Student Activism

"Unthinkable! Undrinkable! A Campus Campaign Overview," a USAS Campus Guide
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Campus Activism Packet — Campaign for a Coca-Cola Free Campus
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Schools Active in the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke?
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United Students Against Sweatshops' Statement, "Cal-Safety Compliance Corporation is Not a Credible Monitor for Coca-Cola's Labor Practices," April 15, 2005
"… there are ample grounds to conclude the Cal-Safety is unfit to monitor Coca-Cola's labor practices in Colombia. Indeed, given its repeated failure to find egregious violations in high profile cases of worker abuse, its status as a for-profit corporation, its practice of monitoring generating revenue from the major corporations for whom it monitors, its lack of experience with the core issue of freedom of association, its flawed methodology in visiting factories and conducting worker interviews, and its utter lack of transparency, Cal-Safety should easily be ruled out as a candidate for credibly investigating the case of Coca-Cola in Colombia."
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Articles on Student Activism

Michigan State University, "Resolution Regarding Michigan State University’s Contract With The Coca-Cola Company And Further Concerning Allegations Leveled Against The Coca-Cola Company," Passed by McDonel Hall Government
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York University Students' Union Resolution to Boycott Coke, Passed December 6, 2006
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McMaster University, "Anti-Monopoly, For Choice: An Evaluation of Coca-Cola Ltd.'s Presence at McMaster University"
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Coke loses Rutgers contract to Pepsi," By Scott Leith, May 13, 2005
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The Chronicle (Hofstra University), "Univ. Votes 'No' to Coke," By Beth Goodbaum, May 5, 2005
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Inside Higher Ed, "Coke: the New Nike," By Doug Lederman, May 5, 2005
"Tomorrow…in Washington, executives from Coca-Cola will meet for the first time with a broad group of college administrators and students to discuss the issue. Student leaders and college administrators have somewhat differing takes on how meaningful the private meeting is and divergent expectations on what it might produce."
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The Michigan Daily, "Coke Coalition asks 'U' to drop contracts," By James Naqvi, May 3, 2005
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"Report: Hofstra Faculty Passes Resolution to End Coke Monopoly," By Vanessa Cudabac, May 3, 2005
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The Daily Targum (Rutgers University), "Coca-Cola contract still in air," By Julie Compton, May 2, 2005
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The Chronicle (Hofstra University), "SAI Crashes Coke Meeting," By Margaret Hawryluk, April 28, 2005
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Washington Square News, "Editorial: NYU Senate is impotent,"By WSN Editorial Board, April 25, 2005
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Straight.com, "Arts Notes: Et Tu, Coca-Cola?" By Colin Thomas, April 21, 2005
"Playwright and producer Sean Cook, who teaches English and creative writing at Coquitlam's Centennial secondary school, garnered national media attention last year when he drew a link between a multimillion dollar deal that Coca-Cola signed with the University of British Columbia and the removal or disabling of 44 percent of the drinking fountains on the UBC campus."
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The Christian Post, "Union Becomes First Seminary to Boycott Coca-Cola," By Marion Kim, April 21, 2005
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Union Theological Seminary - New York City, "Press Release: Union Theological Seminary Kicks Coca-Cola Off Campus, April 19, 2005
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Washington Square News, "Coke refuses NYU's requests," By Barbara Leonard, April 21, 2005
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The Phoenix (Swarthmore College), "Anti-Coke activists hold panel, pursue shareholder action," By ARTHUR CHU, April 20, 2005
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The Coca-Cola Co., 2005 Annual Shareowners' Meeting Webcast, April 19, 2005 (for as long as Coke has it on its web site)
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The News Journal (Delaware), "Being heard in Wilmington:Shareholders meetings bring city recognition, revenue - and protesters," By By LULADEY B. TADESSE, April 20, 2005
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The Michigan Daily, "Opinion: Viewpoint: Coke on Trial," By Jory Hearst, Kristin Purdy, Ilan Brandvain, Peter Woiwode and Sam Woll, April 19, 2005
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The GW Hatch, "National student movement pushes Coca-Cola ban," by Katie Rooney, April 18, 2005
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The Chronicle (Hofstra University), "Activists Join Anti-Coke Campaign," By Timothy Brunner, April 14, 2005
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Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Coke's Colombian controversy: Activists, students claim company is complicit in anti-union violence; Company says the facts support its stance," By Scott Leith, April 13, 2005
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UniversityDaily.net (Texas Tech), "Caffeine Complaints: Tech students protest Coca-Cola, try to prevent sales on campus," By Kelly Gooch, April 14, 2005
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Guardian Unlimited, UK, "Soft drink, hard task," April 13, 2005
