Trees Not Gunns - Protests Mount Over Controversial Corporate Censorship Case
Links:www.gunns20.org.....  04/04/06

FREEDOM TO PROTEST Conference.....  17/10/05

McLibel Case and Campaign - Update, Sept 2005
Food is central to our everyday lives, yet we have virtually no control over its production and distribution. The food industry is dominated by multinational companies who for their own profits exploit consumers, workers, the world's natural resources and billions of farmed animals. The way we eat, and even the way we think about food is being manipulated by these powerful institutions and their sophisticated marketing campaigns......  21/09/05

55 Days on Hunger Strike Against McDonald's (Canada) - plea for support
Full details and interviews: www.parxmedia.com/main.htm.....  13/08/05

Hunger Strike Against McDonalds (Canada) - plea for support
Report from Sid Crowe, Barrie, CanadaHe is homeless, and was a regular customer at that McDonald's. He would come in, buy something, and then hang around for an hour or so writing poetry. As the employees did their rounds, they got to know him a little. One day, one of the girls who works there asked him to bring some poetry for her to take to a poetry class. When he gave it to her (and before she had clocked in), the manager demanded the poems and read through them. This is illegal. All Canadian citizens have a right to their personal property, no matter if they are on their employer's property or not. Joseph was then told to leave, but he refused, as the privacy of both himself and the employee had been violated. He was then arrested without incident by the police for "trespassing," and banned from McDonald's......  23/07/05

Info on the McLibel Screening on McPlanet
This conference will be the most important event on globalisation and environment in Germany in 2005. .....  26/05/05

Super Sized Support for US Release of McLibel film
LOS ANGELES - Global Exchange, CorpWatch, National Lawyers Guild, CodePink,.....  11/05/05

FREEDOM TO PROTEST
Planning MeetingSunday May 22nd, 1-5pm.....  10/05/05

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McCampaigners 'stick the boot' into McDonald's 50th anniversary celebrations (April 15th) - and stomp on a McBirthday cake outside the corporation's Euro-HQ
Friday 15th April marks 50 years to the day since the McDonald's Corporation it opened its first store in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA in 1955. Today, at 12 noon, Friday 15th April, the 'McLibel 2' stamped on a McBirthday cake at McDonald's Euro-HQ in Finchley, North London. Dave Morris crushed the cake with 'PUBLIC OPINION' written on his shoe, Helen Steel held a placard saying '50 YEARS OF McJUNK, McJOBS, cLITTER' alongside campaigners with a banner saying 'CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF GLOBAL.....  15/04/05

Anti-McDonald's campaigners pour scorn on McDonald's
On Friday 15th April the McDonald's .....  14/04/05

Fri April 15th - 'Mc50th:celebration or last rites?'
Conway Hall, Red Lion Sq, London WC1. 6pm - 11pm......  05/04/05

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New McLibel film released on McDonald's 50th Birthday on April 15th
14 March 2005 - Press Release from Spanner Films.....  14/03/05

Victory for McLibel 2 against UK Government
On 15th February, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.....  28/02/05

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UK House of Lords - Response to ECHR McLibel ruling
TUESDAY 22ND FEBRUARY - Notices and orders of the.....  22/02/05

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Urgent - Oct. 16th Update: McDonald's workers join the day of action, but face company threats
Emails and rumours have been circulating amongst McDonald's employees that many are planning to join in the World Day of Action Against McDonald's (Oct 16th) with go slows, passing around leaflets and joining protest pickets outside etc. Some of these emails have been appearing in chat rooms on anti-McDonald's websites......  15/10/04

Anti-McDonald's Day [Oct 16th] - Central London rally
A celebration on the 20th annual international anti-McDonald's day of action, and marking a year of weekly leafleting sessions at this central london branch. In solidarity with all exploited workers and customers, brainwashed children and their harassed parents - all subjected to corporate propaganda - and with the millions of suffering animals, and all those who care about the environment. Also, a celebration of the ever-growing international grass-roots campaign against McWorld which has defeated the corporation's efforts to silence public criticism........  14/10/04

McDonald's views of the Oct 16th Day of Action
Extract from McD Operations Update 13 (October 4th 2004).....  14/10/04

