Food Co-op
Ices Coke

The Park Slope Food Co-op, which was established in Brooklyn in 1973, agreed to boot Coca-Cola sodas, and Minute Maid and Odwalla juices from its shelves because of allegations that the company intimidated workers in Colombia.

Ray Rogers, of Corporate Campaign, Inc., expects others to follow the example of one of the nation's biggest food co-ops.

The resolution, which was passed on April 27, says Coke and its bottlers have been accused in lawsuits of "contracting with or otherwise directed paramilitary security forces that utilized extreme violence and murdered, tortured, unlawfully detained or otherwise silenced trade union leaders.

It specifically supports the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke's goal to "pressure Coca-Cola to protect the lives and safety of workers in their bottling plants and to provide restitution to victims and families of victims of corporate abuse."

The Park Slopers rap Coke's advertising to children (citing "Harry Potter" tie-ins) and exclusive beverage contracts with high schools and colleges, saying the company plays a part in the obesity epidemic.