List of "things to boycott"

[rahul]

trying to list out things to boycott........(all US products that fund bush heavily)

{TRY POSTING ALTERNATIVES TO THE SUGGESTED BOYCOTT-PRODUCTS}



PRODUCT

Cocacola
microsoft(i do use it due to unavailability of linux near me)


ALTERNATIVE

local leamon juice / coconut water
Linux

someone add some more to this list

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1.Wal-Mart Stores

2 Exxon Mobil

3 General Motors

4 Ford Motor

5 Enron

6 General Electric

7 Citigroup

8 ChevronTexaco

9 Intl. Business Machines

10 Philip Morris

reference (http://www.boycottamerica.org/corps/fortune10-usa.htm)

(felt like posting it here too)

[FistFullOfSteel]

Boycott computers.

[Free Palestine]

http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-israel.html

BOYCOTT ISRAEL COMPANY LIST

Who & Why?:

AOL Time Warner (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-aol.html)
Apax Partners & Co Ltd (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-apax.html)
Coca-Cola (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-coca-cola.html)
Danone (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-danone.html)
Delta Galil (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-delta-galil.html)
Disney (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-disney.html)
Estée Lauder (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-estee-lauder.html)
IBM (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-ibm.html)
Johnson & Johnson (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-johnson-and-johnson.html)
Kimberly-Clark (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-kimberly-clark.html)
Lewis Trust Group Ltd (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-lewis-trust.html)
L'Oreal (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-l-oreal.html)
Marks & Spencer (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-marks-and-spencer.html)
Nestle (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-nestle.html)
News Corporation (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-news-corporation.html)
Nokia (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-nokia.html)
Revlon (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-revlon.html)
Sara Lee (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-sara-lee.html)
Selfridges (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-selfridges.html)
The Limited Inc (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-limited.html)
Home Depot (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-home-depot.html)
Intel (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-intel.html)
Starbucks (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-starbucks.html)
Timberland (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-timberland.html)
McDonald's (http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-mcdonalds.html)

[Amusing Scrotum]

Just about all major sportswear companies should be boycotted.

Personally the only time I ever buy a Nike, Addidas, Umbro etc. product these days is when I need a new pair of football boots or shinpads.

[which doctor]

Does Enron even exist anymore?

[Clarksist]

Umbro


Umbro? Is that even still around anymore???

Seriously?

To add to the list:
ANY MEAT PROCESSING COMPANY

[Amusing Scrotum]

Umbro? Is that even still around anymore???

Seriously?

Yeah in Britain it is still going strong. Though it is mainly now just associated with football, or soccer for those of you across the pond.

[violencia.Proletariat]

meh ive changed my mind lately on "boycotting" shit. because theres millions of people who dont know or dont care. it doesnt accomplish much when you arent well organized. i say just buy union made when you can and do what you have to do. as most of you know/are hoping for a real revolution, not just a boycott.

[danny android]

but if you educate people about such products and organize a boycot that way, more people will boycot that product and it will have some effect on the corporation.

[Clarksist]

meh ive changed my mind lately on "boycotting" shit. because theres millions of people who dont know or dont care. it doesnt accomplish much when you arent well organized. i say just buy union made when you can and do what you have to do. as most of you know/are hoping for a real revolution, not just a boycott.


That's what many people say about vegetarianism.

However, its the millions of personal choices of "I won't help support it" which has made vegetarianism a strong entity, at least much stronger than it once was.

[Nothing Human Is Alien]

Boycott capitalism.

[rahul]

boycott Globalization!

why dont you post alternatives for boycott goods?!

-we need to show people what they must used instead of the crap creepy MNC's

[rioters bloc]

boycott the bank anz

i convinced three people to change banks today by giving them graphic accounts of the occupation in iraq and how the bank is profiting off the lives of thousands of innocent iraqis

[rahul]

Originally posted by rioters [email protected] 14 2005, 03:05 PM
boycott the bank anz

i convinced three people to change banks today by giving them graphic accounts of the occupation in iraq and how the bank is profiting off the lives of thousands of innocent iraqis
"graphic accounts"
Why dont you post it here?

or mail me?

many friends of mine sometimes call me Gandhi...........for boycotting imperialisM.

