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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 [...]

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 [...]

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By James Butty
Human rights activists will hold a demonstration Wednesday in Washington in front of a public relations office representing the Bridgestone/Firestone Rubber Company. Today’s protest comes on the heel of a new report which accuses the company of a wide range of abuses on its plantation in [...]

Click here to read a new report from the Save My Future Foundation about Firestone’s human rights, labor rights and environmental abuses in its rubber plantation in Liberia.
Check out the press release below:
INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM * INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES * SAVE MY FUTURE FOUNDATION (LIBERIA)
Contact: Tim Newman, tim.newman [at] ilrf.org; +1-202-347-4100
Emira [...]

The Stop Firestone Coalition Invites You:
The Heavy Load:
A discussion about Firestone’s abuses in Liberia

FRIDAY, July 18, 2008
12:30PM – 2:00PM
Institute for Policy Studies
1112 16th St. NW, Suite 600
Washington DC, 20036
(Nearest Metro: Farragut North)
Please join us for a discussion about Bridgestone/Firestone’s labor rights and environmental abuses on its rubber plantation in Liberia. We will be formally [...]