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Miscellaneous Protest Pictures
Banner Drop in St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 22, 2005
"We did two banner drops on Highway 35 during morning rush hour and Highway 94 during the evening rush.
"I think we can bet several thousand people learned about the boycott for the first time on Friday, in the Twin Cities alone. From what I've heard about actions and press in other cities, it seems like public consciousness is rapidly growing about Coke's grave human rights violations in India and Colombia."
"On Monday, July 11, 2005, a dozen people gathered for half-an-hour starting at noon outside TIAA-CREF's offices in Boston's financial district. They were protesting and passing out informational fliers as part of the lead up to next week's TIAA-CREF annual shareholders meeting, where members of the Make TIAA-CREF Ethical Coalition will press TIAA-CREF, one of the country's largest pension funds, to divest from Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart and other corporations that do not do business ethically. Wal-Mart is well known for its exploitive labor practices, while Coke is guilty of a number of socially irresponsible practices, ranging from marketing junk food to children in the US to complicity with death squads in Colombia." Boston Independent Media Center — Matthew Williams
"Fluffy Spirit," aka United Church of Christ ordained minister Bob Stiles, seen here protesting at the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Downey, California, where Coke workers were sympathetic. "Fluffy Spirit" also protested at the nationally renowned All Saint's Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California, of which he is a member and on busy corners in Los Angeles. Bob is making a major effort to get churches, mosques and temples involved in the Stop Killer Coke Campaign. He would like others to join him in the effort and he can be reached at b.robls@verizon.net. Bob is also an excellent speaker who would speak to groups free of charge — contact him at his email address.
Poet Martin Espada at Kansas University Coke co-sponsored reading. Mr. Espada announced that he was giving money received from Coke to SINALTRAINAL, Mar. 10, 2005.
Lawrence Journal-World (Kansas), "Poet to use Cola-Cola grant against company: Funds given to bring Espada to KU will go to union in Colombia," By Jay Senter, March 11, 2005
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Kansas.com, "Poet Blends Humor, Politics," March 11, 2005
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Read Coca-Cola and Coco Frio," by Martin Espada
Martin Espada's Web site
Stencils seen on walls in Dublin, Ireland
The text on these stencils read: "Killer Coke: Coca-Cola bottling plant managers in Columbia, South America allowed and encouraged paramilitary death squads to murder, torture and kidnap SINALTRAINAL leaders and members in an effort to crush their union. Dont buy Coca-Cola products. Info: info@KillerCoke.org"
Arte contro la Killer-Cola, Feb. 2 to 11, 2005 in Rome, Italy
The Campaign at the Counterinauguration, Jan. 20, 2005
Police Attack Coca-Cola Protest in Mehdiganj, India; Over 350 Arrested
"Towards the end of the rally, the marchers decided to march to the factory gates, about a hundred meters from the site of the rally. The armed police reacted violently and swiftly, with no warnings. The armed police launched a vicious lathi (baton) charge on all the marchers, and many women, in particular, became the target of male police officers who beat them incessantly. The police also chased after community members in the surrounding fields to beat them, many of whom were escaping the site of the violent police action. A Budhist monk was also attacked by the police, who showed no regard whatsoever for any one present in the area. The police attacks were ordered by Mr. Tahir Iqbal, ADM of police in Varanasi." — excerpt from a report of the India Resource Center. See more photos.
Photo taken in Washington, DC in 1980 by Nancy J. Atkinson
Halloween Parade, Jackson Heights, Sunday, October 31
Campaigners Bernardo and Lew distributing the Spanish flyer to a supporter in traditional dress
Lew with NYC Council Member Hiram Monserrate (left) and with a "supporter." (right)
La conferenza stampa del 26 Ottobre 2004 al Municipio Roma XI
See the website for the Italian Coca-Cola Boycott
Images from Colombia, Australia, Italy, England and Canada on SINALTRAINAL's website. See images on SINALTRAINAL's site
Campaign to Stop Killer Coke demonstration at a party for Republican delegates, co-sponsored by Coca-Cola and Gov. George Pataki at the Copacabana club, Sept. 1, 2004
Campaign team at the UJA-Federation dinner at the Hyatt in New York, June 7, 2004
Portsmouth Colombia Solidarity Campaign, England, July 19
New York City Dec. 5 demonstration
Dec. 5 Protest in Tacoma, WA in front of Coca-Cola
Halloween - Oct. 31, 2003
July 22, 2003 - Chicago
Latin American Solidarity Campaign organise Coca-Cola boycott, distribute info on Grafton Street, Jul 26 2003
July 22, 2003 in New York, demonstration at Coke's offices
Near Victoria, Australia
April 16, 2003 in New York
May 7, 2003 in Oakland
