[464] in peace2
Demo against Staples this Wednesday
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aimee L Smith)
Mon Nov 13 15:36:59 2000
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Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 15:36:40 -0500
From: Aimee L Smith <alsmith@MIT.EDU>
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TAKE ON A MULTINATIONAL BASED IN GREATER BOSTON!
Join us November 15 at 12:00 in a national day of action against Staples!
Meet outside of the Staples at 25 Court Street in downtown Boston (just off
of City Hall Plaza). Bring drums, flags, noise, and passion!
SO WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH STAPLES?
Staples, based in Framingham, MA, has over 1100 stores in six countries. It
describes itself as the world's largest office superstore. So it has great
power to determine industry practice.
The paper industry destroys forests while providing few jobs. Industrial
logging methods Staples' suppliers use are devastating forests and
communities in the Southeastern US. Now the logging industry is turning to
the countries in the Global South, like Chile, to plunder resources at the
lowest costs.
Staples buys this low-cost paper to keep its own costs down. Like Nike and
other apparel companies, it winks at the practices of its suppliers, refusing
to stop selling paper made from old growth trees or from public lands.
In the meantime, Staples' non-union, big-box stores displace small
businesses. Several years ago, Staples locked out several hundred workers
trying to organize in Atlanta. Staples is living proof that a company that
exploits nature will exploit workers, and vice-versa.
For more information, e-mail Staplethis@aol.com, or call (617) 776-2238. For
background info, visit http://www.coastalrainforest.org