i, and some other friends are planning to do an ant-softdrink(...better call it coke) campaign in our college!
{the worst thing is coke is a very high sponsorer in our college... and management will probably send us back with a big "NO" ,if we ask them to replace soft drinks with fruit juices inside the campus}
We did bring about a good change in some of our friends by showing them some good anti-water globalization documentries.
We are searching for ideas for the campaign at the moment.

my idea is to interpret bible(i never read it),in such a way that we find some sentences related to ethical values..........link them with coke and then go to our college management{christian priests} and then ask them to ban softdrinks in campus

[Amusing Scrotum]

why dont you post alternatives for boycott goods?!

In the U.K. theres a shop called the "Body Shop". It sells mostly stuff for women, smellys, soaps etc. They are a pretty ethical company if memory serves me correctly.


my idea is to interpret bible(i never read it),in such a way that we find some sentences related to ethical values..........link them with coke and then go to our college management{christian priests} and then ask them to ban softdrinks in campus

Now I'd love to see the look on their faces when you do that. You'll have to tell us more about it, when you do it.

[rahul]

Originally posted by [email protected] 14 2005, 06:42 PM
Now I'd love to see the look on their faces when you do that. You'll have to tell us more about it, when you do it.
i'd love 2 do that!
currently i am trying to understand bible..........and interpret it in such a way that ............... it 'd bring a change in our campus!

[Amusing Scrotum]

i'd love 2 do that!
currently i am trying to understand bible..........and interpret it in such a way that ............... it 'd bring a change in our campus!

Some Bibles have references to certain parts. For example it would say for death look at psalm 12 etc. If you can find a Bible that has this, it may save you alot of reading.

[rahul]

yeah..........
,............contacted some of my christian friends to help me out!

any Help from revleft is welcome!

[John_worldrevolution.info]

I've also given up "boycotting shit" because i realised its totally futile. If you are a materialist you believe that people act in their own economic interest most of the time. People buy the best quality goods at the best prices ie. not fair trade. Fair trade is a lifestyle choice for those who have the luxury of affording it. Do we believe in the power of the consumers or the power of the workers!

[Lord Testicles]

Originally posted by [email protected] 16 2005, 09:45 AM
I've also given up "boycotting shit" because i realised its totally futile. If you are a materialist you believe that people act in their own economic interest most of the time. People buy the best quality goods at the best prices ie. not fair trade. Fair trade is a lifestyle choice for those who have the luxury of affording it. Do we believe in the power of the consumers or the power of the workers!
Thats a good point but we could boycotted things we dont really need like coke cola and we'd probably be a lot healther :D

[rahul]

its like the question of chick or egg!

is it because they are selling and we are buying or is it because we are buying... they are selling?

YOU keep buying the MNC'c because they give you "quality" shit!
STOP buying........... start BOTCOTTing them.
they cause dilution of culture..........they are the neo-colonialists of the GLOBAL village!
you keep on buying the "QUALITATIVE" shit.......... they keepon making profit because of YOU!
bush's government is highly funded by MNC's.......... you speak aginst Bush and continue supporting his Government?!
would you like WORKERS to continue crippling under those MNC's?

[RABBIT - THE - CUBAN - MILITANT]

i found that over the years boycotting every thing is useless... i mean shit like "McFattys" and Nike go a head and boycott, cause u dont need any of that shit but things like gas and all banks u kinda need in the real world(capitalist world) . if ur living with ur family still then boycott away but once u move out or move on Boycotting every fuckign thing dose more harm then good :ph34r:

[John_worldrevolution.info]

Originally posted by [email protected] 16 2005, 03:27 PM
its like the question of chick or egg!

is it because they are selling and we are buying or is it because we are buying... they are selling?

YOU keep buying the MNC'c because they give you "quality" shit!
STOP buying........... start BOTCOTTing them.
they cause dilution of culture..........they are the neo-colonialists of the GLOBAL village!
you keep on buying the "QUALITATIVE" shit.......... they keepon making profit because of YOU!
bush's government is highly funded by MNC's.......... you speak aginst Bush and continue supporting his Government?!
would you like WORKERS to continue crippling under those MNC's?
I suggest you read an introduction to Marxist economics - you really need to.

