BRAZIL

Curitiba in front of a McDonalds franchising - organised by a group of students Unions 212 votes to boycott Bush 10 people said they buy Bush's donors 6 filled the ballot paper incorrectly

FINLAND

Bush, Kerry, or real democracy?

Oulu - organized by local group of Friends of the Earth Finland www.maanystavat.fi 92 voted against the USA policy and 3 voted for it Photographs of the action: http://maahinen.org/tapahtunutta/bush-boikotti_2004

KYRGYZSTAN

SPAIN

UK

We look forward to more results from Hungary (Budapest) and Spain (Barcelona and Córdoba)

Alternative US Presidential Elections for non-US citizens in Belgium, Brazil, England, Hungary, Kirgyzstan and Spain

Brussels, Wednesday 27 October 2004 - Not only the US is gearing up for the presidential elections. Alternative polling stations for non-US citizens are being prepared for Tuesday November 2nd in Belgium, Brazil, England, Hungary, Kirgyzstan and Spain. With these alternative US elections, the organisers of the Boycott Bush International Campaign want to give world citizens the opportunity to be part of this important day. People will be able to vote against George W. Bush's policies in Iraq and other parts of the world. They will be invited to vote with their wallet by joining an international boycott campaign targeting US multinationals. Voting is also possible online at http://www.boycottbush.org.

"As non US citizens, we cannot vote although US policies affect all of us in everyday life", declared Pol D'Huyvetter, a Boycott Bush and For Mother Earth campaigner in Belgium. "With the alternative US elections, people do not have to choose between G.W. Bush or John Kerry also known as Mr. Bush Light!" said D'Huyvetter. "People outside the US can now vote with their wallet for the end of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, for the Kyoto Protocol, for the disarmament of the 10,000+ weapons in the US nuclear arsenal, and for the end of U.S. support of Israel."

No Bush - No Kerry: Vote with your wallet!

Whether Bush or Kerry is elected on November 2nd, US multinationals and the United States' foreign policies will continue to fuel wars, environmental destruction and human-rights violations. For this reason, the Boycott Bush International Campaign is calling for an open ended boycott campaign which will continue after the US presidential elections. The Top 6 US multinationals to boycott are all big Bush donors since 1999 and have bad records with regards to the environment, peace issues and human rights. We have the consumer power so we will vote with our wallets! The campaign is being coordinated by For Mother Earth in Belgium, and is made up of 141 groups and organisations in 39 countries.

Bush donors

Last January, Boycott Bush campaigners and activists met during the World Social Forum, in Mumbai, India. They decided to target 6 US multinationals who are important Bush donors and who have global brands, easy to boycott in every region of the planet.

TOP 6 Bush donors 1999-2004
(4th Oct. 04; Source: www.opensecrets.org)

1. Altria (ex-Philip Morris, Kraft Food) : $6.830.000
2. Exxon-Mobil (Esso) : $2.730.000
3. Chevron-Texaco: $2.420.000
4. PepsiCo: $1.940.000
5. Coca Cola co.: $1.040.000
6. McDonalds: $780.000

More info about the alternative elections in the Boycott Action Kit:
http://www.motherearth.org/USboycott/ftp/actkit/2nov_en.pdf

Press contact:
Pol D'Huyvetter
pol@motherearth.org
+32-9-242-87-52 (dir.)
+32-495-28-02-59 (mobile)

Overview US Presidential Elections for non-US citizens
Global Boycott Bush Action Day, Tuesday November 2, 2004

Belgium

Brussel

In the European capital, the pacifist groups Mouvement Chrétien pour la paix and Rencontres pour la paix, with the group of solidarity with Columbia Ayni http://users.skynet.be/AYNI/ and the pacifist and environmental organization For Mother Earth www.motherearth.org, hold a polling station downtown Place de la Monnaie from 10am until 4pm on November 2, 2004.

