List of boycotts
This is a list of boycotts.
Past
Sporting
Certain countries have declined to participate in international sporting events to protest the host nation's policies or actions.
Ongoing
Initiation | Participants | Target | Cause | Main article | References |
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1949 | Arab League | Israel | Arab League boycott of Israel | ||
1977 | Various | Nestlé | Nestlé's promotion of infant formula over breast milk in developing countries | Nestlé boycott | |
1989 | Liverpudlians | The Sun | The Sun's coverage of the Hillsborough disaster | [11][12][13] [14][15] | |
1992 | Life Decisions International | Planned parenthood | Businesses supportive of Planned Parenthood | United States pro-life movement | [16] |
2003 | Numerous union organizations including SINALTRAINAL | Coca-Cola Company | Anti-union violence in Colombia and environmental degradation in India | Criticism of Coca-Cola | [17][18] |
2005 | Activists worldwide | Israel | Israeli–Palestinian conflict | Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions | |
2005 | Various Muslims worldwide | Denmark | Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy | Economic and social consequences of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy | |
2008 | Opponents of California Proposition 8 | Supporters of California Proposition 8 | Protests against Proposition 8 supporters | ||
2008 | Opponents of California Proposition 8 | Utah | LDS Church support for Proposition 8 | Protests against Proposition 8 supporters | [19] |
2009 | LGBT groups | The Salvation Army | The Salvation Army's opposition to homosexuality | [20] | |
2010 | Canvass for a Cause Other LGBT groups | Target Corporation | Target's donations to Tom Emmer | [21][22][23][24] | |
2010 | LGBT groups | Best Buy | Best Buy's donations to Tom Emmer | [24] | |
2011 | LGBT groups | Chick-fil-A | Chick-fil-A's CFO's support of politicians who oppose same-sex marriage | Chick-fil-A same-sex marriage controversy | [25] |
2011 | LGBT groups | Schuyler County, Illinois | County sheriff Don Schieferdecker's Facebook post with anti-gay and anti-Semitic content | [26] | |
2013 | Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa and various others | Chevron Corporation | Failure to adequately clean up widespread oil pollution in the Ecuadorian Amazon from its former Texaco operations | Lago Agrio oil field | [27] |
2013 | International Labor Rights Forum | Theo Chocolate | Not living up to "fair trade" label because of proven union busting | [29][30] | |
2013 | Palestinians living in the United States | Syria, Iran | Syria and Iran's dismal treatment of Palestinians | [31] | |
2013-2014 | LGBT groups | Russia, Stolichnaya vodka, 2014 Winter Olympics | Russia's anti-LBGT policies | [32] | |
2014- | Citizens of Washington, D.C. | Tourism to Maryland's 1st congressional district, Eastern Shore of Maryland | Interference in District of Columbia home rule | Boycott of Maryland's 1st District | |
2016- | American Family Association | Target Corporation | Mixed sex bathrooms and changing areas | [33] | |
2016- | Various | Corporations backing Donald Trump | Free and fair elections; policies and rhetoric of Donald Trump | GrabYourWallet | [34] |
2017 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel (BDS48) | Hyundai | Failing to ensure its construction equipment is not used by Israel to destroy Palestinian homes | Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions | [35] |
2018 | Various companies with ties to the NRA | National Rifle Association | Stoneman Douglas High School shooting | 2018 NRA boycott | [36][37][38] |
2018 | Various companies with ties to The Ingraham Angle, and The Ingraham Angle itself. | The Ingraham Angle | Laura Ingraham attacking Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor David Hogg | Boycott of The Ingraham Angle | |
2018 | Various companies with ties to Sinclair, and Sinclair itself. | Sinclair Broadcast Group | Conservative media bias of Sinclair; Sinclair mandating local news to attack certain news organizations | Boycott of Sinclair Broadcasting Group | |
2018 | Various | Nike, Inc. | Nike featured Colin Kaepernick in it's advertising campaign. He is the NFL quarterback who sparked controversy by kneeling in protest during the national anthem. | This Is the Reason People Are Setting Their Nike Sneakers on Fire | |
See also
References
- ↑ Tsai, Jung-Fang (1993). "Chapter 7". Hong Kong in Chinese History: Community and Social Unrest in the British Colony, 1842–1913. New York: Columbia University Press.
- ↑ Bradley, James (2009). The Imperial Cruise: a secret history of empire and war. Little, Brown and Company. pp. 276–297. ISBN 978-0-316-00895-2.
