A monthly DU economic boycott?

[realFedUp]

Economic boycotts seem to be one of the only
ways we peasants can effect change to erring corporations.

It would be great to be on the same page in
harnessing the power in numbers
of DUers and our pals to boycott a corporation and
or its product for a month (longer if it takes that). Maybe
this deserves its own forum...
alternative buying sources would also be good
to note.

I've found a few boycott corps sites. Add your
own also and what do you think of the idea of
a boycott that we're all participating in at the
same time?

http://boycotts.org/
Co-op America’s website

www.responsibleshopper.org

www.greenpages.org

http://boycotts.org/pdf/Boycott_Organizers_Guide.pdf
Guide to boycotting

Down and Out in Discount America
By Liza Featherstone, The Nation. Posted December 22, 2004.
http://www.alternet.org/story/20808/

The Boycott Project
http://www.theboycottproject.com/get.htm

Boycott Power
http://www.boycottpower.com/index.php
Over 360 sites on different brand boycotts

Stuff made in America
http://www.usstuff.com/

Boycott on Coca Cola
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11925

[unhappycamper]

1. I'd be up for something like that

If we could agree on a single company, we might be able to focus our economic power enough for them to notice.

[realFedUp]

2. I agree

but it seems that the Schiavo case threads
are more interesting to young DUers....

[Just Me]

3. Honestly, I'd rather do a "full metal jacket" against the corp. media.

Aw, hell,...I don't know!!!

I buy local.

It just seems to me that the corporate media has its tenacles wrapped around our people,...

[realFedUp]

4. You have the Internet...you can buy anything anywhere

especially from that mom and pop owned store
that gives you a smile and calls you by name.
Spend your money wisely.

[Just Me]

6. By "local" I mean I buy from "mom and pop owned" stores.

They are the best!!! One fellow even helps my son learn the art of archery and helps him choose and fit add-ons to his bow.

I guess I basically engage in an economic boycott each day *LOL*.

I'm just seriously po'd at the mass manipulation by corporate media which feeds our people a heavy diet of bs and consumerism.

[realFedUp]

5. One at a time, we can make a difference

Corporations are here to stay and the ones
that deal honestly, leaving no pollution in
their wake we don't have a beef with...it's
the ones who commit crimes, avoid taxes,
treat workers without regard to employment
laws...we can stop supporting them and
their products, boycott in public and
on the Internet.

[ariellyn]

7. I agree...I'd be willing to participate too. If there's one thing

that repukes LOVE it's money. If people stop buying their crap, literally, they'd come around real fast.

What I'd love to see: people on bikes--all over the country bypassing the oil pumps. Like in China. I bet they'd make laws banning bicycling--LOL.

[buycottJoe]

8. Check out our DU group Economic Activism and Progressive Living

We learn to vote with our wallets by buying from progressive companies. Hope to see you there.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=255

[realFedUp]

15. I will, thanks

and thanks to you all who are interested
in participating in deliberate boycotts
as a group.

[blm]

9. Have been boycotting for a few years, but am still up for a more

concentrated effort.

Great idea.

[Radical Activist]

10. Boycott's are very difficult to do effectively.

It would be nice to do something like that though. Frankly there are some companies, like Walmart and McDonalds, that no DUer should ever shop at, but we see lounge threads about people going to Walmart all the time.

[ananda]

11. keep it basic

I basically boycott Wal-mart and cable tv.. and of course certain brands like Nike.

I hope it's OK to shop at Target, Whole Foods, and Kroger. I mean, there are limits....

I'm really pissed right now because the only local phone service is SBC; the others aren't even competitive and SBC really sucks... I get a different bill every month because they want to scam me.

Sue

[cthrumatrix]

12. boycott Walmart and fundie TV like FAUX and RW media

[yorkiemommie1]

13. i boycott Macy's

because of its tv screens in the women's fitting areas always blaring either FoxNews or one of the * fake news videos. ( Posted sign says MUST remain on FOX or some other obscure channel... but since the Iraq thing started it's ALWAYS F*** or fake news.

Macy's doesn't need me and I don't need their shit.

and I boycott Walmart/Walgreen's/ Kohl's.

[Mich Otter]

14. A good source for labor news is the LabelLetter at...

http://www.unionlabel.org/label_letter.asp
You can sign up for free bi-monthly copies.

[Liberty Belle]

16. Disney owns ABC, which edited out the "Fox blocker"

references on a TV show that aired recently, along with all other negative references to Fox News.

It would send a powerful message on media bias if everyone boycotted Disneyland, Disney World, and stopped buying Disney videos, books etc. Each boycotter should contact the companies (Disney and ABC) directly to state why you have stopped buying Disney products.