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• No Logo - Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies   - News on the politics of brand hegemony and corporate power, and of acts of organized and disorganized resistance from all over the world. A forum for discussion and debate, and for sharing information, strategies of subversion and creative alternatives.

• Blockbuster Victims Online - Information on consumer, labor, and competitors' lawsuits, with links to theaters and alternative rental sources.
• Boycott America - Proposes consumer boycott of large US corporations as a protest against US consumption of resources, militarism and interference in affairs of other nations. Links to reading lists and to information on which corporations are US-based.
• Boycott Fedex -Save our homes - A group of residents from Greensboro, North Carolina who actively oppose the building of a FedEx hub in their area.
• Boycott Georgia Pacific - Urges a boycott of G-P's products unless construction is halted on a pipeline that endangers the St. Johns River in Florida.
• Boycott of International Food Companies - Supplies information and calls for boycott of Unilever, Philip Moris, Nestle, Wal-Mart, and McDonald's.
• Citizen Works - Group working on a campaign to eliminate the corosive political influence of corporations and restore democracy to the people. Founded by Ralph Nader.
• Coalition Against Bayer-Dangers (CBG) - Describes campaigns relating labor practices, environmental issue, and drug safety. Formerly known as Bayerwatch. [English/German/French/Italian/Spanish]
• Compaq Class Action Suit - Class action lawsuit against Compaq for producing allegedly defective Presarios from 1996-1997.
• Corporate Accountability International - National grassroots organization founded in 1977, best known for its successful Nestle and GE boycott campaigns.
• Essential Action: Boycott Shell/Free Nigeria Campaign - The campaign for environmental justice and corporate accountability for Shell's operations in Nigeria. Background, tools and action ideas for campaigning in your community or campus.
• Food Page - Boycott of Food Companies - Urges boycotts of three large food producers - Phillip Morris, Nestle, and Unilever. Includes background information and links to sites detailing the offending activities of each. [German/English]
• GapSucks.org - Features news on boycott of the Fisher Family, GAP, Old Navy, and Banana Republic.
• Iams Cruelty - PETA critique of the dog- and cat-food manufacturer's nutritional experiments using cats and dogs. Includes photos, video, and information about other pet food companies' use of animal testing.
• The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal - Regular updates, the class action suit against Union Carbide Corporation, and activities of organizations for survivors of the disaster.
• Primal Seeds - "Untangling ourselves from the monocult." Challenging the corporate domination of the seed supply, industrial biopiracy and irresponsible control of our food.
• Socialism Today on World Trade Organization - Single page review of the powerful gathering of protestors in Seattle in 1999.
• Swatch Protest and Boycott - In 1999, Swatch tried to use ham radio bands for advertising in violation of ITU rules via satellite. Amateur radio operators protested and the launch was cancelled.
• Top 10 Reasons to Boycott FedEx - Gives several detailed explanations of bad labor practices and relations with customers and neighbors, with links to external articles.
• "When ignorance reigns life is Lost!" - This weblog features articles on corporate wrongs, with suggested actions such as boycotts, lifestyle changes, and public denouncements.
• You've been Kmarted - Urges boycotts by US consumers of corporations who are off-shoring their workforces, with an extensive list of corporate names, and links to sites detailing the issue and the successes of past actions.