Press contacts:
Felipe Van Keirsbilck
u50fvk@acv-csc.be
Tel: +32 478 29 59 50

Pol D'Huyvetter pol@motherearth.org
Tel: +32 495 28 02 59
Fax: +32 9 242 87 51

Gent

The pacifist and environmental organization For Mother Earth www.motherearth.org organises alternative US presidential elections at the Korenmarkt in Gent, in front of the Mc Donald's restaurant, from 9am until 5pm. For Mother Earth is running the secretariat for the International Boycott Bush Campaign www.boycottbush.org.

Press contact:
Pol D'Huyvetter pol@motherearth.org
Tel: +32 495 28 02 59
Fax: +32 9 242 87 51

Genappe

The Tof Théâtre organises an alternative polling station on November 2nd for the US Presidential Elections in Genappe, in the French-speaking part of Belgium. The Tof Théâtre is a theater professional company for children and young people.
Where? At the Tof théâtre / Le Monty, 58 rue de Charleroi, 1470 Genappe
When? on November 2, from 17pm until 22pm
Press contact:
Alain Moreau tof.theatre@skynet.be
Tel: +32 477 313 946

University of Liège

The administration of the University of Liège has given its permission for the Federation of Students to organize an alternative polling station within the university for the US Presidential Elections. The university will print the posters to advert the alternative elections and flyers to inform students about the international treaties, including the Kyoto Protocol, that the current US administration refuse to sign or ratify. The alternative elections take place on Thursday October 28th and Friday October 29th to allow students to vote before their holidays.

Press contact:
Caroline Lebeau
caroline.lebeau@tiscali.be
Tel : +32 498 68 74 32

Brazil

Curitiba

"Eleições dos Estados Unidos por Outro Mundo" or US Elections for Another World will be held in Curitiba. The action is organised by a group of students Unions. Boycotts are not very common in Brazil. Everyone drinks Coca Cola and very few abandoned McDonald's. This is a good moment to start a boycott campaign as the public opinion is engaged against the occupation in Iraq. The students have already prepared a list of the products to boycott and the substitutes, to email friends, and they hope with this action to disseminate the list - and the idea. They decided to include Unilever in the list of the boycott targets, as they own 30 of the most important brands we find in the markets. Unilever have, as well, fired the actress Whoopi Goldberg for speaking against Bush, and have a history on animals mistreatment for cosmetic research.

Press contact:
Marcel Retondario
starrkey@terra.com.br
Tel : +41 9997-8077

England

Bradford University

Students are circulating the Boycott Bush fliers www.boycottbush.org around Bradford University. They plan to hold alternative US Presidential Elections within their university.

Press contact:
Amy Beeton
A.F.Beeton@Bradford.ac.uk

University of London

Tuesday 2 November at 10 am a street polling station organized by students in London will be ready to receive the ethical consumers and curious people that will come to vote.

Press contact:
Olaya Garcia Alonso
olaya_india@yahoo.co.in
Tel : +44 79 44 91 31 71
+44 20 87 28 01 17 (evenings)

Finland

Oulu

A local group of Friends of the Earth Finland www.maanystavat.fi organizes Alternatives Elections at Oulu on Tuesday 2 November 2004 to vote againts or for the usa policy and to say yes to the boycott campaing. The polling station will be open at the center of oulu around 3-6 pm.
Press contact:
Sanna Eskonniemi, Vice-Chair of Friends of the Earth Finland
o3essa00@students.oamk.fi

France

In Brittany, two alternative polling stations may be held by student groups from the University of Rennes, and by the fair trade Beuk Kola producer, Kan ar bed. To be confirmed

Hungary

Budapest

The Hungarian Left Front www.baloldalifront.hu/ prepares alternative polling stations from 29th October to 2nd November, at different points around Budapest including the exit of the tube stations at the East and West train stations. A lot of people pass this point every day. 2 millions people are living in Budapest.

