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Why I Protest Nestlé’s Unethical Business Practices

August 2, 2010




I am an outspoken critic of Nestlé’s unethical business practices. Although I have been aware of some of the issues with Nestlé for years, I have become more aware of the depth and breadth of the issues since my interaction with both Nestlé and the Nestlé Family Bloggers starting last September. This post provides an [...]

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Decision: Contra-Nestle “Unsponsored” BlogHer Ticket Price Donation

July 15, 2010




As I promised back in my BlogHer Accountability Post, I am making charitable donations in the amount of $600. That is the full cost of a BlogHer ’10 ticket, if it were not covered by sponsors. This year’s BlogHer sponsor list includes a number of companies that I am not enamored with, including most notably [...]

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

July 3, 2010




The fact that a couple of Nestle brands are sponsoring the BlogHer ’10 conference really sucks. I’ve written here already about my choice, my approach, and my reasons. Although I’ve taken one path in my activism, I also have a great deal of respect for people who have chosen other paths. Whether they are doing [...]

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I will not give Nestlé my money, but I also won’t let Nestlé control my life

June 6, 2010




In my post outlining my dismay at the Nestlé sponsorship of BlogHer and in other places on the Internet, some people who boycott Nestlé due to its unethical business practices, some people who support Nestlé, and some objective observers have commented that it is inappropriate for me to attend BlogHer. They say that because I [...]

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My BlogHer Accountability Post

June 1, 2010




I’m disappointed and angry. I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. I have an amazing opportunity to tell women why they should and how they can be taken seriously as advocates of important issues. But that opportunity is now being sponsored by a couple brands owned by Nestle, a company that I protest [...]

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A day in the life of marginalizing “fringe groups” in Canada

March 2, 2010




Most days, I’m proud to be Canadian. Whether I’m talking about our health care system, our maternity and parental leave programs, feminist leaders, or other topics close to my heart, my country usually makes me proud (even if it isn’t perfect). Today, however, my heart sunk. I was hit with bad news and then slapped [...]

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Are we asking the wrong people to comply with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes?

September 14, 2009




The World Health Organization (WHO)’s International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes was adopted by the World Health Assembly in 1981 as a minimum requirement to ensure appropriate feeding of infants and young children. According to the WHO ‘s FAQs on the International Code: The protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding rank among the most [...]

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Right, wrong and the evolution of culture

July 28, 2009




If I could sum up in 140 characters or less the root of the controversy at BlogHer this weekend and perhaps the root of controversy in life in general, it would be this: At BlogHer there were the crazed consumers and the environmentalists. There were the moms wearing babies and the women hating babies. There [...]

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BlogHer ’09 Chicago: I survived

July 27, 2009




I was reminded this weekend that there are different types of exhaustion and sleep deprivation. As a mom of two, I have very recent and extensive experience with lack of sleep. But the lack of sleep that comes from being woken constantly by a baby and the exhaustion of chasing a toddler is so completely [...]

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Why I blog about breastfeeding

May 6, 2009




Yes, I’m talking about boobs again… BlogHer Backtalk This week on BlogHer Backtalk they are talking about blogging about breastfeeding. When announcing upcoming segments, chris from BlogHer asked: “Breastfeeding? Is there anything left to say about it? Apparently there is. Have you written a post on the topic?.” My reply: “Have I written a post [...]

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