MNCs are merely the end result of a corporation on a large scale. Small businesses are just as bad, they are just smaller and cannot do so much damage.

They do not make profits because of me, they make profits because they have superior technology to smaller companies and a larger production scale which makes goods cheaper to produce. Outsourcing can also bring production costs lower which is why these large companies can take over the smaller ones.

Are you seriously requesting the entire working class to not buy anything produced by capitalism? That's what it sounds like.

Workers rights: me buying a product is not destroying workers living conditions. I think the only people who can fight for their rights are the workers because they have an interest in doing so. Consumers do not.

[Vanguard1917]

Boycotting within the realm of consumption is an atomised and essentially ineffectual activity. We are most powerfull when we boycott the most consequential commodity in capitalist society: our labour power.

[violencia.Proletariat]

Originally posted by [email protected] 14 2005, 12:58 AM

meh ive changed my mind lately on "boycotting" shit. because theres millions of people who dont know or dont care. it doesnt accomplish much when you arent well organized. i say just buy union made when you can and do what you have to do. as most of you know/are hoping for a real revolution, not just a boycott.


That's what many people say about vegetarianism.

However, its the millions of personal choices of "I won't help support it" which has made vegetarianism a strong entity, at least much stronger than it once was.
its a waste of time to do this when you can be oragnizing other things, like the people that work for these companies!

[rahul]

i mean the MNC's in this cappie world which creep into ur lives.
i dont suggest working class or U 2 boycott mncs..

as far as possible try 2 avoid theM

[Lord Testicles]

Heres a list of things to boycott http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/Graphic-files/miniposter.jpg (http://www2.coca-cola.com/brands/brandlist.html)

[Simon]

Do you don't have a larger image from that pricture?

[Lord Testicles]

You can download it from here http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/cocacolacampaign.html

[La Comédie Noire]

I boycott Walmart like crazy, I don't reallyc are if anyone else joins me I just dislike what walmart does personelly and let me tewll you getting school supplies is a ***** becaus eof it.

[Simon]

Originally posted by [email protected] 29 2005, 06:27 PM
You can download it from here http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/cocacolacampaign.html
Thanx!

[comradesteele]

just thought what would happen if one day everyone in britain say didn't go to any shops, didn't buy any thing or pay for anything.

[bunk]

Caterpillar, the company that seels bulldozers for the Israelis to destroy Palestine with... :angry:

[Leif]

I didn't know Crush soda was on that list.
The tendrils of real capitalism creep forwards, let us hack them as they come.

[which doctor]

Originally posted by Comrade [email protected] 29 2005, 01:50 PM
I boycott Walmart like crazy, I don't reallyc are if anyone else joins me I just dislike what walmart does personelly and let me tewll you getting school supplies is a ***** becaus eof it.
I also boycott wal-mart and I encourage others around me to boycott it as well.

[rahul]

i didnt see wal-mart in india!

i heard they are trying to come here!

[Lord Testicles]

If you boycott Wal- mart you better boycott asda to because they are the same company

[Guest_alexknucklehead]

Originally posted by [email protected] 30 2005, 06:05 PM
just thought what would happen if one day everyone in britain say didn't go to any shops, didn't buy any thing or pay for anything.
Then no one would have anything :blink: what

[Rage]

Taco Bell

http://www.ciw-online.org/

Although they agreed to pay the tomato farmers more, they should not be supported for what they did.


/,,/
Rock on!

[poster_child]

just thought what would happen if one day everyone in britain say didn't go to any shops, didn't buy any thing or pay for anything

Buy Nothing Day: Novemeber 25th 2005.
"Participate by not particpating"

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

boycott xerox

[ComradeOm]

Meh. We live in a capitalist world. Until somebody comes up with a way to make and sell products that doesn't involve capitalism (here's a tip: its called socialism*) there's really not much point in boycotting a few companies and then buying from others that are just as bad.

*or communism if you don't believe in socialism for some crazy reason ;)

[which doctor]

Boycott tobacco companies

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

fist of blood: correction boycott BIG tobacco companies

[Erythromycin-diazepam]

Boycott popular music?

[Doc...]