Press contact:
Peter
leftfront@freemail.hu
Tel: +36 204502804

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

In Kyrgyzstan, the Public Association "Civil Society Against Corruption" have spread the call in Central Asia to organize alternative US presidential elections on Tuesday November 2nd, 2004. They also take the opportunity to organise their own alternative elections in their country to express their feeling and thoughts regarding US policy, since it has an integral part in their life. They have translated the non-us ballot from www.boycottbush.org into Russian and have printed "official" ballot papers and posters. They will open “real” polling stations near Central Market ZUM and at 4 main universities in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek:
1. American University-Central Asia,
2. Kyrgyz-Russian Slavonic University,
3. Kyrgyz State National University,
4. Bishkek Humanitarian University.
They will start their actions in the four universities from 9am till 2pm. Then from 4pm till 7pm, they will held a polling station at the central market place, where there will be a lot of people. They are looking forward to give a press conference after the elections to unveil the results of the alternative elections.

Press contact :
Almaz Urbaev
almazchik@rambler.ru

Spain

Córdoba

In Córdoba, the Green Party plan to do a street action on November 2nd with the ballot papers for the alternative US elections for non-US citizens. They will be joined by other political parties and organisations. They want to take the opportunity to be on the street with the message of the Boycott Bush campaign, and to ask the US government to comply with international treaties.

Press contact:
Valle Lopez-Tello
valle@softhome.net

Mallorca

The Fair Trade NGO Finestra al Sud www.finestralsud.org, based in Inca, Mallorca,held alternative US elections on Saturday, 30th October, in a street party where they celebrated their 5th anniversary. 63 people voted in the afternoon and in the evening at their polling station. They announced the results at the end of the party:
1 person voted for G.W. Bush and 20 people voted for J. Kerry
2 people voted blank
40 people voted for other candidates such as Ralph Nader, Michael Moore and even Bruce Springsteen and Michael Stipe, the R.E.M. singer.
Every single person voted for the US to stay out of Iraq, ratify the Kyoto Protocol, find a 2-state solution for Israel and Palestine, acknowledge the authority of the International Penal Court and stop imposing GMOs.

Press contact:
Mercedes Lopez
lopez_mercedes@hotmail.com

Barcelona

The Catalan boycott group Boicot Preventivo www.boicotpreventivo.org will hold alternative US presidential elections in Barcelona.

Press contact:
David Llistar
david.llistar@debtwatch.org

George W. Bush master of ceremony for Iraqi killing fields in Belgium

U.S. President George W. Bush armed with a machine gun and with a big smile walks in between the corpses and stops near a black coffin. The black coffin reminds us of the thousands of Iraqi civilians who are killed by the U.S. led forces. Bush puts his thumbs up and reminds us a group of onlookers that we need to win the war against terrorism: “Please help me win the next presidential elections and I will continue to fight terror. Don’t forget to drink two liters of Coke or Pepsi a day and have your three meals at Mc Donalds. When you need gasoline go for the best and have Esso or Texaco. And of course you should smoke your two packs of Marlboro a day! All these companies give me lots of money and it will help me fight terror.”

With this street-theatre, the Belgian NGO For Mother Earth renews its call to boycott Exxon-Mobil, Chevron-Texaco, Pepsico, Coca Cola Company, Altria (Kraft/Philip Morris) and McDonald, all corporate sponsors of the George W. Bush election campaign. Flyers of the international Boycott Bush network also remind the public that no weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq, while the U.S. possesses an estimated 10.600 nuclear warheads.

The peace campaigners denounce the western media, which rarely gives attention to the thousands of Iraqi civilian victims. According to a report from Medact, UK affiliate of IPPNW (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War), between 7,800-9,600 Iraqi civilians have already been killed since the start of the war in March 2003. The organization also gives a number for the total of deaths (both citizens and Iraqi soldiers) of between 21,700 and 55,000 for the first six months of the war (1). According to Iraq Body Count there are already between 9187 en 11.046 civilian victims (2). According to the Associated Press news agency, in the month of April 2004 alone 1,200 Iraqi people were killed (3). On May 27 2004, the U.S. counted 805 of its troops amongst the victims of the war.

