Guest guest Posted January 18, 2002 Report Share Posted January 18, 2002 Hi everyone! Please join us for a very special protest in front of Neiman Marcus on Monday in solidarity with activists attending their shareholders meeting in MA. Activists will question the social irresponsibility of selling fur, and cities nationwide will be having support demonstrations while honoring Martin Luther King. Monday, January 21, 2002 @ 11:30 am sharp Neiman Marcus-San Francisco at Geary and Stockton/Union Square Special signs will be made in honor of the event, and press releases will be sent. A copy of the press release sent by Compassion Over Killing about the shareholders meeting follows: ACTIVISTS TO ATTEND NEIMAN MARCUS STOCKHOLDER MEETING Animal Advocates Seek Answers to Issue of Animal Cruelty Newton, MA--Activists with Washington, D.C.-based humane organization Compassion Over Killing (COK) will have an audience with the Board ofs of the Neiman Marcus Group at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As part of a nationwide campaign to encourage Neiman Marcus to adopt a fur-free policy, five COK activists purchased stock in the company so they could attend the shareholders meeting. The activists hope to get answers to issues regarding Neiman Marcus' socially irresponsible business practice of supporting the fur industry. This Monday, January 21, 2002 Where: Boston Newton Marriott Hotel, 2345 Commonwealth Ave., Newton, MA Time: 10:00 a.m. The Neiman Marcus mission statement asserts: " We will adhere to the highest levels of integrity and ethical standards....We will be socially and environmentally responsible. " Yet, Neimans' support for the wholesale exploitation of wildlife for vanity products clearly contradicts this policy. Animals are left to languish in tiny cages or are caught in steel-jaw leghold traps-all in the name of fashion and profit. Killing methods on fur " farms " range from gassing and neck-breaking to drowning and anal electrocution. Animals who are trapped in the wild can suffer for hours and even days in steel-jaw leghold traps without food or water. Some gnaw off their own limbs in attempts to free themselves, only to die later of blood-loss or exposure. Recently released findings from a poll on the attitudes of upscale consumers toward fur conducted by Decision Research for The Fund for Animals, a national wildlife advocacy organization, revealed that 54 percent of upscale consumers consider selling fur products to be socially responsible. By more than a four-to-one margin, upscale consumers prefer to shop at stores that do not sell fur. (For more information on the poll, see www.NeimansKills.com.) According to COK activist and Neiman Marcus shareholder Lance Morosini, " The winter's cold weather has apparently penetrated the hearts of Neiman Marcus executives, who seem to care more about profits than social responsibility. The time is now for Neimans to stay true to its mission statement and close its fur departments. " For more information, please contact COK or visit www.NeimansKills.com. Thanks! - Carla Brauer karrotqueen on AIM: Herbivore 4 Life " You must be the change you want to see in the world. " (Gandhi) .... so, what are you waiting for? caft.org | vegan.org | idausa.org | envirolink.org | animalliberation.net | indymedia.org | earthfirst.org | purefood.org | kpfa.org | living-foods.com | projectcensored.org | ran.org | gwbush.com | thehactivist.com | infoshop.org | adbusters.org | primatefreedom.com | bankofamericaKills.com | furkills.org | neimanskills.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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