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(Washington) The conservative Christian political action group American Family Association - known for its boycotts of LGBT friendly businesses - has turned its attention to Nike.

The Oregon-based sporting goods company announced last month that it was supporting a bill in the state legislature to allow civil unions. (story)

Following the Nike announcement the bill last week passed the Senate (story) but is expected to face a rough ride in the Republican-controlled House.

The AFA, in an email alert Monday to its thousands of members across the country, is calling on people to phone, write and email Nike telling them to pull their endorsement of the legislation.

"Homosexual activists are working to get other corporations to follow the lead of Nike," the AFA alert says. "Many corporations are already donating large sums to homosexual organizations to support their agenda. Sending a message to Nike will send a message to those corporations poised to support homosexual unions."

Nike is believed to the first major corporation in the country to publicly support civil unions, which the AFA calls "a back door move to legalize homosexual marriage."

In May the group launched a nationwide boycott of Ford over the automaker's support for LGBT issues. A month later it put the boycott on hold (story)

Earlier this summer the AFA targeted Kraft Foods - stopping just short of calling for a full boycott - for sponsoring the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago. (story)

This spring the AFA ended a 9-year boycott of the Walt Disney Co. (story) and a similar boycott of giant consumer products company Proctor & Gamble (story).

Even threats of boycotts can have the desired effect.

Microsoft withdrew its support of an LGBT civil rights bill in Washington state after it was threatened with a national boycott. The bill was defeated by a single vote in the Senate. (story) It had already passed the House before Microsoft's rejection became known.

Following weeks of criticism, much of it from its own gay workers, the company reversed itself and announced it would support future gay rights initiatives. (story)

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Re: Ultra-Uber Stupid Right Srikes Again:  [message #25255 is a reply to message #25254] Tue, 12 July 2005 14:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I would like to know how to deluge Nike with messages of support form around the world, please.


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Re: Ultra-Uber Stupid Right Srikes Again:  [message #25256 is a reply to message #25255] Tue, 12 July 2005 14:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It looks like we can use http://swoosh.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/swoosh.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php to contact nike and support them

It is necessary on this site to state that one is unthe USA or the email does not get through. I deem that to be a white lie

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Re: Ultra-Uber Stupid Right Srikes Again:  [message #25257 is a reply to message #25254] Tue, 12 July 2005 18:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Boycotts work both ways. Checkout this story.
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/10/Business/Impact_of_outrage.shtml


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Re: Ultra-Uber Stupid Right Srikes Again:  [message #25258 is a reply to message #25257] Tue, 12 July 2005 19:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I have never much liked boycotts. I am very much in favour of positive affirmation of a decent corporate attitude, though


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Re: Ultra-Uber Stupid Right Srikes Again:  [message #25266 is a reply to message #25254] Wed, 13 July 2005 22:25 Go to previous message
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I have a pleasant reply from Nike:

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Response (Nike) - 07/13/2005 11:44 AM
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. While we know that everyone may not always agree with everything we do, we strongly believe that everyone who works for Nike deserves to be treated equally without regard to sexual orientation. That's why we supported the Oregon State Senate's consideration of extending non-discriminatory protections to many Oregonians. Passage of this legislation now appears unlikely, given that the Oregon House of Representatives has indicated it does not plan to consider the bill. Regardless of the outcome, we hope you'll continue to be a valued Nike customer.

Sincerely,
Nike
ENDS


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