The peace campaigners do not want to stand on the sidelines and watch the death toll rise. With their action, they want to encourage people to take part in a daily protest against the American occupation of Iraq, through a targeted boycott of six important financial supporters of President Bush’s election campaign. According to the campaign group, the boycott enables people to do something in their daily life against the brutal unilateral politics of Washington. They are part of an international network of NGOs in over 40 countries, which calls for a targeted boycott of six U.S. companies who support the election campaign with large sums of money.

The following companies, targeted for the boycott, are large financial contributors to Republican Party election funds:
Altria (Philip Morris, Marlboro, Kraft) donated $6.530.000
Exxon-Mobil (Esso) donated $2.470.000
Texaco-Chevron donated $2.200.000
Pepsico donated $1.940.000
Coca Cola Company donated $860.000
Mc Donalds donated $640.000

Figures from 2000 to April 2004
Source: Center for Responsive Politics http://www.opensecrets.org

A recent opinion poll conducted by NOP World shows that U.S. brands are currently suffering around the world due to Bush foreign policy. With the boycott, For Mother Earth wants to support, and increase, this shift away from U.S. products.

The following figures illustrate this trend (Source: De Finaciële Morgen- De Morgen p15, May 11, 2004)

1. Going to McDonalds in 2003 and 2004:

Country	2003	2004
Germany	43%	34%	-9%
India	17%	9%	-8%
Egypt	55%	38%	-17%
Canada	62%	52%	-10%

2. Buying Nike products in 2003 and 2004

Country	2003	2004
Germany	49%	28%	-21%
France	45%	38%	-7%
Russia	20%	12%	-8%
China	19%	13%	-6%

These numbers are encouraging for the international boycott campaigners who met for the first time during the World Social Forum in Mumbai, India, last January. http://www.boycottbush.org

And finally: For Mother Earth is urgently seeking financial support to continue the campaign. Money that consumers save on U.S. products are welcome at account number 001-2055174-14 of For Mother Earth with message 'Boycott Bush Campaign'

For Mother Earth started this weekly protest last 14th April 2004. They plan to meet every week between 5 and 6 pm.

(1) Report on civilian victims in Iraq, MedAct
http://www.medact.org/tbx/pages/sub.cfm?id=775
(2) Iraq Body Count
http://www.iraqbodycount.net
(3) AP report states at least 1,200 Iraq dead in April 2004
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4031177,00.html

Press contact: Pol D'Huyvetter +32 495-28 02 59

Boycott protest in Belgium

Tortured Iraqi prisoners start weekly protest in Belgium
Renewed call for boycott of U.S. corporate sponsors of President Bush

With this street-theatre, the Belgian NGO For Mother Earth renews its call to boycott Exxon-Mobil, Chevron-Texaco, Pepsico, Coca Cola Company, Altria (Kraft/Philip Morris) and McDonalds, all corporate sponsors of the George W. Bush election campaign. Flyers of the international Boycott Bush network also remind the public that no weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq, while the U.S. possesses an estimated 10.600 nuclear warheads.

The peace campaigners denounce the western media, which rarely gives attention to the thousands of Iraqi civilian victims. According to a report from Medact, UK affiliate of IPPNW (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War), between 7,800-9,600 Iraqi civilians have already been killed since the start of the war in March 2003. The organisation also gives a number for the total of deaths (both citizens and Iraqi soldiers) of between 21,700 and 55,000 for the first six months of the war (1). According to Iraq Body Count there are already between 9,137-10,994 civilian victims (2). According to the Associated Press news agency, in the month of April 2004 alone 1,200 Iraqi people were killed (3). On May 16 2004, the U.S. counted 777 of its troops amongst the victims of the war, according to the Center for Public Opinion and Democracy. These U.S. military victims get a lot more attention in the media.