Co-op stores are a good alternative. der products are fair trade and dey dont test their products on animals. sorry cant give u much info on them, but if any of u are intrested do a google search or somefing.

by the way, fair trade doesnt necessarily cost more. fair trade coffee cost just as much as nestle coffee (sometimes even cheaper).

Nescafe Coffee Granules 200g
£3.49/unit
£1.74/100g

Cafe Direct Kilimanjaro Roast and Ground Coffee 227g
£2.49/unit
£1.10/100g

i'v bothered 2 actually do some research, how nice of me

[Rockfan]

Originally posted by rioters [email protected] 14 2005, 08:48 AM
boycott the bank anz

i convinced three people to change banks today by giving them graphic accounts of the occupation in iraq and how the bank is profiting off the lives of thousands of innocent iraqis
Can you write me one of those accounts so I can make a flyier to sick around there building in my home town??

[somebodywhowantedtoleaveandnotcomeback]

Originally posted by Fist of [email protected] 12 2005, 05:21 PM
Boycott tobacco companies
Hey, screw you comrade.

[which doctor]

Originally posted by RedFaction+Oct 23 2005, 12:44 PM--> (RedFaction @ Oct 23 2005, 12:44 PM)
Fist of [email protected] 12 2005, 05:21 PM
Boycott tobacco companies
Hey, screw you comrade. [/b]
The tobacco companies have gotten you addicted so you continue to support them and buy more and more tobacco so the executives can get richer and run hypocritical anti-smoking advertisements on TV. Sounds like capitalism at it's best doesn't it? If you grow and roll your own cigs then by all means keep doing it. I don't hate tobacco, I hate the ones who sell you the tobacco.

[workersunity]

Originally posted by [email protected] 13 2005, 11:19 AM
Boycott computers.
as he writes that on a computer :blink:

[workersunity]

Originally posted by Fist of Blood+Oct 23 2005, 11:58 AM--> (Fist of Blood @ Oct 23 2005, 11:58 AM)
Originally posted by [email protected] 23 2005, 12:44 PM

Fist of [email protected] 12 2005, 05:21 PM
Boycott tobacco companies
Hey, screw you comrade.
The tobacco companies have gotten you addicted so you continue to support them and buy more and more tobacco so the executives can get richer and run hypocritical anti-smoking advertisements on TV. Sounds like capitalism at it's best doesn't it? If you grow and roll your own cigs then by all means keep doing it. I don't hate tobacco, I hate the ones who sell you the tobacco. [/b]
not only are tobacco giants, capitalist pigs who are very monopolistic, the way in which they farm tobacco is extremely devastating to the environment, they cut down forests to put tobacco plants in this monoculture, quite disgusting, i well used to buy packs of smokes because of its convienence and how quick it is, but now i roll, im rolling american spirit smokes

[which doctor]

Originally posted by workersunity+Oct 26 2005, 06:56 PM--> (workersunity @ Oct 26 2005, 06:56 PM)
Originally posted by Fist of [email protected] 23 2005, 11:58 AM

Originally posted by [email protected] 23 2005, 12:44 PM

Fist of [email protected] 12 2005, 05:21 PM
Boycott tobacco companies
Hey, screw you comrade.
The tobacco companies have gotten you addicted so you continue to support them and buy more and more tobacco so the executives can get richer and run hypocritical anti-smoking advertisements on TV. Sounds like capitalism at it's best doesn't it? If you grow and roll your own cigs then by all means keep doing it. I don't hate tobacco, I hate the ones who sell you the tobacco.
not only are tobacco giants, capitalist pigs who are very monopolistic, the way in which they farm tobacco is extremely devastating to the environment, they cut down forests to put tobacco plants in this monoculture, quite disgusting, i well used to buy packs of smokes because of its convienence and how quick it is, but now i roll, im rolling american spirit smokes [/b]
Congrats workersunity!

[somebodywhowantedtoleaveandnotcomeback]

I've always rolled my own cigs. And I buy my tobacco from Torrekens, a small Belgian tobacco company who doesn't cut trees or makes huge profits by building factories in low-wage countries or shit like that. I don't even smoke Lucky Strike when I'm offered one. From your post, I thought you were against all smoking. I must have misunderstood.
Forgive me Comrade :)

[spartafc]

lifestyle politics is depressing and ineffectual - proleterian democracy will stop exploitation - not choosing a different brand of soap at the supermarket.

