Action in Ottawa!

Protest (in English & French) in the Nation's Capitol!

11:30 am E.S.T. 26 May 1999

This morning, twenty activists descended on Home Depot, in Gloucester, Ottawa, Home Depot's easternmost Canadian store. A megaphone was produced, and a Dead Rainforest Tour in both of Canada's official languages was under way. Tour guides in the crowded store drew customers' attention to cedar from Interfor (clearcut in Canada's ancient rainforest), luan, ramin and mahogany products. The same tour was conducted by FAN in Ottawa, at Home Depot's Kanata store two weeks earlier. Unfortunatly, this time, things went a bit less smoothly as store staff tried to intimidate activists into leaving the property. As one activists calmed flaring tempers, the tour carried on. Management decided to call the police.

After half an hour, reinforcements arrived from Montreal and unfolded a large banner in the middle of the store. Outreach was superb as activists engaged customers in freindly conversation. Finally, the assistant manager agreed to speak with an organizer, and was presented with a letter for the manager, demanding that Home Depot make a strong commitment to ban all wood products derived from dead rainforests, as they had promised in 1992. Police arrived after 35 minutes, and the decision was made to move outside, where the protest continued for about an hour. Quelle bonne journée en Ottawa!

Thursday May 13th, 1999 - ACTIVISTS STORM HOME DEPOT STORE IN OTTAWA TO LAUNCH NATIONAL CAMPAIGN! [more]

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