Boycott War Profiteers!

(for a complete list of war profiteers based on contracts with the U.S. War
Dept., aka the Pentagon, go to
http://www.dior.whs.mil/peidhome/procstat/p01/fy2002/top100.htm)

 Did you know the company which makes Tide, Crest and Pampers is also one of
the top contractors for the U.S War Dept.?

Did you know that the company which says it gets your package there on time,
every time does hundreds of millions of dollars worth of business with the
Pentagon?

How do you think these organizations would feel if you stopped using their
products because you do not like the fact that they profit from their
association with an organization involved in the commission of war crimes?

BOYCOTT PROCTOR AND GAMBLE (P&G) (Not only refuse to buy their products, but
ALSO let them know with a letter and phone call--boycotting in silence doesn't
have quite the effect as letting them know you are refusing their products).

Proctor & Gamble has done over $500 million worth of business with the Pentagon
in the past two years.

"Improving the lives of consumers worldwide is about more than just great
products," explains the Proctor & Gamble website. "It's about corporate
responsibility through positive contributions to environmental quality and to
the communities in which we live and operate our businesses." It's
about "ensuring a quality of life for future generations at least as good as
today's."

Unfortunately, P&G's vision does not apply for the people of Iraq, whose
quality of life was bombed to a pre-industrial stage during the 1991
U.S./U.K./Canadian-led slaughter, and whose quality of life has continued to
decline as a result of thousands of aerial bombings since, along with the most
destructive economic sanctions in human history.

The countryside is contaminated with radioactive poisoning from the dropping of
300 tonnes of depleted uranium munitions, resulting in horrific birth defects
and skyrocketing cancer rates.

P&G, which annually makes the Pentagon's top 100 contractors list, gloats
that "Through our activities, we also contribute to the economic and social
well-being of a range of other stakeholders, including employees, shareholders,
local communities in which we operate, and more widely to regional, national
and international development."

Perhaps P&G could REALLY help with international development if it stopped
supplying the biggest impediment to that development: the U.S./U.K./Canadian
war machine, which openly trumpets its plans to destroy the water treatment
facilities, communications towers, hospitals and daycares, of countries such as
the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Iraq.

The company website states "P&G Canada is one of the top profit contributors in
the P&G World...Our goal at Procter & Gamble is to be the fastest growing
consumer goods company in Canada, and the fastest growing country in which P&G
does business worldwide. We regularly track our performance against both these
benchmarks." So such a boycott could be especially effective in Canada. Our
ability to threaten profit margins because of the company's willingness to do
business with the Pentagon could send a big message to head office.

If you would like to join the boycott, consider writing to P&G Canada's CEO,
and explain why you have no taste for war, nor for any products from companies
which profit from war (and cc us at the address at the bottom of this e-mail).

(Other ideas: go to a P&G company site with your anti-war message, or hand out
flyers explaining this boycott at your local supermarket. P&G Canada's General
Office is located in Toronto. They also have manufacturing facilities in
Belleville and Brockville, and a Distribution Center in Hamilton, Ontario. As
well, they operate regional sales offices in Halifax, Montreal, and Calgary.
Another idea is stickering their products in stores stating: "P&G profits from
war contracts with the U.S. military, please don't buy from them."

 Tim Penner President Procter & Gamble Inc. Canada Box 355, Stn A Toronto, ON
M5W 1Z5 416-730-4711 Consumer relations: fax (416) 730-6006

street address 4711 Yonge Street Toronto, on M2N 6KJ8

As you think of writing a letter, you might want to consider comparing the
company's philosophy to the reality of war from which it prospers. Following
are some of the trite remarks the corporation uses in its promotions:

"We show respect for all individuals."

"P&G is committed to improve the quality of life in communities where we live
and work."

"We have a reputation for integrity. Our employees, when faced with tough
choices, are simply asked to "do the right thing". That principle has served us
well for generations."

Encourage Tim and P&G Canada to do the right thing and stop doing business with
the Pentagon.

Below is a list of major P&G products (and if you look seriously at the list,
folks, you can see a lot of this is just crap we don't need to live in the
first place, so getting off the wagon when it comes to this stuff would in the
long run be the real sustainability statement!)

