Comments on: Bloggers boycott BlogHer ’10 over Nestle (Stouffer’s, Butterfinger) sponsorship

By: Jennifer Margulis

Jennifer Margulis — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:15:24 +0000

BlogHer really feels like it has sold out to the worst of the worst corporations. I’m proud of both the bloggers who boycotted and those who went and spoke their minds (like you) while you were there.

I won’t be going to another BlogHer conference. Not with that much corporate sponsorship. It just feels wrong to me.

http://jennifermargulis.net/blog/2010/08/read-beth-terrys-recap-of-blogher2010/

By: Organic and Green Mom Blog | Towards A Better BlogHer at Organic Mania

Organic and Green Mom Blog | Towards A Better BlogHer at Organic Mania — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:31:03 +0000

[...] boycotting of the conference by some speakers and attendees, and to silent action coordinated by PhDinParenting, who through her blogging, increased BlogHer community awareness of Nestle’s violations of the [...]

By: BlogHer ’10: Change Agents, Radical Moms, Provocative Bloggers…and ill-fitted sponsors | PhD in Parenting

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:24:14 +0000

[...] opportunity to mention my objection to Nestle in my panel discussion and to mention the fact that some people, including one of my planned co-panelists, were boycotting the conference due to the Nes…. I wore #noNestle stickers on my badge, my phone, and sometimes even my face. I handed out stickers [...]

By: Organic and Green Mom Blog | The Top 10 Things I Loved About BlogHer at Organic Mania

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:28:46 +0000

[...] had a great time at Blogher. Some people in my circles asked why, given all the controversy about the Nestle sponsorship and the excessive, sometimes reckless [...]

By: Why I Protest Nestlé’s Unethical Business Practices | PhD in Parenting

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:45:52 +0000

[...] have continued to write a variety of posts on issues related to Nestlé and on my decision and the decision of others with regards to the Nestlé sponsorship of BlogHer ’10. I will continue to point out business [...]

By: Alina

Alina — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:00:11 +0000

Nestle definitely is a rotten company! I hope BlogHer can figure out a way to put policy around sponsorhip offers for the future. I bet a few years ago they were *begging* for sponsors and now they need to figure out how to turn sponsors away! I can imagine the management team scratching their heads and wondering how that happened.

Maybe some of the blogging community can provide suggestions on sponsorship policy changes that the management at BlogHer can use? At the end of the day, I bet the BlogHer management is really a small group of women who are balancing kids, family, work, etc.

Realistically, if you dig deep enough, ANY for-profit company will have dirty laundry that someone would take offense to. It’s just a question of figuring out where to draw the line, I suppose.

By: A Mama's Blog- Heather

A Mama's Blog- Heather — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:26:21 +0000

Thanks for the mention- nice follow up article too.

By: Frugal Babe » Blog Archive » Avoiding Nestle Without Even Trying

Frugal Babe » Blog Archive » Avoiding Nestle Without Even Trying — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:23:20 +0000

[...] list of things I like to do, so this isn’t an issue for me. But I know that it’s been painful for several bloggers who are actively involved in promoting breastfeeding. (I’ve had BlogHer ads running on my [...]

By: Gather « Bringing Sexy Back Since 1979….

Gather « Bringing Sexy Back Since 1979…. — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:33:42 +0000

[...] seemed to start wars bigger than the ones going on in Iraq and Afghanistan!! People are also boycotting the event due to their association with Nestle and Nestle’s business practices. It’s as [...]

By: phdinparenting

phdinparenting — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:56:36 +0000

Jill:

I haven’t seen an official response, but there are some quotes from Elisa in the Sheposts.com post on it: http://sheposts.com/content/blogher-10-picks-nestle-sponsorship-what-will-boycotters-do

Many of us are hoping for a clearly defined sponsorship policy or similar for future conferences to ensure this doesn’t happen again. I know that there will probably always be companies that a few people will disagree with, but one of the most boycotted companies in the world and one that is a significant threat to the health of mothers and babies is a big deal.