Starbucks coffee has GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

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Saturday, February 02, 2002 9:01 PM

OCA participation

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> Upcoming Action

> STARBUCKS GLOBAL WEEK OF ACTION FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 2, 2002-GET

> INVOLVED!!!

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> Organic Consumers Association volunteers around the world are gearing up

> for the biggest week of action to date in the Frankenbucks Campaign, in

> which we will leaflet and demonstrate at 600 stores in 300 cities around

> the world. In the past year thousands of activists in the US, Canada,

> New Zealand, Israel and England have protested and leafleted outside of

> Starbucks cafes in what continues to be the largest grassroots campaign

> of its kind focusing on genetic engineering and fair trade. Our

> volunteers have now handed out a quarter of a million leaflets to

> Starbucks customers and we have educated many millions more through the

> numerous media stories we have generated.

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> The upcoming week of action is crucial if we are to succeed in getting

> Starbucks to meet our demands in this campaign. On February 26, 2002

> Starbucks will be holding their annual shareholders meeting in Seattle,

> WA. During the meeting Starbucks shareholders will present a resolution

> asking the company to label or remove GE ingredients from their product

> line. We want Starbucks to live up to their self-proclaimed image of

> being a socially responsible business. As an industry leader Starbucks

> has an obligation to provide safe food for their consumers and a living

> wage to coffee growers.

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> HELP PRESSURE STARBUCKS TO REMOVE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INGREDIENTS

> FROM THEIR FOOD AND DAIRY PRODUCTS ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS, IMPROVE WORKING

> CONDITIONS FOR COFFEE PLANTATION WORKERS, AND BREW AND SERIOUSLY PROMOTE

> FAIR TRADE COFFEE IN ALL OF THEIR CAFES. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO MAKE

> THIS WEEK OF ACTION SUCCESSFUL. HELP US LEAFLET 300 CAFES AROUND THE

> WORLD.

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> If you are willing to participate please contact

> simon or call 510-525-7054

> Please tell our staff the date, time and location of the Starbucks

> outlets you will be leafleting, and we will be happy to send you an

> organizing packet with all the information and materials you need to

> organize a protest in your town. You can also read about the latest

> campaign developments on the special Starbucks section on our website,

> which is updated daily.

> http://www.organicconsumers.org/Starbucks/starbucks.html

> Contact Simon Harris, simon

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