CURRENT BOYCOTTS:

Most of the information provided is sourced but some is only hearsay at this point.

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WHAT is being boycotted, by WHOM, and WHY:

CARL'S JR is being boycotted by
pro-choice advocates
who claim that Carl Karcher, the owner of Carl's Jr., funds anti-abortion candidates.

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Products made in CHINA are being boycotted by
human rights activists
who wish to avoid supporting slavery
and religious persecution.

Coca Cola being boycotted by
people who oppose
child slavery
in El Salvador.

DISNEYLAND and all Disney products, are being boycotted by
the Southern Baptists,
who object to the fact that Disney gives equal rights to gays and protest its "antifamily" orientation.

DOMINO'S PIZZA is being boycotted by
pro-choice advocates
who claim the owner funds Right to Life groups.

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DOW CHEMICAL is being boycotted by
ethical consumers
because Dow marketed harmful Agent Orange, a chemical defoliant used in Vietnam,
marketed dangerous silicon breast implants,
and continue to make toxic products.

DUPONT is being boycotted by
ethical consumers
because they make toxic products and produce toxic waste.

MITSUBISHI is being boycotted by
Rainforest Action Network and other rainforest activists
because they are one of the largest corporate destroyers of the world's forests.

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MONSANTO is being boycotted by
ethical consumers
because they helped make harmful Agent Orange, a chemical defoliant used in Vietnam.

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NIKE was being boycotted
by Kim, a fictional Doonesbury character, and "Boycott Nike",
to protest working conditions and low wages at Nike factories in Asia.
Recent action by Nike to improve working condintions in its factories
may mean this boycott is successfully over.

SHELL is being boycotted
by the Sierra Club,
to protest explotative oil extraction policies in Nigeria that formented revolt
leading to the death of noted environmentalists.

TEXACO is being boycotted
by the Rainforest Action Network,
to protest explotative oil extraction policies in Ecuador
that left behind oil spills and toxic waste that remain today.

WAL*MART is being boycotted by
public education advocates, anti-spawl activists, and former employees,
because the owner of Walmart invested millions to fund the last California School Voucher Initiative
and promised to do it again;
for its development practices;
and for employee abuse.

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Current Boycotts

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