Posts Tagged ‘boycott’
Shakira Will Not Sing Song About Islam
6:53 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Music · Comments Off
3 Sep 2008
Turns out that the rumors that Shakira would be singing a song about Islam with Arab singer, Dania Youssef are ‘total fabrications in every respect,’ according to Shakira’s publicist.
I wasn’t really that interested in the rumors that she would be singing a song about Islam–but now I’m interested in knowing why she’s not. And why it’s necessary to make sure we all know that all rumors about said topic are total fabrications in every respect. Is the Latina siren anxious about possibly inspiring a Dunkin’ Donuts, Michelle Malkin led boycott?
via/UPI.com
In Texas, they say ‘no’ to Latino grocery
2:21 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Immigration| Texas · 1 Comment
15 Mar 2007
A campaign to boycott the opening of a grocery store catering to Latinos is heating up in the town of Farmers Branch, Texas.
Farmers Branch residents have been urged in unsigned leaflets delivered to their homes to oppose alleged plans for a grocery store which would cater to the city’s Latinos.… It is unsigned asking neighbors to call Minyard Food Stores to tell them people don’t want a Carnival food store to fill the empty shell on Josey Lane – Carnival is the Minyard’s brand that caters to Latino tastes.
This attempt to discourage immigrant-related businesses wanting to open up in Farmers Branch comes on the heels of another initiative there which sought to “ban illegal immigrants” and make English the official language of the city.
Via / WFAA
Boycott in Mexico: Effective?
12:40 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Immigration| mexico · 2 Comments
2 May 2006
The New York Times (reg. required) compiled reports from various cities across the U.S. today to give us a sense of the vibe across the country. The last report in the article was dispatched from Mexico City, where activists urged Mexicans to boycott all American companies and products yesterday:
A call to boycott American brands and businesses got a lackluster response in the capital today despite widespread circulation on the Internet and in the media. Student protesters blocked entry to a Wal-Mart in a working-class neighborhood of Mexico City but elsewhere many were using the May Day holiday to get shopping done.“Life has to go on and you have to get the shopping done,” said Martha Juarez, 40, a nurse, shopping at a Wal-Mart supermarket chain.” As for avoiding American-owned stores she said: “They are franchises that Mexicans buy, so boycotting them means boycotting Mexicans.”
Mariela Vallejo decided against buying some crackers because they are made by Nabisco. “It’s a way of supporting them, said Ms. Vallejo, 31, a federal government employee. But she smiled with embarrassment when reminded that she had just shopped in a Wal-Mart-owned store.
Ignacio Lopez, 34, a lawyer, who arrived at Starbucks here on a Harley Davidson motorcycle wearing a Harley Davidson jacket, was openly dismissive of the boycott. “It’s absurd to support this with a boycott.”
A Day Without Immigrants : Success or Failure
7:33 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism| Immigration · 5 Comments
2 May 2006
It all depends on who you ask. Right wing pundits and their media a la Lou Dobbs say yesterday was a failure. The country didn’t shut down. Many participants and their supporters point to the fact that although the country wasn’t closed for business, many businesses were closed.
Tyson Foods Inc., the world’s largest meat producer, shuttered about a dozen of its more than 100 plants. Eight of 14 Perdue Farms chicken plants also closed for the day. The rallies shut down 29 branches of Chipotle Mexican Grill, a Denver-based fast-casual dining chain. Goya Foods, which bills itself as the nation’s largest Hispanic-owned food chain, suspended delivery everywhere except Florida in what the company called a gesture of solidarity.
San Francisco solidarity
9:53 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Immigration| San Francisco · Comments Off
1 May 2006
I just returned from the rally at the federal building here in San Francisco, and I was happy — though not surprised — to see the solidarity of my fellow San Franciscans with the immigrant cause. There were faces of every color united with the chants of “Sí, se puede!”
Contrary to what media likes to have us believe, African-Americans were there in droves, as well as the gay community. Nice to know that in the midst of attacks people of all colors and walks of life — immigrant or not — come together. Well, at least in San Francisco they do.
Check out my photos and those of attendees in other cities on our Flickr group…more to come!
Also, our coverage of the aftermath of May 1st continues tomorrow.
Rallies in Chicago, minute by minute
1:16 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Immigration| midwest · Comments Off
1 May 2006
The Chicago Tribune is following the immigrant rights events in Chicago in detail, with a blow-by-blow account that is continuously updated ont their website. Here’s a sample, then follow the entire coverage as the day progresses.
11:54 a.m. The march is underway from Union Park at a slow stroll with several high-ranking Chicago police officials nearby. Cheering crowds are lining Randolph Street at Elizabeth Street, many chanting, “Si se puede” (it can be done), and “USA.” Also, some marchers can be heard chanting in Spanish, “When we pay our lights, pay our gas, when we buy…We pay taxes.”
11:15 a.m.: The Wicker Park feeder march headed south on Ashland Avenue with a sound system blaring the late ’70s anthem “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” and the song “Walk This Way.”The crowd, having swollen to more than 1,000, displayed multiple flags from the Palestinian Authority, the Philippines, Poland as well as the multicolored banner of gay pride.