Ace., Action 500, Adam, Alfa, Alldays. , Always. , Ammens. , Ariel, Ascend,
Attends, Attento, Aussie., Ayudin, Az, Azurit, Babysan, Balsam., Bess., Blend a
Dent, Blend a Med., Blendax., Bold.     Bonus, Bonux, Boss.-Hugo Boss, Bounce.,
Bounty., Buffette., Camay., Cascade., Certina, Charmin., Cheer., Cheff.,
Cierto., Circ, Codi, Cover Girl., Crest., Cristal., Daily Defense., Daisy,
Dash, Dawn., Daz, Doll, Don Maximo, Downy., Dreft., Dryel., Duplex, Ela., Ellen
Betrix., Era., Escudo., Eukanuba., Ezee Asia Fairy., Febreze., Finess, Finish.,
Fixodent., Folgers., Frost & Tip., Gain., Giorgio., Gleem., Hairpainting., Head
& Shoulders., Helmut Lang, Herbal Essences., Herbal Essences Color, Herve
Leger, Hipoglos, Hugo-Hugo Boss., Hydrience., Iams., Inextra, Infasil.,
Infusium., Inner Science, Ipana, Ivory., Jar, Joy.  D , Lasting Color., Laura
Biogiotti., Lenor, Limay, Lines, Linidor,  Loving Care., Luvs. , Magia Blanca,
Max Factor., Men's Choice., Metamucil., Miss Clairol., Moher, Motif, Mr.
Clean., Mr. Proper, Mum, Muse, Myth, Natural Instincts., Natural Instincts for
Men, Nice 'n Easy., Noxzema., Nuances., NyQuil., Olay., Old Spice.,  Pantene.,
Pepto-Bismol., Pert Plus., Physique., Pringles., Puffs., Punica, PUR.
Regulan.   Rejoy/Rejoice, Rindex, Romtensid, Safe and Free, Safeguard., Salvo,
Scope., Secret.,  Sinex.,  Sunny Delight. Supremo, Sure., Swiffer., Tampax.,
Tempo., Tess, Textures & Tones., Thermacare., Tide., A Touch of Sun.,
Torengos., Ultress., Vicks., Vidal Sassoon.,  Wash & Go., Whisper., XtremeFX.,
Yes., Zest.,


BOYCOTT FEDERAL EXPRESS Federal Express has done almost $600 million worth of
business with the Pentagon in the past two years.

FedEx came in at #47 on the 2002 Pentagon contractors list (just behind the
government of Canada, which, despite its "peacemaker" myth,   was #46!)

Again, compare FedEx propaganda to the reality of war and ask yourself: how
does such a bright self-image square with doing business with an organization
committing crimes against humanity?

In terms of outreach, there are in Canada some 69 FedExStations, 3 Call
Centres: 3 and 1,167 Drop off locations (many of which are probably begging for
anti-war stickers!)

FedEx is a proud "supporter of community and global charities. "

Among FedEx's propaganda coups are working with the following charities:
American Red Cross, America's Fund for Afghan Children (which wouldn't have to
exist if countries like the U.S. hadn't bombed the place to smithereens to
begin with, with FedEx profiting from that relationship!), Heart to Heart
International ("FedEx and Heart to Heart work together to alleviate suffering
throughout the world. We've helped this relief and development organization
deliver food, medicine and emergency supplies to Vietnam, China, India and
other areas." Note they do not list Iraq.), National Safe Kids Campaign
("Safety is a paramount concern at FedEx, on the job and in our neighborhoods,"
yet no neighbourhood in Baghdad will be safe from the thousands of bombs and
missiles aimed at it by the U.S.), Orbis International ("eye care and treatment
to people in developing countries," but likely not in Iraq, where thousands of
children have been born without eyes due to their parents' exposure to depleted
uranium, again courtesy of one of FedEx's biggest business partners), Big
Brothers & Big Sisters of Canada (there is literally not a single family in
Iraq who have not lost a family member to the wars and sanctions of the past 20
years--a lot of kids would still have a big brother or sister were it not for
companies which profit from their business with the Pentagon).

FedEx is careful with its community image, and uses charities starved for funds
to turn around and reward them for being "good corporate citizens." It made
Fortune magazine's Top 10 World's Most Admired Companies, and United Way of
America gave FedEx Corporation and its subsidiaries four Summit Awards, to
honor them for "community concern."

It seems we should have concern for ALL communities, especially those which are
the testing ground for new generations of horrific weapons of mass human
destruction.

Let FedEx know you will not use their products until they stop doing business
with the Pentagon.

 Donald Colleran, President 5985 Explorer Dr. Mississauga, ON L4W 5K6 Fax:
(905) 212-5674

1-800-Go-FedEx. / 1-800-463-3339

Other "consumer companies which do a lot of business with the Pentagon include
Honeywell, ExxonMobil, Motorola, General Electric, , Rolls Royce (okay, some
rich people are opposed to war too!), Campbell's Soup, Coca-Cola, B.F. Goodrich
Tires,  Tyson Foods, Kimberly-Clark, among many others.


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(NOTE: If you have the energy to cc some of your letters, please send them to
us at PO Box 73620, 509 St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto, ON M6C 1C0. Thanks!)


"We kill for oil then we throw a party when we win Some guy refuses to fight
and we call that the sin But he's standing up for what he believes in And that
seems pretty damned American to me And it feels like I'm living in the
wasteland of the free.

Living in the wasteland of the free. Where the poor have now become the enemy
Let's blame our troubles on the weak ones Sounds like some kind of Hitler
remedy, Living in the wasteland of the free.

"While we sit gloating in our greatness Justice is sinking to the bottom of the
sea Living in the wasteland of the free." " - Iris Dement, The Way I Should (a
favourite album of the country music group referred to above)