Killer Cola
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:51 am
Ok, rather than hijack my own thread...
I'm quite happy, as over easter, a motion was passed by the NUS (that's the National Uniion of Students) in the UK. Though not quite what was hoped for (a total ban) it makes the posibility of non-renewal of the contract much closer.
Basically, the NUSSL (the money making part of NUS) has contracts, of about £5m, with coca cola, to supply drinks for unions around the UK. After long campaigining, and a bit of last minute organisation, a motion was carried to approve an NUS study into the actions of the coca cola corporation, and that any contract renewal should be based on these findings...
With links to the columbian solidarity campaign, and killercola.org, it should be easy to get the aspect of those opposed to coca cola clearly theough the the NUS research team. Hopefully, if cola are not seen to be changing, it could lead to the possibility of a total NUS boycott of cola. Loosing coca cola a student market of millions... With the threat of this ban, cola may now have to start co-operating somewhat
No idea what I'm on about? Thought that Coca Cola was the most wonderful drink in the world?...
There are two main issues - one, the poisoning and (in some cases absolute) depletion of ground water reserves in India (in the state of Kerala)
- Here, a coca cola factory, has used so much of the natural sources of water, that villages have been deserted, families uprooted. Estimates vary, but up to 800,000 people may have been made homeless from this one factory...
In columbia, a number of trade union activists, petitioning for better conditions in cola factories, were killed. This was blamed on the work of local paramilitaries. Yet there are some clear links between those that may have been responsible for the killings, and funding by coca cola...
For more info - see the links in my sig...
I'm quite happy, as over easter, a motion was passed by the NUS (that's the National Uniion of Students) in the UK. Though not quite what was hoped for (a total ban) it makes the posibility of non-renewal of the contract much closer.
Basically, the NUSSL (the money making part of NUS) has contracts, of about £5m, with coca cola, to supply drinks for unions around the UK. After long campaigining, and a bit of last minute organisation, a motion was carried to approve an NUS study into the actions of the coca cola corporation, and that any contract renewal should be based on these findings...
With links to the columbian solidarity campaign, and killercola.org, it should be easy to get the aspect of those opposed to coca cola clearly theough the the NUS research team. Hopefully, if cola are not seen to be changing, it could lead to the possibility of a total NUS boycott of cola. Loosing coca cola a student market of millions... With the threat of this ban, cola may now have to start co-operating somewhat
No idea what I'm on about? Thought that Coca Cola was the most wonderful drink in the world?...
There are two main issues - one, the poisoning and (in some cases absolute) depletion of ground water reserves in India (in the state of Kerala)
- Here, a coca cola factory, has used so much of the natural sources of water, that villages have been deserted, families uprooted. Estimates vary, but up to 800,000 people may have been made homeless from this one factory...
In columbia, a number of trade union activists, petitioning for better conditions in cola factories, were killed. This was blamed on the work of local paramilitaries. Yet there are some clear links between those that may have been responsible for the killings, and funding by coca cola...
For more info - see the links in my sig...
I think, Nixit, it's meant to be smoked, but you should stop drinking the drug and commercial product. 