But the U.S. flag dominated. Amber Javed, 23, of Chicago, carried a sign in Urdu that translated: “We are America.”
“It’s going to be a beautiful day,” said Javed, an immigrant from Pakistan.
You can also participate in the Tribune’s online forum which asks the question “Do rallies help?”
Via / Chicago Tribune
Photo via Reuters
Anticipation builds in media around May 1 protest
11:42 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Media · Comments Off
1 May 2006
The media is buzzing with anticipation as the big day kicks off. No one knows what this day will bring as of yet, but everyone has an opinion. Here’s a round up of coverage as it stands right now:
CNN quotes organizers as saying “There will be tens of millions from coast to coast.”
The New York Times reports on employers who are bracing for the shock. The NYT also reports on other unrelated workers rallies around the world.(Reg. required)
Telemundo.com visitors voted in a poll and believe that the national anthem should be sung in English (41%) or that the Spanish version “is offensive (31%), while Univision.com visitors answered the question “What should be done on May 1st?” with an overwhelming 61% saying “a total strike”.
The LA Times published the march route for their city’s protest and talks about the businesses in the midst of the route that are preparing to be affected.
MSNBC.com visitors are voting overwhelmingly against the rallies.
Spain’s “El Mundo” invites those of us living in the U.S. to opine about how our daily lives are being affected by the strike. (Spanish)
Stay tuned into VL as we bring you more throughout the day.
Could the boycott backfire?
9:46 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Immigration| Money · 1 Comment
26 Apr 2006
That’s what the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, and others, are saying, according to AP:
Mexicans’ refusal to “buy American” on May 1 could further polarize the debate and make reform supporters seem anti-American at the very moment that lobbyists are trying to persuade lawmakers in Washington to pass a bill that would benefit migrants, worries Larry Rubin, the chamber’s president.“This is like shooting oneself in the foot,” Rubin said. “U.S. companies have been the first to lobby, launching a huge lobbying effort for immigration reform. … Why hurt something that is helping you?”
Um, okay…if you think that U.S. businesses are going to suddenly pull out of Mexico over one day of lost revenue, you are smoking crack. There is too much money to be made there. An example from the article:
Unskilled workers at U.S. companies usually start with Mexico’s minimum wage of $4.35 a day. While many earn more, such as seamstresses making an average of $5.89 a day — even these wages pale in comparison to paychecks offered by the same companies north of the border, conceded the chamber’s Humberto Banuelos.A cashier at Subway (or “sandwich artist,” as the company refers to them) earns about $189 a month in Mexico City. In Colorado, Subway cashiers make four times that — $824.
You call that helping? I wonder what “hurting” looks like. I think I’d rather help myself.
Via / FOXNews.com
Photo via Pravda.ru
Boycott: Good or bad? Tell us
4:45 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Immigration · 1 Comment
17 Apr 2006
There’s debate swirling around whether or not the May 1st boycott will be beneficial to the emerging immigrant rights movement or if it will be damaging, further inciting scorn from the mainstream its meant to convince. The most outspoken voice of opposition to the boycott is a guy who’s got a lot of pull among Latinos in L.A. (Catholic and not, given his support of more open immigration laws and the recent demonstrations)– Cardinal Mahony:
Cardinal Roger Mahony, a vocal leader of the marches against congressional attempts to crackdown on illegal immigration, does not support a planned student and worker boycott on May 1.“Go to work. Go to school. And then join thousands of us at a major rally afterwards,” Mahony said in a prepared statement.
Mahony also said “that he will instruct his priests in all 288 parishes in the Los Angeles Archdiocese to defy the relevant provisions of the Sensenbrenner-King Bill in protest, if they becomes law.” Should and will Latinos listen to him?
What do you think? Will a boycott help significantly further the cause or set it back? Counter-productive or necessary?
Via / KABC.com
Mobilizing for fair immigration
9:05 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Immigration · Comments Off
23 Mar 2006
Tens of thousands Latinos and supporters took to the streets today in Milwaukee to protest against harsher immigration legislation:
“We want to be treated with equality”, Hernández added. Some 90 businesses, run by Latin Americans in the southern sector of the city were closed during the day or for several hours in support of the protest.
The protestors are opposed to legislation, approved in December by the House of Representatives that would make being in the USA illegally a crime.
Accordingly, employers who take on illegal immigrants would be subject to new sanctions and the law would provide support for the construction of a wall along a third of the border with Mexico.
Meanwhile, Latino business owners in Atlanta are calling for a boycott which would shut the doors of their businesses tomorrow, to protest new immigration legislation in Georgia:
“They’ll see what type of effect it would have on the economy if they would take us all, like they say, ship us to Mexico or Guatemala or El Salvador,” Covarrubias said.
Community leaders say it’s a way to force Metro Atlanta to recognize the importance of Latin workers.
Business leaders have organized, and are encouraging Latin immigrants living in Metro Atlanta to spend their Friday without spending at all.
In understand the not spending, but shutting one’s own business seems a bit counter-productive to me.
Photo via Channel 11 Atlanta
Via / Daily Journal and Channel 11 Atlanta
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