[DisIllusion]

Better to make a small difference than to say you believe in something but try to justify your hypocrisy by saying it's pointless.

[spartafc]

Better to make a small difference than to say you believe in something but try to justify your hypocrisy by saying it's pointless.

Hypocracy? I don't believe in lifestyle politics - and never will! I believe in Socialism, this is quite a different thing to being able to choose the nicest brand of soft-drink.

Nicer manifestations of capitalism don't change the inherent nature of capitalism. You would suggest we boycott and buy fair-trade products instead? Capitalism is based on profit - fair-trade is a product of capitalism, it exists simply because there is a market for it. The illusion of control given to the consumer of commodities is surely one of the most inane and depressing aspects of modern capitalism.

[tatu]

http://www.bigcampaign.org/boycott.html

[somebodywhowantedtoleaveandnotcomeback]

Originally posted by [email protected] 28 2005, 02:05 AM

Better to make a small difference than to say you believe in something but try to justify your hypocrisy by saying it's pointless.

Hypocracy? I don't believe in lifestyle politics - and never will! I believe in Socialism, this is quite a different thing to being able to choose the nicest brand of soft-drink.

Nicer manifestations of capitalism don't change the inherent nature of capitalism. You would suggest we boycott and buy fair-trade products instead? Capitalism is based on profit - fair-trade is a product of capitalism, it exists simply because there is a market for it. The illusion of control given to the consumer of commodities is surely one of the most inane and depressing aspects of modern capitalism.
Spraypainting a hammer and sickle on walls or wearing an image of che on your T-shirt isn't going to change anything either, but we still do it, don't we? It's a matter of principles .

[farleft]

Originally posted by [email protected] 14 2005, 01:01 AM
meh ive changed my mind lately on "boycotting" shit. because theres millions of people who dont know or dont care. it doesnt accomplish much when you arent well organized. i say just buy union made when you can and do what you have to do. as most of you know/are hoping for a real revolution, not just a boycott.
Very true.

The only solution would be to blow up the shop that way no-one can shop there and they will have to pay for it to be rebuilt (or the insurer will, either way costing corperations money).

[idealisticcommie]

:angry: Stop buying into the idea of "easing the pain" of the working class. We as revolutionaries should actually be voting for the most rampant and vicious capitalists we can find, and then agitating against them once they're elected. Only personal pain and agitation will raise the consciousness of the working class.

Instead of boycotting we should buy as much as we can on credit and then refuse to pay for it. This too will strain the finance capitalist. We should be sponges, parasites, agitators, and electoral hypocrites! ;) [FONT=Arial]

[spartafc]

Spraypainting a hammer and sickle on walls or wearing an image of che on your T-shirt isn't going to change anything either, but we still do it, don't we? It's a matter of principles .

Agitating for revolutionary change by discussing revolution in Cuba or the historic legacy of the Hammer and Sickle is quite different to telling people to buy fair-trade foodstuffs. Of course telling people about revolution isn't going to change things directly necessarily - but it helps people think about an alternative, as opposed to just buying a nicer version of a product.

[DaCuBaN]

Boycott Adobe Software - use the GNU Image Manupulation program to replace Photoshop, FoxIt PDF for the PDF Reader. They've fairly recently purchased Macromedia, so throw out Dreamweaver (if you're foolish enough to use it) in favour of NVu and can Flash in favour of one of the myriad of free flash tools available (both in beer and speech)

Boycott Shell, BP, Texaco and all other major oil compaines: purchase your petrol and oil from third-parties if you really require it. Gleaner are the good ones in my local area, as they manage to shave some of that absurd profit margin from Shell by purchasing annual bulk orders of fuel and selling it at the same price as Shell themselves to the consumer. I agree it's not ideal, but spreading the wealth is better (surely?)

Those saying that promoting boycotts is futile are of course quite correct - but needs must. I need to use computers to make my living (as I'm a useless git with almost everything else) and so as an informed consumer I take the path that will do the least damage. It's not a standpoint for revolution though, and as such is indeed futile in the long term. In the short term, it eases the depression somewhat.

