----- forwarded message ----- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:22:21 +0100 From: info <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: National Day of Action Against Staples, March 28 ----- forwarded message ----- Subject: [gaia-l] National Day of Action Against Staples, March 28 Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 06:53:38 -0400 (AST) From: Mark Graffis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: All Activists From: Steve Holmer Date: February 12, 2001 National Day of Action Against Staples, March 28 Can you imagine walking into any office supply store and not seeing clearcut forests being sold for paper? Can you envision a world where recycled and tree free paper was the norm? That vision won't become reality until Staple's, the world's largest office supply store, stops selling virgin fiber paper products and paying for clearcutting around the world! The facts are that less than 4% of our old growth forests in this country remain; 1/3 of the timber cut from our National Forests is pulped for paper; and more than 2/3 of the paper in the United States comes from Southern forests (the region containing the greatest biodiversity in the continental U.S). Until Staples converts to all recycled and tree free paper, they will continue to drive the destruction of our world's forests. On March 28, tell a Staple's near you that selling paper from native forests is no longer acceptable! They must immediately stop selling products from old growth fiber and US public lands, immediately eliminate all products that are made from 100% virgin fiber, and switch to products made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper, agricultural residues, or alternative fibers such as hemp and kenaf. Plan a demonstration at your nearest Staple's store (you can find it using the store locator at http://www.staples.com). Present street theater, carry signs, make some noise! Take a manager on a field trip to a nearby forest. Deliver letters from the community. Call CEO Tom Stemberg. Jam his fax machine. Meet with the regional manager. Host a "clearcut forests tour" through the paper aisle of Staple's. Get out, get creative and raise your voice for the forests! For more information or to get an action packet, contact: Dogwood Alliance, mailto:info@dogwoodalliance, 828.698.1998 Forest Ethics, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], 202.319.2404 Free the Planet!, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], 202.547.3656 Steve Holmer Campaign Coordinator American Lands 726 7th Street SE Washington, D.C. 20003 202/547-9105 202/547-9213 fax mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.americanlands.org To subscribe or unsubscribe please send a message to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ..............
