syrup to Toxic Mercury," January 29, 2009
Watch Video "another story involving food safety has just come to light. A pair of new studies has revealed traces of toxic mercury can be found in many popular foods containing high-fructose corn syrup. The sweetener has become a widely used substitute for sugar in processed foods, including many items marketed to children. Items found to contain mercury include Hershey's chocolate syrup, Smucker's strawberry jelly, Hunt's tomato ketchup, Coca-Cola Classic, Quaker Oatmeal to Go, Nutri-Grain strawberry cereal bars. Mercury is considered toxic in all forms, particularly dangerous for children." [This includes Coca-Cola Classic] KZSC (Radio)-Santa Cruz, "An Interview with Campaign to Stop Killer Coke Director Ray Rogers," by Jacob Margolis, January 15, 2009
Report from the Global Business Forum at the University of Miami, January 15/16, 2009
An email from the University: "Yesterday, the Global Business Forum ended with a luncheon at the University of Miami. At this forum, many CEO's were present -- one of them Muhtar Kent, president and chief executive officer of The Coca- Cola Company. Kent oversees all operations of the business, including Bottling Investments. "We couldn't miss this opportunity to denounce the killing with impunity of the union members in the Colombian Coke bottling plants, so we went to this luncheon. We couldn't get to Mr. Muhtar, but we asked the president of University of Miami [Donna E. Shalala] if she knew about the assassinations of Coca-Cola union members in Colombia. Her silence was as cold as a dead body."
The Maine Fair Trade Campaign has officially endorsed the UMaine Coke Boycott.
The Maine Fair Trade Campaign is a coalition of 51 labor, environmental, human rights, faith, and community organizations working together to build a just, sustainable, and democratic local and global economy. The mission of the Maine Fair Trade Campaign is to oppose unjust, unsustainable international trade policies and to work for the creation of socially, economically, and environmentally just trade policies and a fair global economy. The purpose of the Maine Fair Trade Campaign (MFTC) is to educate, organize and mobilize organizations and individuals to work for the creation of just trade policies and a fair global economy that respects working people, family farmers, our environment, and our democracy. We forward this purpose through education, statewide organizing and coalition building, state and national legislative work and lobbying, and the promotion of local and global fair trade alternatives. The MFTC works to help make the connections between international trade and economic policies and their local impact on Maine workers and small businesses, Maine's environment and Maine's democracy. In all of our work as a coalition, we do not take any actions that would injure member organizations in the coalition. Augusta Chronicle, "Advocacy group sues Coca-Cola over VitaminWater," By Associated Press, January 15, 2009
"The Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest accuses Coke of selling what it says is basically sugar water by claiming it has vitamins that boost immunity and reduce the risk of disease." Video, "Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World," By Sound and Fury Productions Inc., May 26, 2007 "Excellent documentary showing how dangerous artificial sweetner Aspartame is [Aspartame is the artificial sweetner used in Diet Coke]. From its history, to its effects this video is enough to shock anyone into really looking at their food labels next time they shop. Aspartame is a toxic food that came into the world as an investment By Donald Rumsfeld, while ignoring the deadly effects the tests showed. Take a good look at this video, it could save lives." Video, "Coca-Cola Crimes: The hard truth about the soft drink.," By J. I. Stone; sound by Ben Potts, January 13, 2009
Dietblog, "Diet Coke Plus Faces FDA Warning," by Chris Sparling, January 2, 2009
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