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ric
1st August 2003, 11:22
hi im rik
im 14 (u.k.)
as far as i know im the only socialist in my town and i keep up with the u.k. socialist party as i have boycotted coke cola (slave driver n ill try get it on 4 u guys) but what else can i do ive graffited every wall i can find with socialiist propaganda wot now?
please help :huh:

ric
1st August 2003, 11:31
this the info on coke kila

Coca Cola workers murdered in Columbia Support the campaign for Trade Union rights in
Columbia
Join the international day of action on 22nd July
Boycott Coke
International Socialist Resistance is campaigning in support of the international boycott of Coca Cola products
because of its activities against workers in Colombia and many other countries.
In Colombia, South American Coca Cola workers fighting for decent wages and conditions have been murdered.
Their union, SINATRAINAL (the National Union of Workers in the Colombian Food Industry), has
appealed for support from workers around the world and called for a boycott of Coke from July 22nd.
SINALTRAINAL union President Javier Correa describes conditions in Coca Cola’s Colombian bottling plants.
"The paramilitaries have graffitied threats and accusations against us on the walls of the bottling plants. These plants
have become like concentration camps. The army patrols the buildings. There is so much repression that union workers
are even followed into the toilet. One worker killed himself. In his suicide note he blamed Coca-Cola. And he
explains the corporation's attitude: "Coca-Cola has turned from a time of exploitation to a time of slavery. Because the
workers continue to resist this oppression the paramilitaries now try to kidnap family members, they've burnt union
headquarters and destroyed whatever evidence they can so we are unable to bring a case against them.“
Union leader, Carlos Julía
"When you drink Coca-Cola remember that you are contributing to a
process which sows unemployment, hunger and pain...
We ask Coca-cola to stop killing
and you to stop drinking Coke."
continued from from front.........
Bush’s war of terror
While the United States government proclaims it is conducting a "war against terror" it actively promotes terror groups
in Colombia on behalf of US corporations.
Under "Plan Colombia" the United States military has assisted the Colombian army— officially to fight guerrillas and
drug cartels, but mainly to arm paramilitary death squads to fight ordinary workers peacefully fighting poverty wages
and for union rights. So far over 3,000 workers have been murdered by these private armies.
One of the U.S. companies to benefit from this practice is Drummond, part owned by… the Bush family.
What you can do...
J Join the international day of action on 22nd July, join your local protest or action. If you would like help or information
to organise your own protest please contact us.
J From July 22nd tell your friends to boycott Coke Cola
J If you are a member of a trade union, ask your local branch to sponsor the campaign in solidarity with SINALTRAINAL
and other Colombian unions attacked by the paramilitaries (contact us for model letters or resolutions
to take to trade unions)
J Whether you are in a workplace, school or college, ask your friends, people at work etc to sign the petition in
support of the Columbian Coca Cola workers. When you have some petitions filled out, send copies to us and we
will send all the signatures collected with a letter of support to the SINTRAINAL Coca Cola workers.
J Organise a meeting at your union/college/school in support of Colombian workers with an ISR speaker or contact
the Colombian Solidarity Campaign PO Box 8446, London N17 6NZ
Against capitalism - for a socialist alternative
Under capitalism, profit will always come before people. That is why as long as capitalism exists there will be no end
to exploitation, repression, war, poverty, the destruction of the environment and the other problems that face humanity.
And that is why International Socialist Resistance (ISR) is against capitalism and is fighting for a socialist alternative.
There is enough wealth, technology and resources in the world to provide everyone with a good standard of living and
genuine democratic rights. That wealth needs to be taken out of private hands and used for the benefit of all. We need
a socialist society, where democratic planning of the resources of the world could abolish poverty, war, exploitation and
want, and ensure the environment is protected.
Join International Socialist Resistance
ISR is an international anti-capitalist organisation run by and for young people. As well as in England, Wales and
Scotland, ISR has groups in many countries: such as Sweden, Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Northern and
Southern Ireland, Nigeria, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, USA and more. By building an international organisation, we
aim to help link up the many struggles young people are involved in across the globe, against the policies of big business
and governments.
Above all we aim to build international opposition to capitalism itself.
I would like to join ISR (£4waged/£2unwaged) q I would like more info on ISR q
I would like an ISR speaker on this campaign in my sdchool/college/workplace q
please send this form with your name, address, telephone number, e-mail, D.O.B and your school, college or
workplace to ISR, PO BOX 858, London, E11 1YG or e-mail to against capitalism£@hotmail.c

Danton
1st August 2003, 12:43
Greetings and welcome...check out the practice forum for further ideas ....

Felicia
1st August 2003, 12:59
welcome to che-lives. I don't really have ideas, but checking out the practice forum is a great start :)