Greetings again from the darkness. Google defended its record on supporting the rights of all LGBTQ people and said a contribution to a candidate doesnt mean that Google agrees with that candidate on every issue. Is it something you need?, Birmingham-based jeweller and goldsmith Ruth Mary Chipperfield will be releasing a video on Friday giving tips on how to repair jewellery on her website, ruthmary.com. Orange and Partner parted ways the following February. AT&T donated slightly less ($1,079,500) to anti-LGBTQ+ federal representatives but gave significantly more money ($59,450) to sponsors of anti-trans legislation than Comcast/NBCUniversal did. Ben & Jerrys says its taking a stand against the occupation, but very few other companies have quit Israel in recent years and even fewer attribute it to politics. That score indicates unyielding opposition to LGBTQ+ equality. An employee at Ben & Jerry's Israeli factory in Be'er Tuvia on July 20, 2021. repeal LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination ordinances in 2017, criminalize the provision of transition-related healthcare to minors. General Motors said its political contributions do not represent an endorsement of the candidate or support for all the issues the candidate supports [and] we will continue to clearly communicate with policymakers GMs commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. All rights reserved. Even within the Israeli market, the settler share of Airbnbs business was a mere 200 listings out of more than 20,000, according to the company. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law that overhauls the state's elections, which opponents say disproportionately disenfranchises people of color. SodaStream InternationalTargeted for operating main plant in the West Bank, OrangeTargeted for links with Israeli cellphone operator Partner, G4STargeted for staffing West Bank checkpoints and Ofer Prison, AirbnbTargeted for allowing settlers to list their West Bank homes on the platform, VeoliaTargeted for helping build and operate Jerusalem Light Rail, AlstomTargeted for helping build and operate Jerusalem Light Rail. Nevertheless, they were targeted by BDS activists mainly for their role in building and operating the Jerusalem Light Rail, whose trains operate in East Jerusalem (which the Palestinians claim as their capital). Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, who signed the bill, told Fox News that New York voting laws were more restrictive than those in Georgia. SodaStream remains on the boycott list, though Pepsi does not. More recently, Republicans at the . At this point, us queers are so used to the annual cycle of corporations profiting off of LGBTQ+ aesthetics every June that we make cynical memes about it. There is a vetting process, so we make our best effort to avoid some of these conflicts of interest but that said its a moving target because companies change over time, Dimant said. [8] The film was shown at the 2022 South by Southwest Film Festival,[10] and in March 2022 at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London. JPMorgan said it had no comment, while 20 others did not respond at all. Merck CEO Ken Frazier and former American Express CEO Ken Chenault, both of whom are Black, are asking corporate leaders to oppose the law. Them may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Following Georgia's approval of new voter restrictions Thursday, a number of voices are considering a boycott of state businesses. Tennessee's April 2015 law, the nation's first anti-BDS law, echoed common criticisms of the BDS by arguing that the movement is "one of the main vehicles for spreading anti-Semitism and advocating the elimination of the Jewish state." At the same time, I heard about Amazon making a record amount of profits during lockdown. Zoe Roberts, founder of gift box seller Out of the Box, will donate 10% of her Black Friday profits to a local food bank. It includes Apple, the Ford Motor Co., PayPal, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix . The global boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign has been lobbying intensely for close to two decades for companies to stop doing business with West Bank settlements, and even with Israel itself. June is Pride month, and many US corporations are advertising their support for the LGBTQ+ community. In one major case, Airbnb, the company reversed its decision a few months later. By James Factora June 16, 2021 Companies that have cut ties include MetLife, Symantec, Enterprise, Alamo, National, and First National Bank, which will not renew a co-branded NRA Visa credit card. Most measures explicitly ban states from doing business with companies that support the BDS movement, while some non-binding resolutions merely condemn the movement. Don't go back to their products until they relent. All the businesses that are on Shoplocalonline.org are real places: market stalls, pop-up shops, actual bricks-and-mortar businesses. "Never submit, never give up!" 13), Sec. Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said Wednesday that the company has always opposed legislation in Georgia that restricts voter access. When in 2002 it acquired Hashmira, the countrys largest security firm, its operations included staffing West Bank checkpoints and the Ofer Prison, where Palestinian security prisoners were held. We are not giving in to the boycott, he told TheMarker just before the move was unveiled. In recent days, GOP leaders have encouraged boycotts against a group of companies that have condemned or pulled business from states that have passed more restrictive voting laws. Michael Bullock of Weekly Senator, a crowdfunding group that channels donations to Senate candidates supporting progressive causes, said LGBTQ+ organisations supported by corporations that donate to anti-LGBTQ+ politicians should be boycotted. Small businesses werent allowed to trade, they were deemed non-essential in many categories. An April 3 letter . As of May 2021, 35 states have passed anti-BDS laws, resolutions or executive orders. In the second year of Donald Trump's presidency, the movement to boycott retailers that do business with the president's family is still going strong. Why I'm done for now with Ga.