Protest against everything that's wrong with McDonald's - animal cruelty, exploitation of workers, damaging the planet, promoting unhealthy food, marketing to young children and much more. For a summary of the issues surrounding the McLibel Case see the European Court of Human Rights ruling at http://www.mcspotlight.org/case/trial/verdict/Echr.htm
We will be meeting outside the Mcdonalds store in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent from 11am on Sat 17th Oct. Contact Vicky on 01782 611556.
LONDON
16th October 2009 is the 25th Worldwide Anti-McDonalds day. Come join
the animal rights community for a special demo outside the Regents
Street store on Thursday October the 15th 2009 at 6pm till 7.30. We
shall have banners and leaflets to hand out. McDonalds exploits animals,
people and the environment. This is a protest against the promotion of
junk food, the unethical targeting of children, exploitation of workers,
animal cruelty, damage to the environment and the global domination of
corporations over our lives. Animal farming produces 18% of global
greenhouse gases and as McDonald's is the world largest user of beef,
they contribute significantly to this total. The animals used in
McDonalds burgers have little choice in their brutal deaths - help us
educate the public that they have a choice in what they consume and
where they consume. The demo will be followed by vegan food in a local
eaterie and then drinks.
The Global Day of Action includes the active support of McDonalds Workers Resistance - not necessarily campaigning on animal issues, but never-the-less potentially useful allies. McDonalds Workers Resistance
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS confirms 'McDonald’s were not able to claim damages against Veggies for further distribution of the material (What's Wrong With Mc'Donald Factsheet)' :
"On the last day of the (McLibel) trial, Mr Rampton, counsel for McDonalds, stated: ‘I would certainly accept that after the agreement, the settlement with Veggies had been reached, McDonald’s were not able to claim damages against Veggies for further distribution of the material which is the subject of this action. Plainly because there has been an accord of satisfactions..."
"Veggies: as explained previously Veggies reprinted the London Greenpeace Factsheet and have been its main distributors from 1987. After being threatened that year with legal action by McDonald's solicitors there were negotiations and the company dropped all further action. The agreement reached specifically accepted the continued distribution of the Factsheet with only minor amendments, in reality only affecting the 'rainforest' section. Veggies continue to circulate this version of the Factsheet widely. McDonald’s have accepted that their agreement with Veggies amounts to an ‘accord of satisfactions".
Global Day of Action Against McDonalds
London - 2006 report
Organisers of the protest say that around 25 people took part in the mobile picket which also protested outside 2 other Central London stores.
One of the pictures from the demo shows a protestor handing out leaflets, and in the background the entire squad(!) of police covering the event. I understand that they told the man from McDonalds who complained to them that people had a right to demonstrate, and that it was their duty to uphold that right, so long as it was exercised within the law.
Many passers by took an interest in what was going on, some obviously approved while others stopped to argue with the demonstrators. Many of those passing were tourists, and quite a few posed for pictures in front of the banners. Some took the leaflets with them into McD's to read with their burger, and perhaps they will think more about the issues raised.
There are regular demonstrations against McDonalds in central London - Details here.
Sunday was the Global day of action to mark World Food Day. Everywhere, including Nottingham.
On Sunday morning, folks turned out to take part in the Worldwide Day of Action Against McDonalds. Nottingham's contibution to this, took place from 12noon at Exchange Walk in the City Centre.
Whenever possible Veggies feature the publications of the Movement for Compassionate Living, which we print and distribute to promote simple living and vegan self-reliance as a remedy to the exploitation of humans, animals and the Earth. We also support our nominated charity, Vegfam, ‘Feeding the hungry without exploiting animals’. If you can help us with either of these projects at this event, whilst we are busy with Veggies catering, please email pat@veggies.org.uk.
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Organisers of the protest say that around 25 people took part in the mobile picket which also protested outside 2 other Central London stores.
