Jul 31, 2008
Article available online here
By J. Nathaniel Daygbor
The Firestone Rubber Plantation Company in Harbel, Margibi County is making claims of gains it is making in its activities since the sitting of the Ellen-led government, such as housing and education, but a local environmental group thinks otherwise.
Save My Future Foundation (SAMFU) says the company is abusing its [...]
Jul 28, 2008
Check out our new campaign video here!
In this video, Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus, moderates a discussion at the Institute for Policy Studies on the Stop Firestone Campaign with Edwin Cisco (Secretary General of the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia) and Christian Levesque (Conrad & Scherer).
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Jul 28, 2008
In response to our work raising awareness about Firestone’s exploitation of Liberia, the company has been hard at work on their public relations. In response [...]
Jul 24, 2008
Check out lots of photos from the protest here!
Yesterday, the Stop Firestone coalition held a protest outside of the DC office of Public Strategies, Inc. Public Strategies is the public relations firm which represents Firestone. They publicly distort Firestone’s long history of exploitation on their rubber plantation in Liberia. Activists in DC rallied outside of [...]
Jul 23, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 23, 2008
Contact: Tim Newman, tim.newman[at]ilrf.org, 202-347-4100 x113
Martha Guarnieri, Martha[at]ilrf.org
COALITION ProtestS Public Strategies IN DC
Protest Targets Public Relations Firm That Helps Firestone Hide Worker Exploitation in Liberia
WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, July 23 from 12 noon to 1:00 pm, members of the Stop Firestone Coalition will hold a lively [...]