-based products like Coke, Delta, Home Depot ands UPS. Credit: SodaStream David Rosenberg Follow Jul 21, 2021 The global boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign has been lobbying intensely for close to two decades for companies to stop doing business with West Bank settlements, and even with Israel itself. The light rail project had been subject to chronic disputes with the government, which eventually bought out the rest of the CityPass partners with the aim of awarding the concession to a new group. As of May 2021, 35 states have passed anti-BDS laws, resolutions or executive orders. by Jenny G. Zhang @jennygzhang Apr 5, 2021, 1:35pm EDT Share this story. Last August, Trump called for Americans to boycott Goodyear Tires after the company banned employees from wearing "Make America Great Again" attire at work. With the increased focus on . More Anti-Trans Bills Have Been Introduced in 2021 Than Any Year in History. An official website of the United States Government, United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been removed from the "List of Countries Requiring Cooperation with an International Boycott.". Israel Hoped Not to Deal With the Palestinians. The $35,300 amount includes $3,000 to Florida Representative Randy Fine (R-53rd District), who introduced legislation that sought to repeal LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination ordinances in 2017 and has recently come under fire for making dehumanizing remarks about Palestinians on social media. Im saying: look at the great things you already have. CVS Health, AT&T, Walmart and Comcast among companies that supported anti-LGBTQ+ candidates, Popular Information reports. Their poster boy, Bill Gates, might not be the hero he wants you to see. Jabin BotsfordThe Washington Post/Getty Images . Those opposed to the movement have called BDS anti-Semitic. These 25 Major Corporations Are Bankrolling Extreme Anti-LGBTQ+ Politicians A new report finds that companies like Comcast/NBCUniversal and AT&T have donated millions to lawmakers who oppose LGBTQ+ equality. MLB's decision to move the game could cost the Atlanta economy about $100 million in lost revenue, Holly Quinlan, a local tourism official, told CNN on Saturday. [2] It links these laws to the American Legislative Exchange Council, describing the Council as the origin of the efforts to pass them at the state level; it additionally states that the Israeli government created a firm called Kella Shlomo to bypass United States laws against foreign interference, and that the firm provided millions of dollars in funding to groups that went on to support the anti-BDS legislation, including Christians United for Israel. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. The company also backed North Carolina state senator Ralph Hise, primary sponsor of S514, which would ban anyone under 21 receiving gender-affirming treatment and which the Advocate, an LGBTQ+ outlet, called the most repressive anti-transgender healthcare bill in the nation. Even in the case of Ben & Jerrys, which on Monday made no bones about being morally opposed to selling ice cream to the settlements, the company made clear it wanted to stay in Israel. It's coming from the left and the right. A Monday report found that 25 major corporations that have earned an 100% rating on Human Rights Campaign (HRC)s most recent Corporate Equality Index have donated over $10 million since 2019 to anti-LGBTQ+ members of Congress. Here Are 243 Other Companies You Might Want to Avoid Some prominent Philly companies as well as familiar national brands like Armani, H&M, Kate Spade, Bed Bath &. Share this on Facebook; . At a Cairo conference in June 2015, Orange's president, Stphane Richard, said of Partner: Believe me, I would cancel the contract tomorrow if I could. After approving bills limiting trans student access to school sports and allowing religious refusals of care for LGBTQ+ patients, Arkansas recently became the first state ever to issue a sweeping ban on gender-affirming healthcare for trans minors. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox. [11], DOC NYC 2021 Presents Q&A for BOYCOTT with Dir. If you care about those places, this is a chance to spend with them.The website follows in the footsteps of Bookshop.org, which launched a year ago to support independent bookshops. Although Popular Information asked all of these companies whether they would continue their support of these politicians in light of their supposed commitment to equality, only 5 of the 25 companies responded. Similar boycott calls soon hit other major fashion brands like Nike, Zara, Burberry, . Katie and Amanda McCourt, founders of sustainable underwear firm Pantee, will switch off their website on Black Friday to all but engaged members of our community. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. In the 2021 financial year, Blackmores Group raked in a total revenue of $281million for its Australia and New Zealand operations. South Carolina and Illinois were the next states to pass anti-BDS laws, doing so in June and July of 2015. The BLM national arm is leading a boycott of 'white companies' until the beginning of 2022 during the peak of holiday shopping season. It denied its decision was political and promised it was continuing to operate in Israel. Days later he visited Israel and met then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-President Shimon Peres. This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. March 26, 2021, 11:31 AM UTC. Others mentioned in the study for promoting a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index and publicising support for LGBTQ+ rights while donating to anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers include United