[somebodywhowantedtoleaveandnotcomeback]

Originally posted by [email protected] 3 2005, 06:36 PM

Spraypainting a hammer and sickle on walls or wearing an image of che on your T-shirt isn't going to change anything either, but we still do it, don't we? It's a matter of principles .

Agitating for revolutionary change by discussing revolution in Cuba or the historic legacy of the Hammer and Sickle is quite different to telling people to buy fair-trade foodstuffs. Of course telling people about revolution isn't going to change things directly necessarily - but it helps people think about an alternative, as opposed to just buying a nicer version of a product.
And what exactly would be the harm in buying fair-trade products, which is also showing people that there is an alternative?

[rahul]

Originally posted by [email protected] 4 2005, 12:32 AM
Boycott Adobe Software - use the GNU Image Manupulation program to replace Photoshop, FoxIt PDF for the PDF Reader. They've fairly recently purchased Macromedia, so throw out Dreamweaver (if you're foolish enough to use it) in favour of NVu and can Flash in favour of one of the myriad of free flash tools available (both in beer and speech)

Boycott Shell, BP, Texaco and all other major oil compaines: purchase your petrol and oil from third-parties if you really require it. Gleaner are the good ones in my local area, as they manage to shave some of that absurd profit margin from Shell by purchasing annual bulk orders of fuel and selling it at the same price as Shell themselves to the consumer. I agree it's not ideal, but spreading the wealth is better (surely?)

Those saying that promoting boycotts is futile are of course quite correct - but needs must. I need to use computers to make my living (as I'm a useless git with almost everything else) and so as an informed consumer I take the path that will do the least damage. It's not a standpoint for revolution though, and as such is indeed futile in the long term. In the short term, it eases the depression somewhat.
Replaced MOST OF THEM!

thanks for that info comrade!

[I'm the red under your bed]

I dont eat at any multi-national fast food places (macmurder,i mean macdonalds).Im not a veggie just hate globalisation.

[somebodywhowantedtoleaveandnotcomeback]

I don't eat at McDonalds, I don't drink any CocaCola products (including Minute Maid), I don't eat Chiquita bananas and I don't smoke american cigarettes.

[Comrade Corinna]

I think it would be practically impossible to boycott everything capitalist altogether, because capital is EVERYWHERE. YOU CANT ESCAPE IT!!! Grrr! *slams head against desk*

As for me, I havent entered a mcDonalds since I was sixteen (thats four years comrades) I hate their food, and their concept even more. Capitalism at its worst! Also WalMart, Target, I dont shop there.

If its necessary to be a "consumer" that buys things that make a profit, I consider myself a "corporate minimalist"- Im not one to "go out and shop" just because i feel like spending money and having material things... and i avoid large globalized corporations like the plague, pretty much.

[TheComrade]

Johnsons baby stuff - they test on animals! :angry:

[rioters bloc]

NESTLE

Why Boycott Nestle?

Every 30 seconds a baby dies from unsafe bottle feeding in the Third World.

Every day some 3,000 to 4,000 infants die because they are denied access to adequate breast milk.

Nestle, one of the world’s largest producers of powdered baby milk, is currently breaking a World Health Organisation Code on the marketing of breast milk substitutes.

* Nestle provides free milk to maternity hospitals in the Third World so that newborn babies are routinely bottle-fed.
* When newborn babies are given bottles, they are less able to suckle well. This makes breastfeeding failure likely. The baby is then dependent on artificial milk.
* When the mother and baby leave hospital, the milk is no longer free. At home parents are forced to buy more milk, which can cost 50% of the family income.
* Because the milk is so expensive the child is not fed enough. This leads to malnutrition.
* The water mixed with the formula is often contaminated. This can lead to diarrhoea, malnutrition and death.
* 1.5 million babies die every year from unsafe bottle-feeding.
* Breast-feeding is free and safe and protects against infection.


Nestlé is the target of a boycott in 20 countries because it aggressively markets baby foods, breaking World Health Assembly marketing requirements and contributing to the death and suffering of infants around the world.

As UNICEF has said:

"Marketing practices that undermine breastfeeding are potentially hazardous wherever they are pursued: in the developing world, WHO estimates that some 1.5 million children die each year because they are not adequately breastfed. These facts are not in dispute."

