Sentences with phrase «of a boycott against»

As is noted at NoCapAndTrade.com, Coca - Cola is a target of a boycott against companies who support cap and trade legislation, or the proposed Copenhagen climate treaty (which is designed to implement global cap and trade regulations of carbon dioxide).

Not exact matches

Critics of Trump's father, President Donald Trump, have called for boycotts against dozens of retailers for carrying Trump - branded products.

But the first of many boycotts against Nike was followed by corporate efforts at reform, and the company now has a history of holding suppliers to account and cutting off those that don't measure up.

One of the most famous corporate boycotts was launched against Nestle in 1977 because of the Swiss food giant's marketing of infant formula in low - income countries - a practice which arguably continues today.

Rupert, the 86 - year - old patriarch of the clan, was initially said to be unwilling to get rid of O'Reilly, despite a growing advertiser boycott fueled by news of multiple sexual harassment claims against the Fox host.

In January, a #DeleteUber boycott erupted on Twitter after some users accused the tech company of trying to profit from a taxi driver protest against President Donald Trump's immigration ban.

(Sure, a bunch of people will give up using FedEx — one of the few major companies to hold its ground against the boycott — but are they really going to boycott two dozen companies, and suffer that much disruption of your consumption habits?

Many of the departures have been blamed on the company's current PR mess, which began in January with the #DeleteUber boycott over accusations that the company tried to profit from a taxi driver strike against President Trump's immigration ban.

Faced with boycott threats from giant businesses, including Nike, Apple, Angie's List and Salesforce.com, Indiana's Governor Mike Pence has vowed to alter the language of a controversial, religious freedom bill he signed into law just last week, to ensure businesses can't use it to discriminate against LGBT customers.

Munoz is under pressure to contain a torrent of bad publicity and calls for boycotts against United unleashed by videos that captured Dao «s rough treatment by airline and airport security staff.

Now, the survivors of the Florida school shooting are taking a stand against gun violence in a big way — and their efforts have spawned a boycott of the NRA.

Wall Street has started to rethink its close ties with gun makers, especially since the shooting in Parkland, Fla., in February that left 17 people dead and touched off a series of protests and boycotts against companies linked to the firearms industry.

Wikileaks has stated that they will be leading a campaign against Coinbase next week which will focus on boycotting Coinbase, calling it an unfit member of the cryptocurrency community.

I think by boycotting and lashing out against them, gays and lesbians are doing the very thing they claim to be victims of, which means their behavior is no better than those they oppose.

M.L.King Jr. and his colleagues protested with the weapons of bus boycott, Dharna, Processions etc. and used them as main strategy to fight against racial discrimination.

Another example of the unpredictable outcome of citizen economic action is the boycott Dr. Bob Jones III of Bob Jones University waged against General Motors Corporation for its sponsorship of «Jesus of Nazareth,» the Zeffirelli biblical epic on the NBC network.

John Kennedy repeatedly appointed segregationist judges to the federal bench in the South, and the civil rights case that Robert Kennedy most vigorously prosecuted involved charges brought against Albany, Georgia, activists for violating the rights of a white storeowner by boycotting his business because he had served on a jury that cleared the sheriff who had shot a black man three times in the neck at point - blank range.

Another example of the vagaries of boycott is the campaign waged against 7 - Eleven Stores by the Rev. Donald Wildmon and his organization, in an attempt to get the chain to remove Playboy and Penthouse magazines from their shelves.

The harassment includes social boycott, expulsions, threats and violence against Ahmadi students by extremist students, teachers and principals of the majority sect.

The journal denounced the Nazi regime's «unspeakable brutalities» against Jews, urged the U.S. government to provide haven for refugees and deportees, and called for a boycott of the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany.

Every year around this time, there is a common refrain in some circles of Christianity that calls for boycotts against private companies that do not use the term «Christmas» in displays, advertising and interactions between customers and employees.

For instance, organizations trying to assist Haitian and Salvadoran refugees to avoid repatriation, or organizations urging boycott of banks doing business with South Africa, or organizations counseling young people not to register for the draft, or organizations protesting increased military expenditures, or organizations demonstrating against nuclear power or against mineral exploration in wilderness areas, are all in danger of losing their tax exemptions for violating «public policy.»

Regev said that he was saddened to hear of Portman's refusal, saying that she «has fallen as a ripe fruit in the hands of BDS supporters,» associating her act with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.

This blog only tries to pit the fundies against those of us who have decided to boycott CFA....

Omar Barghouti, the founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, and voice of the international Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel says this about negotiating: «I am completely and categorically against binationalism because it assumes that there are two nations with equal moral claims to the land.»

This weekend, rallies were held around the globe against producers of genetically altered ingredients, and consumers are threatening to boycott products that are not labeled.