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The Jambar (Youngstown State University), "Leonard Crist declares total thermo-nuclear war This week, on Coca-Cola," By Leonard Crist, April 12, 2005
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Federation of Progressive Student Unions (UK), "UK Students Move Towards Coca-Cola Boycott," April 11, 2005
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The Daily Targum (Rutgers University), " Indian community speaks on Coke," By Stephanie Guzowski, April 6, 2005
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The Michigan Daily, "Editorial: Save the students — Review board should keep students on," April 5 2005
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The Michigan Daily, "Board fears bias in final Coke decision," By Breeana Hare, Daily Staff Reporter, March 31, 2005
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The Daily Targum (Rutgers University), " Students form coalition against Coke contract," By Kristen Hamill, March 31, 2005
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The Daily Targum (Rutgers University), "Search continues for new beverage contract on campus," by Mike New, March 25, 2005
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Daily Iowan, "'Camp-in' protests UI's lack of purchasing code," By Danielle Stratton-Coulter, March 22, 2005
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Washington Square News, "Without ban, senate writes to Coke," by Kayleigh Kulp, March 22, 2005
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New York University Senate Sends Strong Letter to Coke CEO Isdell
"...In our president's most recent town hall meeting with students, almost half the attendees were supporters of a campaign to ban your company's products from our campus; they were passionate about this cause and pressed their case with vigor and civility...
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L.A. Times, "Unocal Settles Human Rights Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuses at Myanmar Pipeline," By By Kristen Hamill, March 22, 2005
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The Chronicle (Hofstra University), "SAI Presents Campaign Against Coke, By Kelsey Ackerman, March 3, 2005
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Washington Square News, "University Senate votes down Coke ban," by Barbara Leonard, March 4, 2005
(An amendment was passed to request that Coca-Cola agree to an investigation of human rights violations at their Colombian bottling plant by the Worker Rights Consortium. However, Coke has so far refused to cooperate in an independent investigation knowing that their complicity in human rights violations will be exposed. It's only a matter of time before Coke either does the right thing or will be banned from the University.)
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Washington Square News, "Activists: Hold off vote on Coke ban: After Sexton challenge, Killer Coke campaign asks for chance to lobby senate committee," by Barbara Leonard and Kayleigh Kulp, March 3, 2005
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Iowa State Daily, "Protesting the Real Thing: Students raise awareness of Coke's treatment of unions," by Eric Lund, March 3, 2005
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Bloomberg.com, "Coca-Cola Faces Student, Campus Boycotts Over Colombia Murders, "by Steve Matthews, March 2m 2005
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Iowa State Daily, "Anti-Coke campaign reaches city, asks Ames to boycott popular soda," by Eric Lund, March 1, 2005
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Daily Targum (Rutgers University), "Students question Coke," by Mike New Feb. 25, 2005
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Trinity students endorse boycott of Coke and Nestle, Labor Youth, Ireland, Feb. 24, 2005
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Michigan Daily, "MSA finds Coke guilty," By Jeremy Davidson, February 23, 2005
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Daily Targum (Rutgers University), "Opinion: It's about ethics, not taste," Feb. 23, 2005
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Daily Targum (Rutgers University), "Groups to protest Coke," By Mike New, Feb. 23, 2005
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Daily Targum (Rutgers University), "Beverage contract hearing open to public Thursday," By Elaine Andrecovich, Feb. 22, 2005
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Michigan Daily, "Coalition continues to rally against Coke," By Talia Selitsky, February 22, 2005
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Michigan Daily, "MSA to vote on anti-Coke resolution today," By Jeremy Davidson, Feb. 22, 2005
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Michigan Daily, "Corporations work to improve business standards: SOLE voices opposition to Coca-Cola, accusing the company of ignoring human rights violations," By Talia Selitsky, February 18, 2005
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Des Moines Register, "Basu: He went to the U of I, listened, learned and acted," by Rekha Basu, Feb. 18, 2005
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Charter Day at University of Montana, Report from Scott Nicholson
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The Michigan Daily, "Viewpoint: Coke-free University of Michigan," By Amit Srivastava, Feb. 17, 2005
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The Depaulia (DePaul University), "Groups thirst for change," by Nastassja Noell
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Queens University THE JOURNAL (Canada), "The carbonated controversy," By Jennifer MacMillan, February 15, 2005
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Queens University THE JOURNAL (Canada), "'Always Coca-Cola' — until 2010," By Jennifer MacMillan, February 8, 2005
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NOTE: The actual contract between Coca-Cola and Queens University is linked from the top of this article.