Although Nestlé does dispute the facts. See the Your Questions Answered section for responses to Nestlé's denials and deception. The boycott will continue until Nestlé accepts and complies with Baby Milk Action's four-point plan for saving infant lives and ultimately ending the boycott.

See the history of the campaign to information on how efforts to introduce independently monitored and enforced legislation are paying off and how the boycott was once called off because Nestlé promised to change its policies and practices, but broke its word so the boycott was re-launched.

According to an independent survey Nestlé is one of the most boycotted brands on the planet and the most boycotted brand in the UK.

Baby Milk Action has defeated Nestlé in a series of public debates. If Nestlé attempts to speak at your college or organisation, feel free to invite Baby Milk Action to come to debate with Nestlé. In the past Nestlé refused to even speak if we were present in the room, but thanks to pressure from the boycott has backed down from this position.

The boycott has been launched by national groups in: Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Cameroon, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and USA).

The boycott will continue until Nestlé abides by the International Code and subsequent World Health Assembly Resolutions in policy and practice.



http://www.babymilkaction.org/pages/boycott.html

[violencia.Proletariat]

i think this thread is a bit idealistic. if you dont want to support capitalism go live in the forest and eat pine cones. it is unrealistic for the average proletarian to be able to boycott all of these things. do you want to end the terror these companies perpetuate? then work to destroy the company, boycotting is not going to do this.

[somebodywhowantedtoleaveandnotcomeback]

What do you think this forum is for? Of course we're idealistic, which doesn't mean we're not serious about it or haven't seriously thought about it, or, forthat matter, are willing to put our efforts into it. Of cóurse we're trying to destroy the current environment of capitalistic materialism, and one of the small things that may help us doing that, even if only in our minds, is boycotting products which we find are immoral to buy.

[Global_Justice]

if you boycott every evil corporation you won't have anything left to buy.

the only thing i boycott is buy one get one free etc. food and drink at the big supermarkets.

if i was ever in america i would boycott walmart.

[Guerrilla22]

Krispy Kreme doughnuts, they're zionist owned.

[Iroquois Xavier]

Boycotting things is a bit stupid because capitalism IS everywhere (that desk is made with capitalism!) just think these poor people are killed and tortured and the fact then that the products they are forced to make are not purchased is a bit of a kick in the teeth really. I think instead of boycotting, the corporate money grabbers should be removed and replaced with people who wont abuse the system for their own personal gain. That being said ive stopped drinking Coca-Cola (Long Live Coca-Sek) :D

[flames of the flag]

Boycotting can be effective, but not by itself. Boycotting would be infinitely more viable if it were a more widespread phenomena, but as you all know the average consumer is brainwashed and complacent, which is essential to the basic functioning of consumerism. Hence, boycotting and culture jamming have to go hand in hand(does boycotting not qaulify as culture jamming?).
Another issue reegarding boycotting is that in our consumerist(fascist) society, almost everything available to us in stores is made by a faceless MNC, and probably is the product of sweatshop labour or contains GMOs.
So its pretty difficult to boycott everyone that you want to, but that doesnt mean that it isnt worth it to boycott some of the worst perpetrators of human rights abuse and environmental depletion. For some things such as clothing and food, the alternatives are simple: grow your own food, or buy organic, make your own clothes or patronize army surplus or thrift stores. You can make your own sandals out of tires.
Remember, just because your not the only one Corps and potentially make money from, doesnt mean that they still deserve yours.

[realchangeseeker]

Boycotting shouldn't be everything. If you are going to effectively boycott something we have to build better alternatives to show the public that a different future is possible.
That there is an alternative to the current system and it isn't just theory based but is an actual working alternative. If it is running effectively there is no room for anyone to say it wouldn't work and complain that the left is simply full of hot air.
Don't sit and complain; stand and change!

(Of course this isn't always possible due to the conditions people people may be living in. But we should aim to support these alternatives where available/ possible so they may grow and recieve more attention for the cause they represent)

[RedStarMilitia]

BTW, nike is one of the worst exploiters paying low wages to youths to sew footballs.


i agree with realchangeseeker that there should b a better alternative - yet many people are too happy to live in their ignorance than change.