Questions and answers about the boycott of Coca-Cola. The leaflet says the Coca-Cola boycott at Michigan State University (MSU) allows each student, faculty, and staff member to play an active role in the anti-apartheid movement. Coca-Cola is an ideal target for universities, given the student market for its products, and the Coca-Cola boycott is also a good method for raising awareness about apartheid. This boycott was first proposed at the National Anti-Apartheid Conference in October and was then endorsed by the mid-west Anti-Apartheid Conference in Chicago. The leaflet says boycotts of corporations in South Africa were first called for by the oppressed people of South Africa in the 1960's...
Questions and answers about the boycott of Coca-Cola. The leaflet says the Coca-Cola boycott at Michigan State University (MSU) allows each student, faculty, and staff member to play an active role in the anti-apartheid movement. Coca-Cola is an ideal target for universities, given the student market for its products, and the Coca-Cola boycott is also a good method for raising awareness about apartheid. This boycott was first proposed at the National Anti-Apartheid Conference in October and was then endorsed by the mid-west Anti-Apartheid Conference in Chicago. The leaflet says boycotts of corporations in South Africa were first called for by the oppressed people of South Africa in the 1960's after the South African government brutally shot and murdered 69 unarmed people at a peaceful protest. The U.S. is South Africa's leading trade partner; complete divestment of U.S. corporations could potentially put enough economic pressure on the South African government to force it to abolish apartheid. Divestment is important because the presence of U.S. corporations there shows U.S. support for legalized racism. The leaflet mentions student anti-apartheid groups, the people's struggling for freedom, the U.S. government, human rights, and violence.