The peace campaigners do not want to stand on the sidelines and watch the death toll rise. With their action, they want to encourage people to take part in a daily protest against the American occupation of Iraq, through a targeted boycott of six important financial supporters of President Bush’s election campaign. According to the campaign group, the boycott enables people to do something in their daily life against the brutal unilateral politics of Washington. They are part of an international network of NGOs in over 40 countries, which calls for a targeted boycott of six U.S. companies who support the election campaign with large sums of money.

The following companies, targeted for the boycott, are large financial contributors to Republican Party election funds:

• Altria (Philip Morris, Marlboro, Kraft) donated $6.530.000
• Exxon-Mobil (Esso) donated $2.470.000
• Texaco-Chevron donated $2.200.000
• Pepsico donated $1.940.000
• Coca Cola Company donated $860.000
• Mc Donalds donated $640.000

Figures from 2000 to April 2004
Source: Center for Responsive Politics http://www.opensecrets.org

A recent opinion poll conducted by NOP World shows that U.S. brands are currently suffering around the world due to Bush foreign policy. With the boycott, For Mother Earth wants to support, and increase, this shift away from U.S. products.

The following figures illustrate this trend (Source: De Finaciële Morgen- De Morgen p15, May 11, 2004)

These numbers are encouraging for the international boycott campaigners who met for the first time during the World Social Forum in Mumbai, India, last January. http://www.boycottbush.org

And finally: For Mother Earth is urgently seeking financial support to continue the campaign. Money that consumers save on U.S. products are welcome at account number 001-2055174-14 of For Mother Earth with message 'Boycott Bush Campaign'

For Mother Earth started this weekly protest last 14th April 2004. They plan to meet every week between 5 and 6 pm.

1. Report on civilian victims in Iraq, MedAct
   http://www.medact.org/tbx/pages/sub.cfm?id=775
2. Iraq Body Count
   http://www.iraqbodycount.net
3. AP report states at least 1,200 Iraq dead in April 2004
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4031177,00.html

Press contact: Pol D'Huyvetter +32 495-28 02 59

March 20th - International Day of Protest

Brussels, March 20th 2004 - During the anti-war demonstration in Brussels activists of For Mother Earth attracted a lot of media-attention with a funeral procession. Here in Brussels we were 6000, despite terrible weather with lots of rain and wind. A black coffin was carried by George W. Bush, Mr. Death and two US marines all armed with guns. The coffin was marked with the number of fatalities since the start of the war in Iraq one year ago.

Amongst the dead are 8,581 Iraqi civilians, 13,500 Iraqi soldiers and 571 US soldiers. The coffin also carried the logos of six important donors to George W. Bush and his Republican Party: McDonalds, Chevron/Texaco, Philip Morris/Kraft, Exxon-Mobil, Coca Cola Company and PepsiCo. The McDonalds restaurant near the Brussels stock-exchange building closed its door when the activists picketed its front door. For Mother Earth believes that these new anti-war demonstrations are not enough to stop US unilateralism. "We need direct actions which stop business-as -usual. The boycott is the ideal method" according to a spokesperson. The activists received lots of sympathy. Today the international boycott network also organized actions amonst others in Auckland (NZ), Tokyo, Mumbai, Delhi en Kolkota (India), Rawalpindi, Bahrain, Cairo, Vienna, Copenhagen, Rome while several Exxon-Mobil petrol stations were visited in the US state of Vermont. This morning there was also an action at a Esso petrol station in Hasselt, in the east of Belgium. The activists stress that there actions are not anti-american. "We work together with US citizens for another America" according to a boycott campaigner.

