Tuesday, March 1, 2005
And I mean that literally. Check out the rogue's gallery of groups crowing over the fact that they got Oxfam to refuse to continue a £100,000 relationship with Starbucks Coffee. The reason for Oxfam's action? Starbucks chair Howard Schultz supports Israel and Starbucks itself supports the troops.
Background and Suggested Action
The Islamic Human Rights Commission and Innovative Minds, supported by Friends of al-Aqsa, the Palestinian Return Centre, the Muslim Association of Britain, and the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, have been in a series of discussions with Oxfam regarding its agreement with pro-Zionist multinational coffee chain Starbucks. IHRC is proud to inform campaigners that Oxfam is soon to announce that it will not be renewing its 1 year contract with Starbucks, which terminates this September.
In October 2004, it emerged that Starbucks had agreed to contribute 100,000 to Oxfam's rural development programme in the East Harare coffe growing region of Ethiopia. (Please see the Innovative Minds page dedicated to this at: http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-oxfam.html).
Starbucks chair Howard Schultz is a pro-Zionist activist whose own activities include helping student projects in North America and Israel give presentations on the Israeli perspective of the Intifada. Starbucks has sponsored the bowl4isreal event in addition to supporting occupation troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. For further information, see http://www.inminds.com/boycott-starbucks.html
IHRC and Inminds would like to thank all campaigners and organisations who have struggled to ensure that Oxfam continues to adhere to the humanitarian values and principles which have guided it throughout its history. It is a sure sign that victory is achievable only when those struggling for justice stand united in their efforts for the common good.
IHRC requests all campaigners to contact Oxfam to show them your appreciation for what is a huge victory for common sense.
What's one of the things that has these groups angry at Oxfam? Apparently "[a] couple of years ago Oxfam turned down a £5000 donation from Prof Honderich because he defended Palestinians right to resort to violence to fight occupation." That's right, they turned down a contribution from a man who openly supported Palestinian Terrorism ("Terrorism For Humanity"). That really got 'em angry.
I'm sure the people in East Harare are happy that they have the privilege of suffering for the sake of the Palestinian Arabs and their "supporters."
Oh, and on this page, we see another image that has the terror groups really angry at Starbucks:
Yes, Starbucks supports the troops.
Good job, Oxfam. You picked a great gang to cave in to.
Update: Mick Hartley finds this announcement on the Oxfam page. Sounds more like the Oxfam/Starbucks relationship was a one-year thing anyway and the boycott crowd, good little toothless and opportunistic terrorists that they are, took credit for it.
Says Mick:
Good point.
Well, darn. I wish Starbucks coffee didn't suck so much. I do buy their hot apple ciders.
I never thought much of Oxfam anyway; they are darlings of Body Shop founder Anita whatserface, and they also published that horrible poster with the blood orange advocating that people boycott Israeli products.
Oxfam just sent me for a Starbucks Mocha...
I've always avoided Starbucks like the plague. I'll have to reconsider that.