- ↑ "Coors Brewing Company Boycott". glbtq.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ Manheim, Jarol (2000). "Chapter 5". Death of A Thousand Cuts: Corporate Campaigns and the Attack on the Corporation. Routledge. pp. 93–98. ISBN 978-1-135-64857-2.
- ↑ "Daishowa gives in – Boycott called off", Friends of the Lubicon, June 12, 1998, Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ Brown, Peter H.; Abel, Daniel G. (2003). Outgunned: Up Against the NRA—The First Complete Insider Account of the Battle Over Gun Control. Simon & Schuster. pp. 63–65. ISBN 978-0-7432-1561-9.
- ↑ "A Company That, Literally, Has Blood On Its Hands", Pacific Standard, March 20, 2015 https://psmag.com/economics/a-company-that-literally-has-blood-on-its-hands Retrieved October 8, 2017
- ↑ "Stopping Firestone: Getting Rubber to Meet the Road", Foreign Policy In Focus, December 7, 2006 http://fpif.org/stopping_firestone_getting_rubber_to_meet_the_road/ Retrieved October 8, 2017
- ↑ Westall, Sylvia (17 January 2008). "German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closure". Reuters. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ↑ Clout, Laura (24 June 2008). "Gay rights group boycotts Heinz after 'men kissing' row". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ "Boycott The Sun in 2003 - Hillsborough Justice Campaign". Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ Lister, Sam. "Ex-Sun editor: I was right on Hillsborough". Liverpool Daily Post. Archived from the original on 4 December 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2006.
- ↑ Shennan, Paddy. "Alexi Sayle's Liverpool". Liverpool.com. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "Hillsborough: Postal staff refuse to deliver free Sun copies". Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ ww.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17113382
- ↑ "Corporate Funding (BOYCOTT)". Life Decisions International. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "Coca-Cola boycott launched after killings at Colombian plants", The Guardian, 24 July 2003, https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/24/marketingandpr.colombia, Retrieved 19 July 2017
- ↑ "Boycott Coca-Cola!", Colombia Solidarity Campaign, 1 October 2003, http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/articles/bulletin-archive/33--issue11-october--december-2003/68-boycott-coca-cola, Retrieved 19 July 2017
- ↑ Vergakis, Brock (9 November 2008). "Utah faces boycott after push by Mormons vs. gay marriage". Boston.com. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ↑ "Group urges Salvation Army boycott". WLUK-TV. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ↑ Vega, Jocelyn (9 March 2011). "Lady Gaga Dissolves Relationship with Target". MTV. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ Cantor, Matt (25 March 2011). "Target Sues Gay Rights Group". Newser. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ Lambert, Brian (25 March 2011). "What? Gov. Tim Pawlenty Supported Sharia Law?". MinnPost. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- 1 2 Christoper, Tommy (29 July 2010). "Best Buy Gay Rights Boycott Tests Citizens United Decision". Mediate. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Arnold, Lori (February 2011). "Chick-fil-A target of gay rights' boycott". Christian Examiner. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ↑ "Outrage as sheriff posts anti-Semitic homophobic slur on Facebook". Daily Mail. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ↑ Ecuador's Correa calls for Chevron boycott, Agence France Presse, September 17, 2003 http://news.abs-cbn.com/global-filipino/world/09/17/13/ecuadors-correa-calls-chevron-boycott Retrieved 22 August 2017
- ↑ City of Berkeley, Peace and Justice Commission, Action Calendar, January 29, 2008 http://chevrontoxico.com/assets/docs/berkeley-resolution.pdf Retrieved 22 August 2017
- ↑ "Are Theo's "Fair Trade" Chocolates Unfair to Seattle Workers?".
- ↑ "Aiding and Abetting: How Unaccountable Fair Trade Certifiers Are Destroying Workers' Rights". Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "PNN". Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Russian Vodka Boycott in Gay Bars Faces Predictable Backlash". Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Online petition for Target boycott gets hundreds of thousands of signatures - Fox News". 26 April 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ "Grab Your Wallet". Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ↑ Palestinians call for boycott of Hyundai, The Electronic Intifada, 7 February 2017, https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/palestinians-call-boycott-hyundai, Retrieved 1 March 2017
- ↑ Barbash, Fred; Bever, Lindsey (2018-02-23). "#BoycottNRA: Hertz and Avis are the latest companies to cut ties with gun lobby as movement gains steam". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ↑ Creswell, Julie; Hsu, Tiffany (2018-02-23). "Companies Cut Ties to the N.R.A., but Find There Is No Neutral Ground". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ↑ "The full list of companies who have boycotted the NRA over the Florida shooting". Newsweek. 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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