The farmers and truckers interviewed said they had seen their produce rejected on flimsy grounds, but decided against challenging the ruling with the US department of agriculture's dispute mechanism for fear of being boycotted by powerful supermarket giants.

OT: Redknapp: «The big problem for Arsene Wenger is once you lose the fans, there is no way back, I saw the Arsenal fans» proposed boycott of tonight's match against West Brom and if it goes ahead to the extent it has been predicted, Arsene will get the message loud and clear.

Boycotts, or at least the threat of boycotts, are starting to rumble through top - flight fan bases: several thousand Newcastle United fans stayed away from their home game against Tottenham, and around half of Liverpool's away crowd stayed away from their team's visit to HuBoycotts, or at least the threat of boycotts, are starting to rumble through top - flight fan bases: several thousand Newcastle United fans stayed away from their home game against Tottenham, and around half of Liverpool's away crowd stayed away from their team's visit to Huboycotts, are starting to rumble through top - flight fan bases: several thousand Newcastle United fans stayed away from their home game against Tottenham, and around half of Liverpool's away crowd stayed away from their team's visit to Hull City.

boycott the match like 3 times and protest against Arsene Wenger and changing of Board and management... We need our Arsenal back, i can't allow those stupid Chelsea to talk to me any how... Good night my lovely fans and Happy new month

I urge Arsenal fans in the UK not to buy tickets and boycott Asenal matches, that way Arsenal board will respect the fans and not treat them with such disdain and impunity, this is outright dictatorship, and it has gone on long enough, Wenger should be out already, he is inept, what did he field the likes of Koscielny against Everton for, what where we playing for exactly?

The Colombian journalist Vicky Davila announced via her Twitter profile that Uruguay football team are considering boycotting match of the eighth finals of the World Cup against Colombia.

Well, today the boycott and all of Nestle's alleged crimes against humanity were brought to the forefront due to the #NestleFamily blogger event and the power of social media.

The changes in Nestlé policies and practices that have been achieved are attributable to pressure from the boycott and concerted work around the world on monitoring companies against the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent, relevant Resolutions of the World Health Assembly and working for legislation to enforce these measure.

As you are aware, Nestlé uses its FTSE4Good listing as its main tool to argue against regulation and to counter the boycott [left: Nestlé's webpage dismissing criticisms of its marketing practices].

Baby Milk Action (IBFAN UK) was strongly dismayed by the announcement of Nestlé's Fairtrade brand, which the group feels will damage the ongoing boycott campaign against Nestlé and will thus be detrimental to infant health.

Because of the ongoing boycott against Nestle and the constant bad publicity it receives because of the baby bottle crisis, the company is very concerned with creating a positive public image for itself.

According to the Wall Street Journal, «UNICEF remains captive to a clutch of activists who have been leading boycotts and protests against the baby formula makers since the 1970s on the highly spurious grounds that the companies trying to supply better nutrition «exploit» the poor... If the toll of African AIDS babies continues to rise, the credibility of one of the most beloved UN agencies may sink.»

The failure of their plot to oust Bobie last year resulted in a boycott of the «Ekosi Sen» programme under the guise of a so - called bias against the NPP flagbearer, Nana Akufo - Addo.

Top photo via Wikipedia The Parkland students continue to amaze — just today, I read about how David Hogg launched an advertiser boycott against conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham in the few HOURS after she mocked his rejection from some of his college choices.

«UJA - Federation of New York applauds Governor Cuomo for being the first governor in the nation to issue an executive order directing state entities to divest all public funds supporting the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel,» said UJA Federation of New York CEO Eric S. Goldstein in a statement.

Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State is boycotting the election because of a case it instituted against the government over the sacking of council chairmen and councillors elected under the APC government.

[329] In August 2013, he criticized Russia's law that discriminated against gays, [330] but he stopped short of advocating a boycott of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

1976 - Montreal Boycott by African nations to protest against a recent tour of apartheid - run South Africa by a New Zealand rugby side.

«Chief of Army Staff, General Buratai and his military hierarchy are desperately using every and any available strategy to justify their actions against IPOB family members in Biafraland particularly in Anambra State because of our boycott threat.

China's «genocidal campaign of repression» against a popular religion should result in a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, a prominent European politician believes.

Students of the Ghana School of Law Thursday morning boycotted a paper they were supposed to write in protest against a mix - up in the questions.

The absolute boycott of this iconic event in Asanteman by leadership of the NPP under Nana Akufo - Addo is believe to be the highest form of disdain ever shown against the hospitable people of Asanteman and the Manyhia Palace.

Trump's supporters have decided to fight back against a judge's ruling against the president's second travel ban by calling for a boycott of Hawaii.

Supporters of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) have threatened to boycott Ghana's general elections scheduled for December 7 if their Flagbearer, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom lose his case against the Electoral Commission (EC) over his disqualification.