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<P><FONT size=2>FRIDAY 22 JULY 2005 -SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COCA-COLA BOYCOTT</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>MAKE YOUR FEELINGS KNOWN</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Two years ago SINALTRAINAL (the Colombian Food and Drink Workers
Union) launched an international boycott of Coca Cola and all its products, in
response to a brutal policy of terror and repression that Coca Cola had
unleashed against their own workers in Colombia. Since 1994, 8 Coca-Cola workers
and SINALTRAINAL union leaders have been assassinated by paramilitaries, who the
evidence suggests, were hired by Colombia’s Coca-Cola management. Hundreds of
other workers and union members have been imprisoned, tortured, threatened,
disappeared or forced into exile.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Individuals and social and trade union organisations all around
the world have pledged their support of the boycott (including UNISON, PCS, the
Scottish Socialist Party, Stop the War Coalition; plus SOAS, Bristol, Middlesex,
Leeds, Sussex, Queens Belfast Universities).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>However Coke have refused to abandon their hard line, have
refused to negotiate with SINALTRAINAL, and the repression against the workers
has continued. Since the boycott started on 22 July 2003,</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>· Coke workers in Colombia had to go on hunger strike to fight
mass<SPAN class=187451422-20072005> </SPAN>sackings.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>· Union Vice President Juan Carlos Galvis was injured in an<SPAN
class=187451422-20072005> </SPAN>assassination attempt.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>· Union leader Luis Eduardo Garcia’s son escaped from a
paramilitary<SPAN class=187451422-20072005> </SPAN>kidnap.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>· 4 members of union leader Efrain Guerrero’s family were<SPAN
class=187451422-20072005> </SPAN>slaughtered in their beds by
paramilitaries</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>· Coke launched their seventh libel case against a
SINALTRAINAL<SPAN class=187451422-20072005> </SPAN>leader.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>When the union launched the boycott campaign, they knew there
would be a price to pay, and are relying on international support and solidarity
to see them through to the end of their fight for justice. We have a moral
obligation to support the workers of SINALTRAINAL.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>SEND PROTEST MESSAGES ON 22 July 2005</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>On 22 July this year, please send messages of protest to
Coca-Cola (an example is included). Fax, email or telephone (or all 3) to make
your feelings known.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>The addresses are: Tim Wilkinson Director of Public Affairs and
Communications Coca-Cola GB. Telephone (020) 8237 3000 Fax (020) 8237 3700.
E-mail twilkinson@eur.ko.com</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>You could also try Customer Complaints which is 0800
227711</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Please send a copy plus any response to us at
colombia_sc@hotmail.com</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>[PS News, Materials, Finance:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>1. For the latest news of popular resistance to Coke in India
see India Resource Center at </FONT><A
href="http://www.indiaresource.org/"><U><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>http://www.indiaresource.org/</FONT></U></FONT></A><FONT size=2> , and
for breaking news from the US see Campaign to Stop Killer Coke at </FONT><A
href="http://www.killercoke.org/"><U><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>http://www.killercoke.org</FONT></U></FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT size=2>2. Order you copy of "The Anti-Coke Manifesto - Why You Should
Support the Boycott Campaign" pamphlet £1 and "Killer Cola in Colombia" magazine
£1.50 plus stickers, petitions and leaflets from Colombia Solidarity Campaign,
PO Box 8446, London N17 6NZ.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>3. We need your donations - make payable to "Colombia Solidarity
Ca<SPAN class=187511622-20072005>m</SPAN>paign"<SPAN class=187511622-20072005>
</SPAN>and send to above address.]</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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