Pictures from the boycott action during the Brussels demonstration against the war can be found on here and Indymedia Belgium

Latest news - 300 hundred arrests in Mumbai

Mumbai March 20th 2004 - The boycott action started at 4:30 pm (Indian standard time) at Hutatma chok near Churchghate Station. More than 300 protesters & volunteers turned up on the streets, shouting out slogans and holding their placards. The protesters gathered an even more number of commuters making the whole protest look like a massive rally. The following was the messages on the placards: "Wanted! George W. Bush for crimes against humanity and the planet", "US War Crimes Sponsored by Marlboro", "Boycotting Marlboro reduces war victims" etc. The protesters were comparing Bush with Hitler and ordering Bush to leave occupation of Iraq. Coco cola and Pepsi were not spared either.

The whole campaign was attracting a lot of journalist. Few of the campaigners were also giving brief interviews to the press. As the campaign started to get a lot of heat, the police started to arrest people. They started it by arresting the person who was talking to the press; the innocent protester was resisting the arrest when suddenly he was over powered by 6 to 7 policemen. Similarly a woman was also arrested. Many volunteers were pulled to the police trucks by their legs with their bodies lying down on the rough and hot ground. Even after the protesters were arrested, they kept on shouting the slogans. It was as if their own brothers, sisters and children's had suffered in the WAR.

Also the boycott action coordinator, Mr. Manish Kumar, and one of the volunteers Mr. Chandan Chaturvedi along with about 300 volunteers were arrested and taken to the police station near Mumbai Central station.

We keep you posted about the events in Mumbai.

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Worldwide boycott network targets 6 US multinationals

Actions mark first anniversary of war against Iraq

March 17th, 2004 - On Saturday March 20th, the first anniversary of the start of the war against Iraq, groups and people around the globe are uniting in their call to boycott 6 US multinationals. Exxon Mobil, Chevron-Texaco, Coca Cola Company, Pepsico, Altria (Kraft & Philip Morris) and McDonalds are being targeted for the boycott by an international network which was formed during the World Social Forum in Mumbai (India) in January. The 6 companies are all large financial sponsors of George W. Bush's Republican Party, and they all have controversial records regarding the environment, human-rights and/or labour-rights. They are an easy target for people around the world who want to use their consumer power to send a message to the White House.

The companies being targeted by the boycott gave the following funding to the Republican party:

• Altria (Kraft/Philip Morris) - $6,529,524
• Exxon-Mobil - $2,470,014>li> Chevron-Texaco - $2,213,241.18
• PepsiCo - $1,938,141.7
• Coca Cola Co. - $863,938.54
• McDonalds - $636,358.59

Figures from 2000 to March 1, 2004, Source: Center for Responsive Politics www.opensecrets.org

The boycott activists are opposed to the unilateral policies of the US government which are undermining the UN and international treaties. Last year the US used weapons of mass destruction (WMD) as an excuse for going to war in Iraq, while the US continues to maintain approximately 10,600 nuclear warheads.

The boycott demands, which is already endorsed in by organizations in 40 countries, is making a bold statement in favour of the UN and international law, and in opposition to the ongoing unilateral politics of the Bush administration. Amongst other demands, the boycott network calls on the US to withdraw all forces of foreign military occupation from Iraq, and respect the sovereignty of the Iraqi people. They also demand that the US recognize the International Criminal Court, and ratify the Kyoto protocol, the Biological Weapons Convention Protocol, the Comprehensive nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the FCTC (Framework Convention on Tobacco Control).

At the World Social Forum in Mumbai, author and activist Arundhati Roy called on the global forces that opposed the Iraq war to "become the global resistance to the occupation." She suggested choosing "two of the major corporations that are profiting from the destruction of Iraq" and targeting them for boycotts. The call for a boycott also received support from Canadian writer Naomi Klein and the French farmers' leader Jose Bove.

The boycott campaigners do not doubt the potential of their network. Last year it became clear that US companies lost "brand power" as a result of the unpopular war, and opposition to US foreign policy. And during the latest World Economic Forum in Davos a session about 'Global Brands at risk' was overbooked. In this session Michael White (chairman and CEO of Pepsico) and others talked about how global geopolitical events shape and affect the global brands through public opinion.

