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David Broatch | 01.10.2002 00:53


Greenpeace must get out of The BodyShop - More Weapons of Mass Distraction and Weapons of Mass Deception.
Greenpeace working with Bush supporters.



Bonjour Issy,

Thank you for the prompt reply. I hope you will forward this to your policy committee ASAP.

The Body Shop website says....(I repeat)
> The Body Shop International stands full square behind ..... President
Bush, and the U.S. government in their struggle against
> terrorism.

What clearer statement does one need ? We know what that means today.
Bush Jnr. and the US Govt. are now openly terrorising the people of Iraq and the rest of the planet with the threat of more bombing and threatening to spread yet more DU dust globally for the third time. This is after
500,000 or so children (only "counting" those in Iraq)have been killed by their earlier acts.

This is costing human life and suffering (and costing GP membership). Today I shall request all associates to suspend GP funding and work forthwith and possibly ask for recovery of funds already donated through legal action.

Greenpeace must make a statement now re their end of the BodyShop deal and halt any and all association with any Corporate that expresses mindless twaddle supporting such illegal and inhumane activities to sell their stuff or for any reason whatsoever.

This can happen now.

Kind Regards, David Broatch.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Isobel Bonnell"
To: "'David Broatch'"
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 3:06 AM
Subject: RE: Greenpeace and Bodyshop


> Dear David
> we work with the Body Shop on one campaign, we do not endorse their work
> outside of this, as such we do not accept any funding from them and do not
> necessarily agree with their policies outside of this one common area.
>
> In addition I would add that nowhere does it talk about the war on Iraq,
so
> I would assume - although you should ask them to be certain, that the
piece
> was written about the event on 11th September and the horror that
occurred,
> rather than about subsequent talk of wars etc.
>
> Greenpeace has always maintained independence from corporate and
governments
> to ensure that we are able to divorce ourselves from bad practice, however
> we pride ourselves on working with organisations on certain issues that we
> have in common, even when we may disagree with other areas of their work.
> This means we can work on one issue but still reserve the right to
campaign
> against or simply disagree where we feel appropriate
>
> Thanks
> Issy Bonnell
>
> Issy Bonnell
> Greenpeace UK
> Canonbury Villas
> London. N1 2PN
>
> 020 7865 8188
> 07796 947448
>  http://www.greenpeace.org.uk
> Be the first to hear Greenpeace UK news and action updates! Sign up to our
> new e-bulletin at  http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/ebulletin.htm
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Broatch [SMTP: davidbroatch@xtra.co.nz]
> > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 7:22 AM
> > To: bunny Mc Diarmid
> > Cc:  info@mail.uk.gl3
> > Subject: Greenpeace and Bodyshop
> >
> > From the Body Shop Inc. website....
> >
> > "The Body Shop - 9/11
> > The Body Shop International stands full square behind the American
people,
> > President Bush, and the U.S. government in their struggle against
> > terrorism.
> >
> >
> > The views expressed by Anita Roddick in the UK Independent newspaper
about
> > the USA are her personal views and not those of The Body Shop
> > International."
> >
> >
> >
> > From Greenpeace..........
> >
> > Greenpeace is opposed to war in principle including a war against Iraq.
We
> > have campaigned for 30 years against nuclear weapons and other weapons
of
> > mass destruction. We call for the elimination of all such weapons,
> > including those held by Iraq, the United States and other countries. War
> > will not eliminate this threat.
> >
> > We share concerns about the Iraqi government, a country that has used
> > chemical weapons against its own population and Iran. And yet with
nearly
> > 30 nations believed to possess nuclear, chemical or biological weapons,
> > war is neither a morally acceptable nor a politically feasible means of
> > eradicating them.
> >
> > War with Iraq will exacerbate political tensions, bring death to
countless
> > innocents, and establish a deadly precedent for the 21st century of
using
> > unilateral violence in response to conflict.
> >
> >
> 22&ucidparam=20020925150044>
> >
> > These two positions are at odds. The BodyShop greenwash marketing ploy
> > does not stack up in respect to Human Rights and
> > the George Bush Junior "War on Terror". War IS Terror !
> >
> > Greenpeace is now tainted by the association with this Corp. and must
> > withdraw from their joint efforts on Global Warming.
> >
> > Kind Regards, David Broatch

David Broatch

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