Tell Coke: No Torch in Tibet!

China is preparing to take its tainted torch up Mount Everest and through Tibet in May and June. Allowing the Olympic torch to go to Tibet at a time when Tibetans are living under martial law and being shot in the streets for peacefully protesting will only provoke tensions and lead to more bloodshed.

As an official sponsor of the torch relay and one of the most powerful corporations in the world, Coca-Cola can pressure the International Olympic Committee to remove Tibet from the torch relay route. Please send the letter below to Coca-Cola President, Neville Isdell, urging him to save Tibetan lives by using his influence to cancel the Tibet leg of the torch relay. Tell me more

Subject:

Dear [ Decision Maker ],

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I am deeply concerned about Coca-Cola's sponsorship of the Chinese government's Olympic torch relay, which includes running the torch through occupied Tibet.

Given the current conditions in Tibet where Chinese forces are shooting at unarmed protesters, raiding monasteries and nunneries and imprisoning thousands of innocent Tibetans for doing nothing more than speaking out for freedom, it is unconscionable for your corporation to sponsor China's torch relay.

The Chinese government has already stated it will increase 'security measures' for this leg of the torch run, which will undoubtedly result in further arrests, beatings, torture and killings of innocent Tibetans. On April 9th, the Governor of Tibet threatened that "if anyone dares disrupt the Olympic torch relay they will be treated harshly and with no leniency." As we have seen in the past month, Tibetans are committed to speaking out for their freedom at this critical time. Therefore, taking the Olympic torch to Tibet is an act of serious provocation that will lead to certain bloodshed and further repression.

As a signatory to the U.N. Global Compact, Coca-Cola has promised to "support and respect the protection of international human rights" and ensure that Coca-Cola is "not complicit in human rights abuses." If you do not take action on this issue, Coca-Cola will have blood on its hands for any Tibetan lives that are lost due to the Chinese government's increased military crackdown.

It is common sense for a corporation to refuse to participate in a nationalist exercise in an occupied nation with a restive population living under martial law. Such an exercise will only inflame a volatile situation, and reflect negatively on Coca-Cola's brand name.

We expect you recognize this and will do the right thing, not just for the sake of the people of Tibet but for your own reputation. Therefore, we are calling on you in the strongest possible terms to urge the International Olympic Committee to cancel the Tibet leg of the torch relay.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

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