[Imc-newsroom] Fwd: [Imc] Fwd: Don't Buy Gas on June 1st

[Sascha Meinrath]

does anyone want to write a story about this?  we could forward it widely 
throughout the global indymedia network -- so it would have to be well done.

any takers?

--sascha

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>Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 20:03:48 -0500
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>I know most of you guys ride bicycles (*smile*), but for those of you who
>drive cars or even motorcycles, we might be able to make a little bit of a
>difference here.  Even those of you who don't have cars know people who do,
>so please forward this as widely as possible.  Boycotts are one of the most
>effective tools there are, and we should use them more often than we do.
>
>I guess the only unanswered question I have at this point is how we can
>find out whether or not the "independent" gas station we patronize actually
>gets its gas from Exxon/Mobil.  We could ask the manager or someone who
>works there, I suppose, but they may not know or may be unwilling to say.
>
>At any rate, let's boycott Big Oil and see what happens!  :)
>
>John
>
>
> >Friday, June 1, is "NATIONAL DON'T BUY GAS DAY."
> >
> >If everyone in the country doesn't buy gas on that
> >day, we send a very strong message that price gouging
> >has to stop!
> >
> >Please send this to as many people as you can. By
> >June 1, everyone in the country will know about it.
> >Fill up before June 1st.
> >
> >ALSO STOP BUYING GAS FROM Exxon or Mobil!
> >Here's the plan: For the rest of this year, don't
> >purchase gasoline from the two biggest companies
> >(which now are one) namely EXXON and MOBIL.
> >
> >You see, if they are not selling gas, they should be
> >inclined, (i.e., "forced") to reduce their prices. And
> >because of their size and hence market share if they
> >reduce their prices, so will the other companies.
> >They would have no choice!
> >
> >Isn't that a "juicy" prospect? But to have an impact,
> >we need to reach literally millions of users. But it
> >can be done!! I am sending this email to 35 people. If
> >each of you send it to at least 10 more and each 10
> >send it to at least 10 more and so on, by the time the
> >message reaches the sixth iteration, we will have
> >reached over one million consumers. Acting together,
> >we can make a difference.
> >
> >If this makes sense to you, please pass this message
> >on to at least 10 more people.
> >
> >PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO BELOW
> >$1.30 AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK!
>
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