Anti-McDonald's campaigners pour scorn on McDonald's UK's 30th anniversary celebrations (October 9th)
Media Release: Oct 8th 2004McLibel Support Campaign/London Greenpeace.....  08/10/04

McLibel 2 vs UK Government

The European case, known as Steel and Morris vs UK was launched on 20th September 2000, exactly 10 years after the McDonald’s Corporation served writs on the McLibel 2 in an attempt to prevent the distribution of leaflets criticising the company. The McLibel trial became the longest case in English legal history, lasting 313-days, in which the McLibel 2 represented themselves against McDonald's. The trial and a 23-day appeal in 1999, resulted in a 'mixed verdict' in which damning rulings were made against McDonald’s core business practices. Despite the rulings, no sanctions were ordered against McDonald's, yet the McLibel 2 were ordered to pay the company damages [See 'Background' below]. They have refused to pay a single penny. .....  31/08/04

McUpdate & call for action on World Anti-McDonald's Day (Oct 16th)
CALL FOR ACTION ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 16th - WORLDWIDE ANTI-McDONALD'S DAY .....  20/08/04

McUpdate & call for action on World Anti-McDonald's Day (Oct 16th)
CALL FOR ACTION ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 16th - WORLDWIDE ANTI-McDONALD'S DAY .....  20/08/04

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European Court declares McLibel case admissible
Five years after the McLibel 2 (Helen Steel, 38 & Dave Morris, 50) last appeared in Court for their appeal, the European Court of Human Rights has declared admissible their claim that the long running McLibel trial breached their Article 6 right to a fair trial and Article 10 right to freedom of expression. The case will be heard in full at the European Court on 7th September 2004......  06/05/2004

Talks start with Coca Cola - Colombian workers hunger strike ends
In a meeting carried out with the company’s President in Colombia, Señor.....  29/03/04

Coca Cola Workers Hunger Strike - Solidarity and Boycott Update
McLibel Campaign note:A hunger strike commenced on Monday 15 March 2004 by Coca-Cola workers in front of the Coca-Cola bottling plants in eight Colombian towns in protest at the company's plans to dismiss 91 workers from the plants. We enclose the latest news, below......  23/03/04

ASA and Viva!
Dear Viva!,This ruling by the ASA against Viva! campaign leafletting is a total outrage. However, it could backfire totally. One way to ensure that millions more people get to hear about, and read, the leaflet that ASA is trying to censor is to organise a massive defiance campaign. This will get tons of publicity, and render unworkable their efforts (as well as any plans on their part to suppress other public campaigning literature). This is what happened with the McLibel campaign. We ourselves will publicise your campaign to all our contacts around the world......  15/03/04

People's Forum Against Coca-Cola
Contact: Amit Srivastava, Global Resistance +91 9892 239 439 .....  19/01/04

New anti-McDonalds demos every Thursday - Leicester Square, Central London
A large McExploitation banner was unrolled, clearly displaying to the public exactly what Ronald McDonald stands for. Over a thousand McLibel leaflets were distributed to the public, many of whom were in complete support of our action, claiming they would never set foot under those golden arches. It soon became obvious through the course of the evening how much McDonalds is despised by the wider population and it is no surprise when you consider the crap food they sell and promote to children, their exploitation of workers, lack of consideration towards the environment and massive contribution .....  02/12/03

Euro Court: McLibel Reply to UK Government's Observations
July 2003The McLibel case continues on its slow crawl (now almost 13 years!) through the legal system. On 6th July the McLibel 2 sent their latest submissions to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case now known as Steel and Morris vs UK. They submitted a 53 page document replying point by point to observations made to the Court by the UK government earlier this year about the McLibel case and UK defamation laws......  24/09/03

CALL FOR ACTION on Thursday Octoer 16th - Worldwide Anti-McDonald's Day
Anti-McDonald's Day [UN World Food Day] - a protest against the promotion .....  24/09/03

McDonald's Workers in Paris on Strike for 6 Months - Occupy Store
Photos of the occupation at:advaloreminternational.com/news.html.....  17/09/03

World's children at risk from junk food marketing - report from The Food Commission
The health of the children around the world is put at risk by the marketing of junk food, says a report (786KB PDF file) from the Food Commission issued today. .....  29/07/03

