Open Directory - Society: Activism: Anti-Corporation
See also: This category in other languages: - Proposes consumer boycott of large US corporations as a protest against US consumption of resources, militarism and interference in affairs of other nations. Links to reading lists and to information on which corporations are US-based. - Urges a boycott of G-P's products unless construction is halted on a pipeline that endangers the St. Johns River in Florida. - Supplies information and calls for boycott of Unilever, Philip Moris, Nestle, Wal-Mart, and McDonald's. - Group working on a campaign to eliminate the corrosive political influence of corporations and restore democracy to the people. Founded by Ralph Nader. - Describes campaigns relating labor practices, environmental issue, and drug safety. Formerly known as Bayerwatch. [English/German/French/Italian/Spanish] - Grassroots corporate watchdog organization; membership information, campaign updates, job openings, and press releases. - The campaign for environmental justice and corporate accountability for Shell's operations in Nigeria. Background, tools and action ideas for campaigning in your community or campus. - Urges boycotts of three large food producers - Phillip Morris, Nestle, and Unilever. Includes background information and links to sites detailing the offending activities of each. [German/English] - Features news on boycott of the Fisher Family, GAP, Old Navy, and Banana Republic. - PETA critique of the dog- and cat-food manufacturer's nutritional experiments using cats and dogs. Includes photos, video, and information about other pet food companies' use of animal testing. - News on the politics of brand hegemony and corporate power, and of acts of organized and disorganized resistance from all over the world. A forum for discussion and debate, and for sharing information, strategies of subversion and creative alternatives. - "Untangling ourselves from the monocult." Challenging the corporate domination of the seed supply, industrial biopiracy and irresponsible control of our food. - Single page review of the powerful gathering of protesters in Seattle in 1999. - In 1999, Swatch tried to use ham radio bands for advertising in violation of ITU rules via satellite. Amateur radio operators protested and the launch was cancelled. - Regular updates, the class action suit against Union Carbide Corporation, and activities of organizations for survivors of the disaster. - Gives several detailed explanations of bad labor practices and relations with customers and neighbors, with links to external articles. - Urges boycotts by US consumers of corporations who are off-shoring their workforces, with an extensive list of corporate names, and links to sites detailing the issue and the successes of past actions.
