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PROMPT July 18th Have you ever boycotted a company or product? If so, tell us the story. If not, what would a company have to do for you to boycott its products? So...THIS is a prompt that really stir up some feelings, both righteous and unrighteous. Causes, concerns, you name it. In the true sense of the word boycott actually means: "An act of voluntary and intentional abstention from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons. ... Sometimes, a boycott can be a form of consumer activism, sometimes called moral purchasing." That definition made me think. And to be honest I couldn't come with anything that I have truly boycotted in my life. Well, knowingly anyway. But I also wondered what people around the world actually boycotted. Surprisingly, I found some! Here are 5 that helped change the way we think as a nation and as a whole, and all across the world. 1. The Montgomery Bus Boycott. During 1955 and 1956 African American people refused to ride city buses. It lasted 13 months and helped launch civil rights into the national spotlight. 2. The Delano Grape Strike. in 1965 grape workers, led by Cesar Chavez, walked out of the vineyards and protested for better wages and working conditions for farm workers. It gave rise to the United Farm Workers of America. 3. The 1980 Summer Olympics. That year the Olympics were held in Moscow and President Jimmy Carter refused to send American athletes to Moscow in protest of the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan. Yep, I remember this. Devastating for our athletes. 4. Leymah Gbowee's Sex Strike to End Violence. In 2005 Leymah Gbowee organized Liberian women to withhold sex from their men to end the use of guns and violence. Apparently it worked to some degree because by 2010 murder rates had fallen by 26.5%. Hmmm...maybe this is worth a try in other places. 5. Ghandhi's Salt March. In 1930 Ghandhi led a 240-mile march to the Arabian Sea to protest Britain's salt laws. At the time Indian's could not possess salt of their own. I had no idea. Salt? Really? I've only noted 5 boycotts here, but the list goes on and on and on. So whether or not I've participated in a boycott, I do see that the right boycott for the right cause and done in the right way does indeed have an effect on society. As far as I can see, mostly for the better. |
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