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McSpotlight
Manifesto of the association Real Democracy Now (English)
We are ordinary people. We are like you: people, who get up every
morning to study, work or find a job, people who have family and
friends. People, who work hard every day to provide a better future for
those around us.
Some of us consider ourselves progressive, others conservative. Some of
us are believers, some not. Some of us have clearly defined ideologies,
others are apolitical, but we are all concerned and angry about the
political, economic, and social outlook which we see around us:
corruption among politicians, businessmen, bankers, leaving us helpless,
without a voice.
This situation has become normal, a daily suffering, without hope. But
if we join forces, we can change it. It's time to change things, time to
build a better society together.
McSpotlight
McSpotlight.is: "The biggest, loudest, most red, most read Anti-McDonald's extravaganza the world has ever seen."
ReadMcLibel
The McLibel Trial is the infamous British court case between McDonald's
and a former postman & a gardener from London (Helen Steel and Dave
Morris). It ran for two and a half years and became the longest ever
English trial. The defendants were denied legal aid and their right to
a jury, so the whole trial was heard by a single Judge, Mr Justice
Bell. He delivered his verdict in June 1997.
Introduction to the Clean Clothes Campaign
* What's all this campaigning about?
* The structure of the CCC
CCC AREAS OF ACTIVITY
* Putting Pressure on Companies
* Consumers: Raising Awareness and Pressing for Change
* Legal Possibilities?
* Solidarity Work
* Frequently Asked Questions about the CCC
* Where you can find us
The Re-Code.Com Story
Conceptual Overview
The products we purchase are the inventory of our lives. To chain
stores, this inventory is cataloged through the Universal Product
Locator symbol (UPC). The UPC symbol is known as a barcode. Barcodes
are now found everywhere in our world, extending outside of product
inventory into our comic books, our science fiction, our films, and
even our tattoos. These codes represent the fears of literally becoming
numbers or becoming digital that are in many of us. These are not fears
we wish to dismiss. The RE-CODE.COM project brings together the
tactical media actions of the Carbon Defense League and the video and
performance hijacks of Conglomco in a way that takes online action
outside of the box for real world instigation. Looking at the heavy
reliance on digital systems in chain stores utilizing the UPC barcode
system, we see a problem or a virus in the system. The virus is the
human. We are the nightmare of the digital to some extent. We are the
squeaky wheel.