Sign up to the boycott network www.boycottbush.org

Center for Responsive Politics is a research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy.

Media-advisory about the local initiatives

Global Summary Boycott Bush Network

March 20th, 2004

Austria
The group Women in Action/Global Mothers for the Environment and Peace has organized info tabling calling for a boycott of US companies and the anti-war rally in next Saturday Vienna.

Contact:
Women in Action/Global Mothers for the Environment and Peace -
Juno Englander, Vienna, Austria
E-mail: global-mothers@chello.at

Belgium
Four actions are planned in Belgium.

1. Brussels
On Friday noon March 19th 'Mouvement Chretien pour la Paix' and 'Rencontres pour la Paix' organize a picket before McDonalds (Bourse/Beurs) in the center of Brussels.

Contacts:
Carla Goffi, Tel: +32-2-734-79-82, E-mail: mcp.belgium@swing.be
Felipe Van Keirsbilck, Mobile: +32-478-295-950, E-mail: u50fvk@acv-csc.be

2. Gent
Also on Friday in Gent 'For Mother Earth' calls for a symbolic closure of a centrally located Texaco gas station at 11 a.m. At noon the activists will move location and stage a die-in and human carpet to commemorate all innocent Iraqi victims in front of the McDonalds in the center of town. Also Bush will be present.

Contact:
Pol D'Huyvetter (For Mother Earth, Boycott Bush International Secretariat)
Mobile: +32-495-28-02-59 E-mail: pol@motherearth.org

3. Hasselt
In Hasselt the 'Americawatchers' plan an action at an Esso (Exxon-Mobil) gas station on Saturdaymorning March 20th

Contact: Luc Daniels E-mail: info@americawatchers.f2s.com

4. Brussels
During the national demonstration on Saturday afternoon we plan a visual boycott action with costumes and coffins during the national demonstration in Brussels.
Contact: +32-495-28-02-59 E-mail: pol@motherearth.org

Canada
With Victoria Peace Coalition we would like to launch our campaign on March 20th. Our campaign is an education campaign including a monthly action outside a selected Esso station.

Contact: Susan Clarke, E-mail: dolcla@islandnet.com

Denmark
On March 17th the "Peace Watch" dressed up in Coke bottle, McDonalds and Marlboro box costumes in the main business street in Copenhagen. We spread information about Boycott Bush Campaign and invite people to join demonstration Saturday the 20th.
The Peace Watch at the Danish governement demonstrates daily since 18th of october 2001 against Danish support for US war in Afghanistan and later in Iraq. The Peace Watch also call for a boycott of Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Marlboro, Kraft, Esso and our own A.P.Møller (who is shipping arms for the US to Iraq).

Contact:
Doris Kruckenberg
E-mail: doriskruckenberg@ofir.dk

Egypt
Also in Egypt actions are being planned. Unfortunately we did not receive details. We hope to receive more information very soon.

Contact: Amr Hussein, E-mail: alzaher2002@hotmail.com

Greece
The Ecologists Greens in Greece will participate in the anti-war demonstrations in Athens and Thessaloniki on March 20th. We will distribute a call for boycott of the war economy during the demonstrations and through the internet.

Contact
Tremopoulos Michalis (Ecologists Greens)
Tel: +30-2310-328791 Fax: +30-2310-421196
E-mails: ecology-trem@nath.gr, tremopoulos@yahoo.gr

India

1. Mumbai
On March 20th we are planning a non violent demonstration in front of McDonalds near VT railway station at 4 pm. We are expecting 100 people. After this we will join common peace demonstration at Hutatma Chowk.

