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Worldwide Day of Action Against McDonalds

Pat | 13.10.2006 11:34 | Animal Liberation | Globalisation | Social Struggles

Global day of action to mark World Food Day. Everywhere, including Nottingham.

The 21st International Day of Action Against McDonalds, to mark World Food Day (16th October) happens everywhere this weekend.

Including ...

Nottingham: Sunday 15th from 12noon at Exchange Walk, City Centre, NG1 2NX (Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=NG12NX)

Also Monday 12.30-1.30 at 55-57 High Road, Beeston NG9 2JQ (Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=NG92JQ)

To arrange your own demos (anytime anywhere) see  http://www.veggies.org.uk/arc/event.php?ref=50

More at  http://www.mcspotlight.org



Footnote

EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS confirms 'McDonald’s were not able to claim damages against Veggies for further distribution of the material (What's Wrong With Mc'Donald Factsheet)' :

Following the famous McLibel trial in the mid 90's the case made its way in due course to the European Court of Human Rights, the findings of which include the following:

"Veggies agreement

236. The facts and matters contained in the leaflet complained of by McDonalds and which formed the basis of the libel proceedings and the judgment against the applicants were also published by an organisation based in Nottingham called Veggies Ltd. Veggies published a leaflet in 1987 comprising the Greenpeace London factsheet with an additional page highlighting the conditions in which cattle were slaughtered and a page of information about the work of Veggies. It was accepted by Bell J and the Court of Appeal that the Veggies leaflet reprinted word for word the London Greenpeace factsheet which lead to the libel proceedings against the applicants.

237. In 1987 McDonalds threatened Veggies with legal proceedings. As Bell J noted ;

Veggies took legal advice. While they were doing so, Peace News published an article on the 30th October,1987, pointing out that although the leaflet had criticised working conditions at McDonald's, the "ill-effects of junk food" and the torture and murder of animals, McDonald's solicitors had only asked for a retraction of the allegations concerning destruction of the rainforest.

On the 23rd November,1987, the First Plaintiff's solicitors wrote to Veggies. They referred to the article in Peace News and demanded that the apology and correction should be extended to cover the allegation of torture and murder of animals.39

# As a result, Veggies made minor apologies, and then reprinted their leaflet with minor amendments to the knowledge and satisfaction of McDonald’s. Since that time Veggies Ltd have widely distributed the ‘What’s Wrong With McDonald’s?’ factsheet. On the last day of the trial, Mr Rampton, counsel for McDonalds, stated: ‘I would certainly accept that after the agreement, the settlement with Veggies had been reached, McDonald’s were not able to claim damages against Veggies for further distribution of the material which is the subject of this action. Plainly because there has been an accord of satisfactions...’ "

 http://www.mcspotlight.org/case/trial/verdict/Echr.html#Veggiesagreement

Pat

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