Heinz needz ballz as well as beanz in dealing with homophobic activists
Just when many of us are despairing at our inability to change the ways in which big businesses conduct themselves, along comes the answer: never mind harping on about CO2 emissions, unnecessary packaging, and social responsibility—just grab yourself a modest 202 queer-hating people secretly working together in an unholy alliance, and you’ve got yourself enough people to make a difference, albeit a very negative one.
tags: activism, advertising, complaints, evangelicals, hatred, Heinz, homophobia, intolerance, media, militantsClever chef won’t chicken out of confrontation with Tesco
Campaigning TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is calling for a revolt by Tesco shareholders over its cheap factory-farmed chickens. He’s bought a financial stake in the supermarket and tabled a resolution to be debated at Tesco’s annual general meeting, which would force the company either to withdraw its claim that it supports animal welfare or to adopt minimum standards set by the RSPCA. More than 100 investors holding a combined three million shares have backed the resolution, which will be debated at the meeting in Birmingham on 27 June, and major City investors and members of the public are now being canvassed for support.
tags: activism, animal welfare, battery hens, boycott, broiler hens, campaign, chickens, shares, Tesco
