Boycott Brand America
Are You
Ready to Take on a Lone-Gun Superpower?
The world struggles to fight global warming, and its
biggest polluter thumbs its nose. The world calls for an international
criminal court, and “the global supercop” rejects it out
of hand. Now the world wants a firm but peaceful solution in Iraq,
and America is beating the drums of war.
It's the new global arrogance. The White House is right. The rest
of us are wrong. And like it or not, the world gets a war.
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Because I am one of the millions
of people against the war;
And because the American government has made it clear that it
won’t listen to world opinion;
And because the symbols of American power are its corporations
and their brands;
I hereby pledge to boycott Brand America, from the moment the
war begins and to the best of my ability until the empire learns
to listen.
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How do we - from Tokyo and Bombay to London and Los Angeles - take
a stand against Rogue Nation USA? Here's an idea: we hit the superpower
with a boycott the whole world can see, and that American power can
really feel. For most of us, the clear symbols of American culture
gone wrong are the corporate logos that make up Brand America. So
we empty the McDonald's, the Niketowns and Hollywood cinemas. We clear
out Disneyland. We turn off Fox, CNN and MTV. We shut down Esso and
Texaco, Gap and Starbucks.
When you make the Boycott Brand America pledge, you make a public
statement. You also add your email address to our secure list, so
we can build the boycott into an international outcry on par with
the peace marches. Watch for days of action on oil, fast food, sweatshop
labor, the media - the intensity will build with every week of the
war.
We face a historic turning point - and a need for new mass actions.
Don’t doubt that we can turn the tide; the peace movement is
already 10 million strong and growing. That’s enough consumer
clout to make the Brand America Boycott a challenge heard round the
world.
Ready for action? From personal choice to public protest, you can
build the Brand America Boycott with the power of your own imagination.
Whatever you choose to do, let us know (tell Sadie),
and watch this site for updates, jams, photos and reports. Take on
the global bullies and celebrate your freedom from commercial culture.
And remember: Empires fall!
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