BOYCOTT WOOLWORTH DEMONSTRATION
Friends of the Lubicon (FOL) will be holding a rally at the Woolworth
outlet at the Intersection of Bathurst and Bloor Saturday, July 17, 1993.
A solidarity rally will also be held in Calgary at 11 am Calgary time to
spread the boycott to the West.
FOL has called for a boycott on all stores owned by Woolworth Canada,
Inc. to protest that company's use of paper bags manufactured by the
transnational paper company Daishowa-Marubeni Ltd. The boycott was
launched at a press conference on June 23, 1993, attended by the Chiefs
of Ontario and the National Association of Japanese Canadians.
Over 26 other companies, representing over 2,700 retail outlets, have now
joined the boycott of Daishowa paper products to protest that company's
plans to clear-cut almost the entire unceded territories of the Lubicon
Lake Cree Nation in northern Alberta. The Lubicon community has been
devastated by oil and gas development over the last 15 years and sees
clear-cut logging as the final blow to their once self-sufficient
society. The boycott has been successful in keeping Daishowa off Lubicon
lands for two consecutive logging seasons.
Despite months of attempted negotiations, Woolworth Canada Inc. has
remained obstinate in its refusal to consider choosing another supplier
for its paper bags. As past campaigns -- such as our successful three-
month boycott against Pizza Pizza -- have shown, the economic impact of
presenting such an issue to a company's consumers has proven effective in
convincing that company to find another alternative. We hope that
Woolworth Canada Inc. will listen to the rest of the buying public even
if they are unwilling to listen to the concerns of First Nations here in
Canada.
Stores which are subject to the boycott campaign include:
Kinney Canada Footlocker Karuba
Woolworth Lady Footlocker Canary Island
Northern Reflections Champs Sports Fredelle
Northern Traditions Randy River Willow Ridge
Northern Getaway Ashbrooks Silk and Satin
Reflexions The Best of Times Casuals
Woolco
For more information please contact:
Friends of the Lubicon (Toronto) 416-783-4694
or
Rosemary Brown, Calgary Daishowa Boycott Coalition at 403-282-7283