Fwd: Mobilization Alert for Coca-Cola’s April 22 Shareholders’ Meeting
Anivar Aravind
From: Stop Killer Coke <stopkil...@aol.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 7:25 PM
Subject: Mobilization Alert for Coca-Cola’s April 22 Shareholders’ Meeting
To: anivar....@gmail.com
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Mobilization Alert for Coca-Cola’s April 22 Shareholders’ Meeting1. Mobilization for Coke's April 22, 2009 Shareholders' Meeting in Duluth, GA 2. Killer Coke Tee-Shirts & DVDs Available for Donations to the Campaign: # # # 1. Mobilization for Coke's April 22, 2009 Shareholders' Meeting in Duluth, GA We are organizing a visible presence at Coca-Cola's annual shareholders' meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, April 22nd, starting at 9:00 a.m. The meeting is being held at the Gwinnett Center, Grand Ballroom, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, Georgia, about 30 miles outside of Atlanta. Below is a flyer containing information that can help mobilize support for the protest. We are in touch with the Gwinnett Center and the local police department to work out where we can meet and hold our street protest which is scheduled for 8 to 9:30 a.m. Those going into the meeting should also arrive no later than 8:00 a.m. The Campaign to Stop Killer Coke is working with individuals, other organizations and stockholders to hold Coke accountable for serious labor, human rights, environmental, health and marketing abuses. If you or your organization would like to participate in or help organize for activity inside or outside the annual meeting, contact us at (718) 852-2808 or e-mail us at StopKil...@aol.com. Stockholders by now should have received their notice of the annual meeting and a proxy card and/or information about how to obtain an admission ticket for the meeting from The Coca-Cola Co. If you are not able to attend the annual meeting and would like to help the Campaign, we would like your proxy assigned to us so that others can attend. You can contact us at (718) 852-2808 or StopKil...@aol.com and we will explain how to transfer your proxy. If shareholders plan to attend the annual meeting and would like to join us in challenging Coca-Cola’s labor, human rights, environmental, health and marketing abuses, please contact us.
On this year's agenda once again is the shareholders' resolution submitted by William C. Wardlaw III, owner of 7,464 shares of Common Stock. Last year, the Company filed legal papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission in an effort to prevent Mr. Wardlaw's resolution from appearing on the 2008 proxy statement. The SEC disagreed with Coca-Cola's rationale. It was on the proxy statement and Coca-Cola asked shareholders not to support the proposal. However, the resolution did receive more than the necessary votes to be placed on this year's agenda. "Shareowner Proposal Regarding a Board Committee on Human Rights (Item 5) "RESOLVED: "Shareholders amend the Bylaws, by adding the following new section at the end of Article III: "Section 4 . Board Committee on Human Rights. There is established a Board Committee on Human Rights, which is created and authorized to review the implications of company policies, above and beyond matters of legal compliance, for the human rights of individuals in the US and worldwide. "The Board of Directors is authorized in its discretion consistent with these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation and applicable law to (1) select the members of the Board Committee on Human Rights, (2) provide said committee with funds for operating expenses, (3) adopt regulations or guidelines to govern said Committee's operations, (4) empower said Committee to solicit public input and to issue periodic reports to shareholders and the public, at reasonable expense and excluding confidential information, including but not limited to an annual report on the implications of company policies, above and beyond matters of legal compliance for the human rights of individuals in the US and worldwide, and (5) any other measures within the Board's discretion consistent with these Bylaws and applicable law. Nothing herein shall restrict the power of the Board of Directors to manage the business and affairs of the company. The Board Committee on Human Rights shall not incur any costs to the company except as authorized by the Board of Directors. "Supporting Statement: "The Coca-Cola Company, its bottlers, and suppliers have been associated with human rights controversies, leading to: "• The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) divesting the Coca-Cola Co. stock from and banning further investments in its $9 billion CREF Social Choice Account, the nation's largest socially screened fund for individual investors. "• A USA Today "cover story" includes a quote claiming that some 45 colleges and universities removing Coke products from their campuses as a result of alleged human rights violations by its Colombian bottler (10/30/07). "• BBC News reporting that our company has been accused of benefiting from prison labor in China (5/21/07). "• A May 2007 report by The International Environmental Law Research Centre accused the company of detrimental impacts on drinking and agricultural water supplies in India, violating human rights. "In the opinion of the proponents, the company's existing governance process does not sufficiently elevate human rights issues within the company or serve the interests of shareholders in expediting effective solutions. The proposed Bylaw would establish a Board Committee on Human Rights that could review and make policy recommendations regarding human rights issues raised by the company's activities and policies. "In defining 'human rights,' proponents suggest that the committee could use the US Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as nonbinding benchmarks or reference documents." 2. Killer Coke Tee-Shirts & DVDs Available for Donations to the Campaign The Campaign to Stop Killer Coke now has tee shirts for a donation to the campaign.
Click here to see information on how to get a tee shirt. # # # |
Campaign to Stop KILLER COKEWe are seeking your help to stop a gruesome cycle of murders, kidnappings, and torture of union leaders and organizers involved in daily life-and-death struggles at Coca-Cola bottling plants in Colombia, South America. "If we lose the fight against Coca-Cola, we will first lose our union, next our jobs and then our lives." SINALTRAINAL VIce President Juan Carlos Galvis Please donate to the Campaign. Learn the truth about The Coca-Cola Co. "We believe
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