"flush The Swoosh" Coalition Says Nike Sweatshops Tarnish U-m's Good Name
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Month
November
Year
1997
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Agenda Publications
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I f a coalition of campus and community groups has its way their midOctober football-Saturday protest will mark the beginning of the end to U-M's multimillion dollar contract with Nike. The morning of October 1 8 saw a small crowd of about 60 gathering on the U-M Diag for Ann Arbor's fïrst Nike Action Day . The same day, similar "Just Don't Do It" protests took place at a number of other universities and communities in 28 states. The demonstration also had an international fiare, with similar rallies in 13 countries worldwide.