McLibel film director US college tour, Fall 2003
London-born Franny Armstrong, 31, spent her formative years playing the drums in various semi-successful pop groups. Then she read about a trial in which the fast food company McDonald's were suing a gardener and postman for libel. Three years later, August 1997, Franny's first documentary, McLibel - the inside story of England longest-ever court case - was released to great critical acclaim......  23/07/03

'FuckMcDonalds.co.uk' Latest Newsletter July '4
fuckmcdonalds.co.uk/newsletter/2003/may/4.html .....  01/07/03

McDonalds Workers Resistance - Annual Report 2002
This is the first MWR annual report, but it is hoped they will now appear regularly. The idea is to chronicle our activities and appraise initiatives and actions in order to provide a point of reference for future decision-making and thereby increase our impact. This is not an 'official' MWR document, it has not been debated by the whole organisation but produced by the secretariat. Opinions expressed within this document belong to the secretariat and proposals are not policy statements but tentative suggestions designed primarily for the discussion of the organisation. Throughout this report references are made to a "questionnaire", this refers to a wide-ranging survey distributed to all MWR's contacts in early 2003......  12/02/03

JUNK FOOD, THE NEW TOBACCO?
McDONALD'S ADMISSIONS IN THE U.S. OBESITY CASE .....  06/02/03

Another Residents Success Story!
SUMMARY.....  December 2002

The Story of a Correction
by Dave Morris
On December 3rd 2002 the Guardian published an article in its weekly.....  09/01/03

McDonald's US Veggie Law Suit Scandal and Controversy
Sleeping With the Enemy by Jeff Nelson .....  16/12/02

The International 'McGo-slow As Fuck', December 21 2002
The International 'McGo-slow As Fuck', December 21 2002 .....  10/12/02

Blue Mountains Urgent 'SOS' to the World
Many activists will know of our successfulstruggle to keep fast food chains out of the.....  01/12/02

Oprah/Lyman Veggie Libel Suit is Finally Over!
Whencattle future trends plummeted the next day, a group of Texas.....  04/11/02

Worldwide Anti-McDonald's Day, Wednesday Oct 16th - CALL FOR ACTION!
Wednesday October 16th 2002 will be the 18th annual Worldwide Anti-McDonald's Day [UN World Food Day] - a protest against the promotion of junk food, the unethical targeting of children, exploitation of workers, animal cruelty, damage to the environment and the global domination of corporations over our lives......  02/09/02

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McLibel documentarist premieres lastest film on Narmada Dam
'Drowned Out' Premiere screening Wed. 28th August 7pm .....  27/08/02

Steel & Morris vs UK: Applicants' Letter to European Court
Thank you for your letter of 26th June 2002, referring us to the recent case of McVicar v UK and raising two issues upon which the Court would like further information. And thank you for your letter of 2nd July 2002, granting us an extension of time until 26th July 2002 to respond. We are now in a position to do so. We deal first with the McVicar case and then turn to the two specific requests for information......  26/07/02

Five years later... buy McLibel film online
Hello,A mere five years after completion, the McLibel documentary is now.....  10/07/02

Bookshop Libel latest ...
A High Court verdict on Tuesday 2 July could be a short-term.....  03/07/02

London Bookshops Resist Libel Threat Against Anti-Fascist Material
BOOKSHOP LIBEL FUNDc/o Housmans Bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX (tel .....  29/06/02

McLibel Defendant on Speaking Tour in N. America, March 8th to 19th.
Friday 8th March CHICAGO Info on Chicago events: Mike - 312-682-2821 voice/pager. mcyinyang2@hotmail.com .....  08/03/02

Anti-McDonald's Campaign Global Update, Feb 2002
17th Annual World Anti-McDonald's Day, October 16th 2001 [United Nations World Food Day].....  Feb. 2002

McLibel Legal Update
As you may know, on 20th September 2000 Helen Steel and Dave Morris - the McLibel 2 - lodged an application to take the U.K. Government to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Helen and Dave, the two defendants in the longest trial in English legal history, assert that the McLibel trial breached, in particular, Article 6 [right to a fair trial] and Article 10 [right to freedom of expression] of the Human Rights Convention, and that English libel laws are incompatible with the convention. .....  08/03/02

