An international boycott of all Coca Cola products was called in July this year by Colombian Trade Unions and the World Social Forum. Over recent years eight trade union leaders working at Coca Cola bottling plants in Colombia have been assassinated by paramilitary death squads, allegedly working under orders from the plant managers. Yet despite a US court agreeing that they have a case to answer, Coca Cola’s subsidiaries still refuse to cooperate and protect the lives of workers in Colombia.

Come and discuss how we can ensure that Coca Cola listens, how boycotts can work and how people all over the world are resisting the ‘multinational empire’.

Main Speakers:
Luis Eduardo Garcia, Coca Cola Worker, SINALTRAINAL (Colombian Food and Drink Workers Union), and
Shankar Gopalakrishnan on Coca Cola in Kerala

Plus

Workshops on the boycott of Israeli goods, No Sweat: campaigning on multinationals, campaigns against Nestle and BP.




To be followed by Party for Palestine and Colombia from 8pm til late

Cost: £5 including party (suggested donation £2 for conference only)

Venue: SOAS Students Union bar and common room, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Sq, London WC1, nearest tubes Russell Square, Euston, Euston Square


Featuring

Latin and Arabic DJs

Live music
Hip Hop from Double Negative
and GM Babies
Protest songs from Robb Johnson

Plus
DJ Pablo
Colombian Drummers


Cost: £7/£5 (combined conference & party ticket available for £5)

Colombian Food and Mecca-Cola!



Contact:  colombia_sc@hotmail.com, www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk



Human Rights Day 10 December 2003: Protest outside Coca Cola HQ, Hammersmith London 4.30pm.