Boycott Coca-Cola, Grafton Street Dublin

by sean o c Wed Jul 23, 2003 00:04

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by GR Joe Fan Wed Jul 23, 2003 03:06

Ah theres GR Joe again, a true man of the people, a legend in his time
Joe we'd thought ya'd dissappered, good to see your still sticking it to the man, Damn the man!!!

by pat c Wed Jul 23, 2003 11:05

bigfoot is there as well! i thought we would have tired him out on carlo guiliani march. have the garda cloned their biggest and handsomest inspector?

by PR Wed Jul 23, 2003 13:08

Good to see Joe and Garrett getting on famously.
From little acorns..........

by Ali la Pointe Wed Jul 23, 2003 13:20

The link, cited in the original article:
http://www.boycottcoke.org
Is in fact a part of a Georgian Dixie-loving hillbilly racist hate party's pathetic attempt at respectability by cashing-in on anti-corporate anger. It is only a populist ploy. These people are muckers simultaneously with UDA, LVF, National Front, Ulster Independence and International Third Position wackos. Just look at their links on Ireland.

by Lar Kearney - Cynical Observer Wed Jul 23, 2003 15:01

I was there - for about five minutes. I talked to someone handing out leaflets, they werent too crazy but they did ask me to sign a petition and ask if I was interested in getting more in involved with GR. No thanks.

So as far as I could see here's what happened: the Socialist Wor... I mean Globalise Resistance showed up with a table parked a bit down from the entrance.

They handed out leaflets. They held some placards in the air. Six cops stood around. And then they all went home.

No wonder people accuse GR of sucking all the life out of the anti capitalist movement. I wasnt at the Food Not Bombs picnic in Bray but from watching the video it looked really good - combine a direct action (blocking the door of McDonalds) and also presenting an alternative - i.e. healthy, vegetarian food.

Simple yet imaginative and exciting. What do GR have to offer apart from some placards and some really badly designed posters that make an attempt at subertising? (exactly how does using the 'Coke' font to write 'Globalise Resistance' work as subvertising??)

For a brief, brief period, GR were actually interesting. In June 2001 I think it was, they had a protest just down the road from McDonalds against River Island, same company as the Gap. They occupied the top floor. Grace Lally and Rory Hearne rolled a banner out the window and Grace even threw some clothes out onto the street.

But since then they've done FUCK ALL, suffer from a lack of spontaneity and imagination. No wonder they disappeared for a year.

by lish Wed Jul 23, 2003 15:04

12-3 Latin American Solidarity coke boycott festivities. dress paramilitary & give out fliers . anyone got those big dodgy mirrored shades?

by lish Wed Jul 23, 2003 15:06

drummers & noisemakers welcome.

by Killian Thu Jul 24, 2003 00:57

Yeah that huge cop their again. Quite unreal - he is everywhere. He must be on indymedia all the time to ensure he misses no demo/picket/meeting.

He would make a great t-shirt or button badge!

by Sean Heffernan - SP Fri Jul 25, 2003 09:52

Questions relating to Cikes involvement in Columbia
Could somebody please clarify something for me? - A relation of mine works for Coca Cola, & that person insists the whole columbia thing is Balderdash. I wanna hit back, & am wondering what the story was with the cases against Coke in Columbia & Miami that were dismissed, & why were they so? (Me thinks collusion between prosecutors & the giant multinational, could be @ play!)

I'd be greatful for your help!
Could somebody please clarify something for me? - A relation of mine works for Coca Cola, & that person insists the whole columbia thing is Balderdash. I wanna hit back, & am wondering what the story was with the cases against Coke in Columbia & Miami that were dismissed, & why were they so? (Me thinks collusion between prosecutors & the giant multinational, could be @ play!)

I'd be greatful for your help!

by Terry Fri Jul 25, 2003 13:20

It might be best to find out from him where is his evidence of balderdash and who are what
are is his sources. Ask him if we has determined this from his managers, newspapers or what.

Also try and find out why he would find it hard to take the truth. People will frequently stick
rigidly to a certain line if they realize their whole view point or world view will be overturned
if they take on board opposing opinions and or facts. The issue might then be for him, that if he
knows it's true, he can't ignore the consequences and his own sense of morality, -i.e. he might
feel compelled to speak about it and in Colombia today, I would imagine you could quickly find your
life threatened and your friends distancing themselves from you.

by bill Fri Jul 25, 2003 13:56

I really love coke (not sure about the lemon stuff though) Now Im sure all you protestors on grafton street have drunk coke since you marched (or a coke owned product) Your hypocrisy sickens me.

by Mike Fri Jul 25, 2003 14:23

This may come as a surprise, but it is not unusual for "CocaCola" not to own foreign bottling plants. You need to keep in mind that many countires have requirements that local subsidiaries have to be majority local owned. Since a multinational like "CocaCola" primary asset is "goodwill" (brand recognition) they can put that up for their share while the locals put up the physical assets of the bottling plant.

Why don't you check out who owns the bottling plants where "Coke" is bottled in Ireland.

In other words, the "balderdash" may not be about "no anti-worker violence in the plants where Coke is bottled in Columbia" but "Coke doesn't own any bottling plants in Columbia".

by Keith Parkins Fri Jul 25, 2003 17:39

Very good coverage on today's Face the Facts, BBC, Radio 4, You and Yours (repeated Sunday evening 9pm)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours/

Also today's SchNEWS with some very good links

http://www.schnews.org.uk
http://www.schnews.org.uk/archive/news416.htm

by pc Fri Jul 25, 2003 20:23

its useful to remind ourselves if your are serious about boycotting coca cola they are involved in all of these brands too

sometimes you go into a take-away/pub/pizza place and all they have are various coca-cola made drinks.


Dasani
Fresca
Fruitopia
Minute Maid
Sodas
Cherry Coke
Coca Cola
Fanta
Nestea
Powerade
Sprite


Ambasa
Aquarius
Barq's
Beverly Bonaqa Bonaqua
Calo
Cherry Coke
Chinotto
Citra Coca Cola
Coca Cola Bottling
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Coke Dasani
Delaware Punch
Diet Coke Fanta
Fei Yang
Fioravanti
Fountain Fresca
Frescolita
Fruitopia
Georgia
Gold Spot
Inca Cola
Kinley
Ko Cha Ka Den
Kuli
Lactia
Lift Lilt
Limca
Maaza
Malvern Mello Yello
Mezzo Mix
Minute Maid
Mr. Pibb
Nestea
Nordic Mist
Perfect Water
Powerade
Quatro Real
Gold Royal
Tru-Orange
Saryusaisai
Sokenbicha
Seiryusabo Shpla
Simply Orange
Smart
Sprite
Surge Tai
Thumbs Up
Tian Yu Di
Tropical
Valser
Vegitabeta

by Danielle Mon Apr 26, 2004 17:28 CO.CLARE, IRELAND

COCACOLA SUX!!! Im 13 and i havnt drank cocacola since i found out years ago. I would like to say to all the people out there who know the facts & still drink it : F**K YOU