Contact: Boycott Bush India, Manish Kumar
Mobile: +91-22-34403948 E-mail: manishtiss@yahoo.com

2. Kolkata
On 20 March at 4P.M. a demonstration in favour of the boycott action will be held at Kachisarak, Metiabruz of Kolkata. In Kolkata there will be a number of rallies on 20 March. Among them some will appeal to the people at large to boycott some US and UK corporate products. We, the little magazines and literary-workers--the poets, writers and artists--of Urdu, Bengali and Hindi speaking Muslim and Hindu communities of Metiabruz-Maheshtala industrial belt of Kolkata have made an appeal to the people of this locality to boycott a list of US-UK corporate products, especially the luxury items, including the 6 products decided world-wide.

Contact:
Jiten Nandi (Manthen Samayiki)
Tel: +91-33-24913666
E-mail: jiten_nandi@vsnl.net

3. Delhi
We here in Delhi plan to distribute leaflets at the outlets of McDonalds, Pepsico, Coca-Cola and Pizza Hut.

Contact:
Dr. Vijay Kataria, Indian Society for Universal Peace
Mobile +91-11-32596125 -951203094436
E-mail "Vijay Kataria" jiten_nandi@vsnl.net

Italy
We are planning to join the March 20th demonstration in Rome with a group of cyclists and spread the information about the boycott campaign

Contact: Marinella Correggia (Bastaguerra), E-mail: mari.cor@libero.it

Japan We are gearing up for this Saturday and we will all be going out in the streets of Tokyo with Bush masks on our heads, with signs on our body showing the brand logos (we decided to include 8 companies; Disney, Microsoft, Phillip Morris, Exxon Mobile, Citibank, Coca Cola, Pepsi, and Aflac) and the amount of contribution made from each company, and we'll stick dollar bills all over our bodies (it will make sense with the Bush mask).

Contact: Peace Choice Campaign
Naoko Okada
E-mailn_okada@hotmail.com

New Zealand
On March 20, 12 noon, Spent for Peace will join a large March and Rally at bottom of Queen St. in Auckland. Event organised by Global Peace and Justice Action. Spend for Peace will have signs and distribute boycott flyers. Join us!

Contact:
Ruth Jackson (Spend for Peace)
E-mails: rajackson60@hotmail.com, boycottUS@Pl.net

Pakistan
The Citizens Peace Committee, Peoples Rights Movement, Joint Action Committee along with a number of NGOs and peace activists is organising a protest demo and call for boycott on the 20 of March at 3pm to 5 pm from Chandi Chowk, near United Bakery to Committee Chowk in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Contact:
Francisco D'Sa (Citizens Peace Committee/PIPFPD)
Mobile: +92-9562063 Tel: +92-52-5568959
E-mail: francisco_peace@yahoo.com

USA
In Vermont several actions are planned by the Vermont Boycott for Peace at Exxon/Mobil gasstations in Middlebury, Montpelier, South Burlington and Bennington
Middlebury: Meet us at the gazebo on the Middlebury Green at 9:30 am. We will then walk to the Exxon/Mobil Maplefields station on Route 7 just north of the village, and to the Exxon station on Route 7 right in the village. At both locations, we will picket and distribute literature and petitions to sign.
Montpelier: Meet at 1:00 pm at the Exxon station on the Barre-Montpelier Road (between Taylor and Main streets), where we will picket and distribute literature and petitions to sign.
Burlington: In the afternoon, we will picket and distribute literature and petitions to sign at the Exxon station on at 793 Shelburne Road. If you are interested in joining us at this location, please meet us at 3:00 pm at the top of the K-Mart parking lot off Shelburne Road, right below the interchange to the interstate and Queen City Park Road, on the right hand side if you’re traveling south.
The group in Bennington (southern VT) is still determining time and the best location

Contact: Dilys Dana Pierson (Vermont Boycott For Peace), E-mail: dilysp@gmavt.net
We hope to receive more detailed information the upcoming hours.

See 2003 Archive : Boycott Action - Press Release News 2003