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Mark Thomas is writing a book about Coca Cola, which will be published this
September and here’s your chance to be included in it! Yelp with joy
and holler with anticipation folks! Not only can you get a mention in
the book but you will also take part in a mildly annoying action
against the purveyors of gassy juice.
As many of you may know Coca Cola bottlers in Colombia face allegations
that the plant managers colluded with paramilitaries to bring about the
deaths of trade unionists working for the Coke plants.
In 2001 the Colombian union Sinaltrainal brought a court case in the
USA against the bottlers and also claimed that the Coca Cola Company
bore indirect responsibility. The Colombian bottlers rather than
investigate the claims of collusion instead brought legal charges
against the trade union in Colombia, claiming the bottlers had been
libelled.
What was this libel? What did the union say about the company that
defamed them? Well, according to the bottlers the union committed
slander by bringing the court case in the US. So logically if the
victim of a crime can commit a libel by bringing a court case
well that
opens up all sorts of legal possibilities. So here is the plan…
Mark would like you to suggest a victim of crime or oppression who
should be taken to court for slander. This can be a retrospective
claim, something which is happening now, or for those of you who are
anticipating victims of crime, something in the future.
For example, a case against the suffragettes for claiming that men
cant run the country, or the Bhopal families from inhaling Union
Carbide products without permission. The choice is yours.
The best suggestions will appear in the book and those that are
printable will be sent to Coca Cola Femsa who currently operate most of
the Colombian bottling plants, with the suggestion that they might like
to take on these counter claims too.
Send your suggestions to: youcantdothat at markthomasinfo dot com
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Skateboarders aren’t exactly obvious eco warriors, but Pierre Andre Senizergues is no ordinary rider: he’s the CEO of Sole Technologies, the parent company of Etnies. New Consumer caught up with him to talk about the outfitter’s new 12-strong SEED eco range in the UK, how he turned Etnies green and why he doesn’t get high on shoe glue anymore.
there are also some eco-discounts to be found if you are slightly sick about the number of useless presents being marketed to you at extortionate prices this christmas…spend a little on the right things, that make you feel better, not guilty at the idea of the small hands used to make the cheap clothes you are wearing to your xmas party…it’s hard for all of us, but we can all make a small difference. 
