Call for Local Activists to Campaign Against Caterpillar
reposter | 06.05.2005 19:15 | Social Struggles | Birmingham
I would like to let you know about a new campaign in the hope you'll be able to help us out. War on Want, Palestine Solidarity Campaign and ISM are joining forces to campaign against Caterpillar across the
UK. We would like to ask you whether you would be prepared to help organise a local action in your town centre?
Caterpillar supply bulldozers to Israel knowing that they
subsequently armour them and use them as a military tool to destroy Palestinian homes, schools, agriculture and sometimes even lives such as that of the ISM activist Rachel Corrie, along with many Palestinians.
As a result, we are asking supporters to boycott Caterpillar shoes and clothes. John Lewis Department Store is one of the largest stockists of Caterpillar products in the UK. They have been unwilling
to meet with us to discuss our concerns. We are therefore targeting them through electronic postcards on our website and a series of actions across the UK.
Rachel Corrie's mother Cindy, joined us in central London 2 weeks ago to launch our boycott and to urge John Lewis not to stock Caterpillar goods. We delivered copies of our report to John Lewis as well as other shops stocking Caterpillar products such as River Island, Clarks, Barretts and Shuh. We photographed the handing over of reports to the store managers, and we held a small protest outside the stall to let local shoppers know about the campaign.
You can see the results of our action at:
www.waronwant.org/caterpillar. We are asking whether you would be interested in teaming up with local activists in your area to replicate the action?
If you are interested, please do call or email me. If we have a good group of activists prepared to take part in your area, then we'll set up a meeting and I would be happy to come and brief you if you would like. We will also provide you with an action pack including a 'how to organise a protest' guide, Caterpillar reports and model leaflets.
For more information please check out an article in the Independent newspaper:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?
story=629197.
We would really like to replicate this success in local papers and local stores across the country.
Sorry to trouble you if you feel unable to take part in this
activity, but if you are interested I look forward to hearing from you.
Joseph
jzacune@waronwant.org
Tel: 0207 620 1111
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Don't forget to visit www.ism-london.org
ISM London
Web: http://www.ism-london.org
Forum: http://www.ism-london.org/forum
Email: mailto: info@ism-london.org
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ISM is a movement of Palestinian and International
activists working to raise awareness of the struggle
for Palestinian freedom and an end to Israeli occupation.
UK. We would like to ask you whether you would be prepared to help organise a local action in your town centre?
Caterpillar supply bulldozers to Israel knowing that they
subsequently armour them and use them as a military tool to destroy Palestinian homes, schools, agriculture and sometimes even lives such as that of the ISM activist Rachel Corrie, along with many Palestinians.
As a result, we are asking supporters to boycott Caterpillar shoes and clothes. John Lewis Department Store is one of the largest stockists of Caterpillar products in the UK. They have been unwilling
to meet with us to discuss our concerns. We are therefore targeting them through electronic postcards on our website and a series of actions across the UK.
Rachel Corrie's mother Cindy, joined us in central London 2 weeks ago to launch our boycott and to urge John Lewis not to stock Caterpillar goods. We delivered copies of our report to John Lewis as well as other shops stocking Caterpillar products such as River Island, Clarks, Barretts and Shuh. We photographed the handing over of reports to the store managers, and we held a small protest outside the stall to let local shoppers know about the campaign.
You can see the results of our action at:
www.waronwant.org/caterpillar. We are asking whether you would be interested in teaming up with local activists in your area to replicate the action?
If you are interested, please do call or email me. If we have a good group of activists prepared to take part in your area, then we'll set up a meeting and I would be happy to come and brief you if you would like. We will also provide you with an action pack including a 'how to organise a protest' guide, Caterpillar reports and model leaflets.
For more information please check out an article in the Independent newspaper:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp? story=629197.
We would really like to replicate this success in local papers and local stores across the country.
Sorry to trouble you if you feel unable to take part in this
activity, but if you are interested I look forward to hearing from you.
Joseph
jzacune@waronwant.org Tel: 0207 620 1111
-----------------------------------------------------
Don't forget to visit www.ism-london.org
ISM London
Web:
http://www.ism-london.org Forum:
http://www.ism-london.org/forum Email: mailto:
info@ism-london.org ===========================================
ISM is a movement of Palestinian and International
activists working to raise awareness of the struggle
for Palestinian freedom and an end to Israeli occupation.
reposter