McLibel Defendant Trip To North America - radio interview
Dave Morris has been invited over to North America for a number of events and talks in March. This is his Schedule, as currently planned......  02/03/02

McDonald's Faulty Advertising - HOW YOU CAN HELP
The Guardian (UK) 20 February 2002 CITY DIARY .....  22/02/02

How Hasbro, McDonald's, Mattel and Disney Manufacture Their Toys
Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee December 2001 .....  19/02/02

Friends of the Earth Lithuania have started a campaign against McDonald's
There will be actions organized this Saturday, 02 February 2002 at .....  01/02/02

An Urgent Appeal to Civil Rights And Environmental Groups
Please Distribute Widely:Community Group Calling for National Boycott of McDonalds.....  19/10/01

CALL FOR ACTION ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 16th - WORLDWIDE ANTI-McDONALD'S DAY
[In 1999 we monitored where the protests took place - we heard of 425 protests and pickets in 345 towns in 23 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, USA]. Over 3 million leaflets have now been handed out in the UK alone since 1990 (when the McDonald's Corporation served libel writs aiming to suppress the London Greenpeace leafletting.....  04/09/01

McLibel News Update
1. European McLibel case against British government .....  14/06/01

McLibel Crisis As Defendant And Office Fight Eviction Threat
McLibel Support Campaign c/o London Greenpeace 5 Caledonian Rd, London, N1 9DX, UK. .....  17/05/01

McDonald's and Vegetarianism - Same Old Exploitation
Some years ago McDonald's began introducing McVeggie burgers into its.....  01/02/01

PETA's Month of Action Campaign Against BURGER KING
PETA has launched an international campaign following Burger King's .....  28/02/01

SOLIDARITY WITH McDONALD'S WORKERS - OCT 12 2000
McLibel Support Campaign / London Greenpeace5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX. Tel/Fax 0207 713 1269.....  12/10/00

Stop abuses of McDonald's toy workers in China
URGENT MESSAGE REGARDING GLOBAL ANTI- McDONALD'S PROTESTS, OCTOBER 14-16th .....  05/10/00

GLOBAL ANTI-McDONALD'S CAMPAIGN NEWS - UPDATE
McLibel Support Campaign / London Greenpeace .....  24/09/00

McLIBEL TWO TAKE UK GOVERNMENT TO EURO-COURT
McLibel Support Campaign 5 Caledonian Road, London, N1, UK......  20/09/00

MET POLICE PAY #10,000 TO McLIBEL 2 OVER DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFO TO McDONALD'S
McLibel Support Campaign 5 Caledonian Road, London, N1, UK. .....  05/07/00

McDonald's and Globalisation On Trial In France
McLibel Support Campaign5 Caledonian Road, London, N1, UK. Tel/Fax (020) 7713 1269 .....  27/06/00

Protestors address shareholders at McDonald's corp AGM
From the US McLibel Support campaign........  18/05/00

National survey by campaigners reveals widespread concern over UK planning laws
McLibel Support Campaign: 5 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DX mclibel@globalnet.co uk.....  16/05/00

McDonald's continuing contribution to global climate damage
London Greenpeace / McLibel Support Campaign, 5 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DX.....  16/05/00

Malta protest against Ronald McDonalds
Forwarded from Malta........  04/05/00

McDonald's Contribution To Ozone Depletion
Information accurate as of 1998London Greenpeace / McLibel Support Campaign, 5 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DX.....  05.03.2000

 
 
