[1320] in peace2
Re: Salvation Army Boycott
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tree Monkey)
Fri Dec 14 08:55:54 2001
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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 05:55:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Tree Monkey <bangarangatan@yahoo.com>
To: peace-list@mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <200112140417.XAA02119@gold.mit.edu>
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Well, if we do in fact keep supporting the SA, we will
be directly supporting their union-busting efforts in
Portalnd, OR. These efforts involve high-priced
union-busting lawyers, and that's where your money
will be used potentially. Also, have a gander at the
history of the SA; their record is a shamefull
extravaganza of appeals to poor people to "know their
place" and to accept the deaths of their children from
malnutrition and cold with stoicism becuase they will
be rewarded in heaven. (Joe Hill's phrase "Pie in the
sky" was actually written especially for the SA.)
More details on the union-busting campaign available
at
http://www.iwwpdx.org/greenhouse.html
and
http://www.iwwpdx.org/650campaign.html
.
Don't support union-busting!
Don't support gay-bashing!
Don't support the Starvation Army!
And, by all means, tell them exactly WHY you aren't
going to support them!
--- Aimee L Smith <alsmith@MIT.EDU> wrote:
> Update:
> I spoke to David Cohen djcohen@mit.edu
> staff associate from the MIT Govt and Community
> Relations office
> who was out collecting for Salvation Army (SA)
> today. He said that
> their office has expressed concern about some of
> these issues to the
> SA. He would be interested in hearing about any
> info
> people have about homophobia and/or discrimination
> associated with
> local Salvation Army branches. I am cc'ing him on
> this to alert
> him about the structural concerns with the national
> organization.
>
> I have spoken with one homeless man who said the
> local chapter didn't
> tolerate racist comments or harassment, but would
> tolerate homophobic
> harassment. (I never got his name, so I can't ask
> him to give
> this in writing or anything.) If people have heard
> other info, please
> consider cc'ing peace-makers@mit.edu
>
> Some feel that poor people are served via SA, so we
> should keep
> supporting but lobby them to change. Others feel we
> should have
> social welfare rather than corporate welfare so that
> such band-aids
> for cancers could close down out of obsolescence.
> But do what you
> feel is right and feel free to share your thoughts
> on the trade-offs on
> peace-makers@mit.edu
>
> In hope,
> Aimee
>
> > Jesus loves the straight male children...
> >
> > ------- Forwarded Message
> > >
> > >PFLAG has launched a campaign to boycott the
> Salvation Army by
> > >dropping little notes in their buckets letting
> them know that
> > >they would have gotten 5 bucks, instead of a
> nasty note, if they
> > >weren't such morons. Please visit the PFLAG Web
> site, where
> > >you can download the notes, and get more
> information on this
> > >campaign.
> > >Scott Parisi
> > >People2People Group
> > >617-425-2631
> > >
> > >
> > >http://www.pflag.org/advocacy/action.html
> > >
> > >PFLAG LAUNCHES BOYCOTT OF SALVATION ARMY
> > >You gotta hand it to PFLAG - when they're right,
> they're
> > >right. The organization everyone loves to love
> has just
> > >launched a boycott of the virulently anti-gay
> Salvation
> > >Army. As many of you know, the Salvation Army is
> actually an
> > >evangelical Christian organization and really
> really really
> > >doesn't like gay people. They even explicitly
> refuse to
> > >hire gay people, and a few months ago worked out
> a behind-
> > >the-scenes deal with the Bush Administration to
> codify that
> > >anti-gay hiring ban in the proposed
> faith-based-initiative.
> > >(For more info on that, read my story written at
> the time:
> >
>
>http://uspolitics.about.com/library/weekly/aa071001a.htm
> )
> > >
> > >Well, the latest bigoted shoe to drop from the
> Salvation Army
> > >happened a few weeks ago. You see, a number of
> western state
> > >Salvation Armies decided that they in fact like
> gay people,
> > >and wanted to give their gay staff domestic
> partner benefits
> > >(though not clear what gay staff they have, since
> the
> > >national office bans gay hires). Well, America's
> Taliban got
> > >its turban in a tizzy and launched a barrage of
> protests
> > >calls, emails and letters to the Salvation Army
> headquarters.
> > >And what do you think the hq did? They caved, and
> over-ruled
> > >the local Salvation Armies. So now, the Salvation
> Army
> > >nationwide will have domestic partner benefits,
> but it will
> > >exclude gay and lesbian employees from those
> benefits. And
> > >these people think we're going to give them
> money?
> > >
> > >Well, that's where PFLAG-the-avenger comes in.
> PFLAG has
> > >launched a campaign to boycott the Salvation Army
> by dropping
> > >little notes in their buckets letting them know
> that they
> > >would have gotten 5 bucks, instead of a nasty
> note, if they
> > >weren't such morons. Please visit the PFLAG Web
> site, where
> > >you can download the notes, and get more
> information on this
> > >campaign. And please tell your friends about this
> site
> > >(links provided below), and about the Salvation
> Army's
> > >bigoted position on gays and lesbians. Most
> people aren't
> > >familiar with how "radical right" and intolerant
> an
> > >organization the Salvation Army really is. Which
> is really
> > >too bad. I always grew up thinking they were the
> good
> > >guys...
> > >
> > >Finally, don't forget - while you shouldn't give
> a DIME to
> > >the Salvation Army, make sure you do give to
> another
> > >organization. No reason the poor should suffer
> simply
> > >because the Salvation Army wanted to take a slap
> at
> > >minorities at Christmas-time.
> > >
> > >This is the link to the Salvation Army boycott
> page:
> > >http://www.pflag.org/advocacy/action.html
> > >
> > >This is the link to the notes you can download to
> drop in the
> > >Salvation Army buckets:
> > >http://www.pflag.org/advocacy/salvationarmy.PDF
> > >
> >
> > ------- End of Forwarded Message
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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