Michigan Daily, "Killer Coke Coalition rallies at 'U'," by Talia Selitsky, Feb. 10, 2005
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The Emory Wheel, "NYU to vote on banning Coca-Cola over alleged human rights abuses," by Seth Goldstein Feb. 4, 2005
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Michigan Daily, "Students create anti-Coke coalition," by Talia Selitsky, Feb. 3, 2005
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Daily Iowan (University of Iowa), "The real mission of Students Against Sweatshops," Letter from Grad student Alan Schultz, Feb. 1, 2005
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Activists greet UI officials with valentines, By Danielle Stratton-Coulter, The Daily Iowan, February 15, 2005

The Heights (Boston College), "A Matter of Morals," By Laura Mueller, Jan. 24, 2005
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The Campaign at Grinnell College, Iowa
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"Coke isn't it, Hofstra group says," New York Daily News, by Carrie Melago, Dec. 12, 2004
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The UMass Amherst Radical Students Union presents speakers on issues of the Stop Killer Coke campaign, April 28, 2004.

Intro 9:48 5.21 meg. Main 42:02 22.3 meg.Actions 6:55 3.7 meg.
(Ray Rogers, Director of the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke, Dan Kovalik, lawyer with the United Steelworkers of America, who's just returned from Colombia and is working with SINALTRAINAL (the Colombian bottling workers union) enabling them to file their lawsuit against Coca-Cola in the US, and Amit Srivastava, coordinator of India Resource Center, struggles against Coca-Cola in India, where they are responsible for water scarcity and pollution. Additional remarks by Ward Morehouse: national POCLAD co-founder and co-director.)

UCSL passes Coke ban 16-4 (New York University)
"The University Committee on Student Life voted 16-4 yesterday to support a ban on the sale of Coca-Cola products on NYU's campus. Nine student representatives abstained."
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Missoulian, "Coke revolt: Group rallies against UM's Coca-Cola contract," by BETSY COHEN, Dec. 2, 2004
A swarm of 100-some University of Montana students, faculty and community members marched into UM President George Dennison's office in Main Hall Wednesday afternoon, chanting "Kill the Coke Contract."
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Mac Weekly Online, "Coca-Cola Contract Pending Company Investigation, Says Administration " Oct. 22, 2004, Macalester College, Minnesota
(The Campaign received an e-mail that said that the one factual error in this article is David Wheaton quoting Sott Nova (the E.D. of the WRC) as saying that an independent investigation run by someone besides the WRC is not possible. Scott said this is NOT his position, or the position of the WRC. They have contacted our administration, and hopefully a letter to the editor or correction will appear in this week's Mac Weekly.)
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Washington Square News, "Students can stop 'killer' Coke: Time to pressure soft drink giant to halt human rights abuses" Oct. 21, 2004
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The Student School, Toronto District School, Boycotts Coke Read Resolution: pdf html

College of DuPage, Illinois, Passes a Resolution to Oppose Coca-Cola

"Campus Greens attempts to rid college of Odwalla," by Mary Yougil, Courier,October 8, 2004
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"Resolution passed against Coca-Cola," by Bobby Biziarek, Courier,April 23, 2004
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College of DuPage Resolution from the Student Leadership Council Opposing Coca-Cola Products Opposing Coca-Cola Products/Terms and Conditions of Student Leadership Council's Resolution Opposing Coca-Cola, March 9, 2004
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"Campus Greens spreads awareness about Coca-Cola," by Cheryl Scott, Courier,December 5, 2003
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University of California Student Association, A Resolution in Support of Coca-Cola Corporate Responsibility
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University of California Santa Cruz, A Bill in Support of Coca-Cola Corporate Responsibility and Letter to Chancellor Chemers
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Evergreen State College, Washington, Resolution to Remove Coke Products from Campus
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Rutgers University Petition Opposing Renewal of Coke Contract
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