Health, Deloitte and Wells Fargo, which made a $1,000 donation to the North Carolina state senator Joyce Krawiec, who has shared anti-trans articles on social media. Published April 14, 2021 Updated May 27, 2021 Amazon, BlackRock, Google, Warren Buffett and hundreds of other companies and executives signed on to a new statement released on Wednesday. Of course, differences of opinions have always existed, however the focus by media attention has created new types of monsters the vocal types who yell into microphones and cameras about how anyone who disagrees with their extreme view is a danger. It concluded that "while Boycott presents us with positive outcomes legal restrictions overcome or suspended its hard not to feel unfinished [] with so much power and money being unleashed on our legal system, its hard to feel like any political documentary offers true closure". Both companies were sued over their role in the project, but a French court ruled in 2013 that they were not in violation of Geneva Convention rules regarding occupation. The number of retailers boycotting the event is the highest figure ever recorded by the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) and comes as part of a growing movement against huge online shopping websites such as Amazon that has gained traction since the start of the pandemic. In contrast, Boycott focuses on anti-BDS laws and anti-boycott laws in America specifically. The 2021 Kellogg's strike was a labor strike started on October 5, 2021 and ended December 21, 2021 involving about 1,400 workers for food manufacturer Kellogg's, unionized as members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union (BCTGM). I thought: this is so wrong. About 85% of independent retailers will not participate this year in Black Friday, the day sellers claim to offer bargains and slash prices in an attempt to shore up custom before Christmas. SodaStream recovered from its sales slump thanks to a new marketing strategy, and in 2018 was acquired by PepsiCo for $3.2 billion. Don't go back to their products until they relent. This photo shows a tourist photographing a sign reading "Boycott Israel" painted on a wall in Bethlehem, West Bank on June 5, 2015. Boycott Major League Baseball, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, JPMorgan Chase, ViacomCBS, Citigroup, Cisco, UPS, and Merck. The boycott is a nuisance but does not cause serious financial damage. As the anti-Black Friday movement grows in popularity, many shoppers are not only turning back to their local high streets and markets but are increasingly looking online for ways to shop locally. Business Xinjiang cotton row leaves brands reeling Nik Martin 04/08/2021 Names like Adidas and Burberry face a dilemma: either respect a boycott on cotton from China's Xinjiang region . The legislation's opponents. Companies that boycott Israel amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza could be met with legal roadblocks due to a majority of U.S. states having passed laws against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Any independent retailer can join the website for free until the end of January, and she promises no commission will ever be taken on their sales. Specifically, AT&T donated $12,950 to anti-trans legislators in Arkansas, $4,000 in Tennessee, $5,000 in North Carolina, $22,500 in Texas, and $17,500 in Florida. It has generated almost 1.8m for nearly 500 bookshops. The French company said it wasnt due to boycott pressure but to a brand strategy of ending licensing agreements like the one with Partner. In their responses, Google and Ford emphasized their support of their LGBTQ+ employees and prior endorsement of pro-LGBTQ+ legislation, while maintaining that their bipartisan and across the spectrum donations were in the best interest of their operations. [9], Produced in the United States, the documentary has a runtime of 70 minutes. When a news publisher in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona and a speech therapist in Texas are told they must choose between their jobs and their political beliefs, they launch legal battles. Anti-BDS executive orders and laws arrived in South Dakota, Oklahoma and Missouri in 2020. The review praised the film's for avoiding false balance by focusing on "the pain of the Palestinian people", but stated that "for all its focus on Palestine and Israel [] Boycott is a film about American politics and the forces that would choose to influence it". He said that the company had paused political donations through its political action committee before the bill was proposed. We will continue to fight to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat in Georgia," Kemp said on Twitter. Managing director, Azmir Jaafar explained that McDonald's Malaysia (Gerbang Alaf Restaurants Sdn Bhd) has been fully taken over by Saudi Arabia's Reza Group with a local business partner since 2017, in which the company's . The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Barack Obama, meanwhile, commended the MLB on its decision to move its All-Star Game from Atlanta. When they do this in regard to operations in Israel, it is tempting for the BDS movement to take credit for the move and just as tempting for BDS opponents to agree. Companies importing rainforest timber from Malaysia to Australia . ISIN; ASN BANK NV; ID000000002407715 BEN & JERRY'S HOMEMADE, INC. US0814651065 . Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. More than 4,000 small independent retailers in at least 100 towns and cities have signed up so far. Sign up for notifications from Insider! In April, two similar laws passed in Idaho and West Virginia. That remains the case today, to the anger of the BDS movement: When Airbnb filed for an initial public offering in December, Amnesty International protested. Below are some of the most prominent cases of companies that had been targeted by BDS and wholly or partially divested from Israel or the West Bank. [7] Cinematographers were Amber Fares and Kelly West, while editors were Flavia de Souza and Eric Metzgar. And then we saw a billionaire [Amazon founder Jeff Bezos] propelling himself into space. The study, released on Monday by the Popular Information newsletter, found that alongside pronouncements of LGBTQ+ support, corporations including CVS, AT&T, Walmart and Comcast have supported candidates who seek to block or otherwise restrict equal rights based on gender or sexual orientation. Energy - Companies engaging in energy company boycotts, state governmental . [2], Alan Leveritt is the publisher of the Arkansas Times, a liberal publication. However, the results made no mention of the boycott and the period in question . San Francisco may drop its boycott on funding travel or doing business with companies in states that have laws city officials consider discriminatory. It was, instead, about an annoying TV ad. In any case, the move didnt satisfy many BDSers. "Major League Baseball may be scared of Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams, but we're not. Campaign finance law prevents companies from taking sides in politics, but brands can still distance from Trump legally, writes Tyler Hagenbuch. Trump said. according to TV ad analytics . A bill passed by the state legislature prohibits government contracts with companies that "boycott" certain industries, including mining. It's pretty obvious these times are quite tumultuous when it comes to political views, as well as social and religious beliefs. In fact, we may disagree strongly on some issues. Amazon took a similar position. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS WITH COMPANIES BOYCOTTING CERTAIN ENERGY COMPANIES GOVERNMENT CODE TITLE 10. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Comcast/NBCUniversal has reportedly donated a whopping $1,095,500 to anti-LGBTQ+ representatives since 2019, including $35,300 to the sponsors of the anti-trans legislation introduced in Florida and Texas this year. by Erin Douglas May 3, 2021 Updated: May 4, 2021 Brian Kemp. Them is the award-winning authority on what LGBTQ+ means today and tomorrow. The documentary notes that between 2015 and 2021, 33 U.S. states passed legislation or executive orders that allows for punishing individuals or companies that express support for boycotting Israel. From in-depth storytelling on the fight for LGBTQ+ rights to intimate profiles of queer cultural vanguards, its a platform for all of the bold, stylish, and rebellious ways that LGBTQ+ people are reshaping our world every day. 2021 List of Companies that Boycott Israel Author: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Subject: This is in addition to donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to state legislators who have sponsored recent anti-trans legislation, per research from Popular Information, a newsletter from ThinkProgress founder Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria. Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. James Quincey, President and CEO of Coca-Cola Co. Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved, being morally opposed to selling ice cream to the settlements, company ad broadcast during the 2014 Superbowl, SodaStream recovered from its sales slump, he said in comments to Agence France-Presse, agreed to sell nearly all of its Israeli operations, G4S retains a 25 percent stake in Policity, It announced it was settling the four lawsuits and would continue to list settler homes, French court ruled in 2013 that they were not in violation, joined bidding for the Tel Aviv Light Rail, invested in the Israeli railway-tech startup Cylus. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed an anti-BDS executive order in May of 2018. The claim: Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey, responding to calls to boycott Coke over a diversity training, said: 'A few right winged nuts won't affect our bottom line.'. The BDS movement, launched in 2005, describes itself as a "global movement made up of unions, academic associations, churches and grassroots movements across the world." Republicans are the ones calling for a boycott of the company, . Whats more, HRC ranked all of the anti-LGBTQ+ politicians to whom these various corporations with a 0 on its most recent Congressional Scorecard, which scores representatives based on how theyve voted on various pieces of LGBTQ+ legislation. As of December1, 2021[update], the suit was still active in the court system and the Arkansas law was still in effect. For that reason, the company remains on the BDS movements blacklist. He finds that while boycotts rarely . 's weekly newsletter here. A right-wing boycott of giants such as Delta (74,000 full-time employees) and MLB (some 9,000 workers) would undercut the GOP's pitch that it is both for America's working class and for the free . A company ad broadcast during the 2014 Superbowl featuring Scarlett Johansson raised its profile even higher and raised BDS hackles. But a new study shows that these marketing tactics are often not just cringeworthy, but actively hypocritical: Many companies that have turned their logos rainbow for Pride month are using their proceeds to support anti-LGBTQ+ politicians, too. [3], Bahia Amawi is a pediatric speech pathologist in Texas. company ceases boycotting energy companies, the comptroller shall remove the company from the list maintained under Section 809.051 and this chapter will no longer apply to the company unless it resumes boycotting energy companies. Legal challenges have mounted and some of the laws have been struck down in court on constitutional grounds. On July 22, 2021, in News Releases, by Staff TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Governor Ron DeSantis called on the State Board of Administration (SBA) to immediately place Ben & Jerry's and Unilever on the Continued Examination Companies that Boycott Israel List and initiate the process to place both companies on the Scrutinized Companies that .
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