 
McLibel Support Campaign  
 

Anti-McDonald's Campaign News, November 1999

Ronald McDonald and Children - The Truth In McDonald's Own Words, 2 October 1999

Updated Summer Mailing, September 1999

McLibel Duo Petition House Of Lords, 1 July 1999

Supporters Letter, May/ June 1999 , May 1999

What can be learned from McLibel? , May 1999

Ronald In The City. J18 Anti-McDonald's Protest , May 1997

McLibel Appeal - More McAgony For The Fast Food Giant, March 1999

McLibel Appeal Verdict 31st March, 25 March 1999

McLibel Appeal Begins 12th January, 6th January 1999

Proposed New McDonald's Site Occupied in Kingston, 14th December 1998

Writing On The Wall For Libel Laws?, 8th October 1998

McLibel 2 Sue Metropolitan Police, 17 September 1998

McLibel Back In Court for Appeal - and Controversies, 27th July 1998

McLibel Appeal Controversy, 3rd July 1998

Summary of the McLibel Appeal Points, 4th July 1998

McDonald's Enlightens Employees About Unions, 15th July 1998

McLibel Appeal Preliminary Hearing Postponed, 30th June 1998

Activist Groups Invited to Participate in 'McWorld Cup', 26th June 1998

McLibel Anniversary Days Of Action - 19th/20th June 1998, 18 June 1998

'McLibel 2' Bury Suppressed Documentary in Sealed time Capsule at Secret Location at McDonald's HQ, 19th June 1998

McSpotlight CD-Rom and McLibel Book Now Available, 5th April 1998

NUS Withdraws From McDonald's 'Privilege Card' Scheme, 14th April 1998

Oprah's Lawsuit Update, 22nd Jan 1998

McDonald's Continue to Deceive Customers in defiance of UK High Court Ruling, 25th Jan 1998

UK Football League and McDonald's Unite to 'Exploit' Children. Launch of Campaign to Kick McDonald's out of Football, 26th Jan 1998

McLibel Victory!! Censorship Defeated, 18 July 1997

McLibel Verdict & Evidence. An analysis of the McLibel outcome & Judgement, July 1997

Open letter from the McLibel Two, 26th June 1997

Substantial And Significant Parts of McLibel Case Won By The Defendants, 20th June 1997

McLibel Verdict handed down.. campaign unstoppable, 19th June 1997

McLibel Verdict Expected 19th June 1997, 12th June 1997

Verdict approaches for McLibel: Longest ever English trial, 26th March 1997

Closing Speeches Start in McLibel Trial, 14th October 1998

McLibel Trial Breaks All British Legal Records, 29th October 1996

McLibel to be longest trial in UK history, 29th Oct 96

Defendents statement to activists, 17th Oct 1996

Closing Speeches start in McLibel Trial, 14th Oct 1996

McLibel; 2nd Anniversary, 28th June 1996

Mr Big Mac to be grilled by the McLibel Two, 1st May 1996

Burger giant outmanoeuvered and exposed by online critics, 1st May 1996

McDonald's and BSE, The Facts, 23rd March 1996

Rainforest section commences, February 1996

McSpotlight launch, 16th February 1996

McLibel; 1st Anniversary, 28th June 1995

No jury and no legal aid, 25th March 94, 29th April 95

 
 
London Greenpeace  
 
London Greenpeace Launches New Campaign: 'What's Wrong With The Body Shop?' - A Criticism of 'Green' Consumerism", 16th March 1998

FAQ re: 'What's Wrong With The Body Shop?', 18th April 1998

 
 
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Ronald McDonald Ad Ban Bid - You Can Help Call to help new campaign, by Dave Morris, April 1999 DIY Justice, Some Thoughts. By Dave Morris, April 1999

McDonald's and Schools: Inviting the McWolf Into the Fold, 9th October 1998

Letter: Justice Is A Right, Not A Commodity
Letter From Dave Morris, Independent, 26 August 95

 
 
McDonald's  
 
Verdict Day release, 19.6.97

 
 
Other Campaigning Groups  
 
McLibel Mailing List to Change Hands,From David Briars, 18th August 1998

David Briars - An Obituary From His Family,

National Food Alliance press release
The NFA calls for government review of food advertising after McLibel ruling , National Food Alliance, 17 July 1997

Press Release from the Guardians of the Clan Donald
Ronald McDonald appointed Sergeant-Major at Arms of the Guardians of Clan Donald , Clan Donald, Jan 1997

Union Slams "Greedy" McDonald's
Press release from Britains General Union regarding low pay, GMB, 26th Sept 96

Resistance Grows to UK Jailings of Radical Journalists, 8 Jan 1998

UK Civil Liberty Group: Support For McLibel Appeal, 21st July 1998

Gandalf Three Freed on Bail!!, 30th March 1998