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- From: hagemann@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Brian Hagemann)
- Subject: BP Boycott Announcement
- Message-ID: <BxExy1.6s4@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
- Organization: University of Cincinnati
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 19:54:00 GMT
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- TOXIC TUESDAY
- BP BOYCOTT NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION!
- (It's not just in Ohio anymore)
-
- NOVEMBER 10, 1992
-
- By now, you've probably heard of the BP BOYCOTT, a part of Ohio's
- corporate accountability campaign of British Petroleum. In an attempt to
- unite campus environmental groups aroung the state and in an effor to
- build a livale future, BP is targeted for its pollution record and practices.
- SEACers have struggled to mobilize a powerful force of grassroots pressure
- to demand that BP be more responsible both socially and ecologically.
-
- WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT BP?...Take your pick...
-
- 1. BP produces 5 times more toxics per $1000 sale than the oil industry's
- average.
- 2. BP ranks as the largest polluter in Ohio, the 4th largest polluter in the
- United States, and the 3rd largest polluter of toxic waste on Earth.\
- 3. BP is leading the charge to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- (ANWR) to oil drilling.
- 4. BP is the 2nd largest oil company fueling the Apartheid government in
- South Africa.
- 5. BP is the majority owner of Alyeska, the consortium of oil companies
- responsible for the botched cleanup of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
- 6. BP fueled the Persian Gulf War.
- 7. BP refuses to comply with the MacBride principles, which assure fair
- hiring practices of Irish workers in Ireland.
- 8. In Brazil, BP has been criticized for destroying several thousand acres
- of rainforest. BP has also been charged with rainforest destruction
- in Southeast Asia.
-
- The campaign has been growing and now several groups around the country
- have shown interest in expanding the Boycott to a National scale. In
- response, Ohio SEAC is organizing Toxic Tuesday on November 10 as a Day of
- Action on which grassroots environmental groups can join the Boycott with
- actions such as station pickets. All that is needed to participate in
- Toxic Tuesday is a free afternoon, some facts sheets, and the desire
- to bring Corporate America's pollution habits into the spotlight.
-
- SUGGESTED ACTIONS FOR TOXIC TUESDAY:
-
- -BP station pickets
- -Teach-ins
- -Guerrilla Theater (toxic suits)
- -Go carless
- -Have a local politician pledge to boycott BP
- -Cut up a BP credit card. Send the leftovers to BP and tell them what
- you think
- -Invent your own toxic tuesday actions.
-
-
- More information is available, including the history of the boycott, BP's
- actions toward Ohio SEAC, and information packets and flyers. If any of
- you SEACers out there DO want more information, PLEASE CONTACT:
-
- Ohio U. SEAC
- 57 1/2 N. Court St.
- Athens, OH. 45701
- 614-59-GREEN
-
-
- THANKS and HAVE FUN!
-
-
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