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Palo Alto (CA) and Quincy (MA) Pass



Boston Globe
October 21, 1997
Quincy to boycott Burma-tied firms

Quincy - With a 7-1 vote by city councillors last night, Quincy became the
first city in New England and only the 13th nationally to boycott
corporations doing business in Burma, also known as Myanamr. "We're
thrilled that Quincy has taken an important stand for human rights," said
Helen Poland, a Quincy resident and advocate for the ordinance. Mayor James
Sheets is expected to sign the ordinance today.
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Addendum:

Only a few hours later, the city of Palo Alto, in the heart of California's
Silicon Valley, became the 14th American city to pass a Burma selective
purchasing law. The Palo Alto City Council voted 7-2 to adopt the Free
Burma ordinance. The campaign was spearheaded by Zan Rubin, a Palo Alto
High School student.

The tally of Burma selective purchasing ordinances now stands at 14 cities,
one county and one state.

BURMA SELECTIVE PURCHASING LAWS

				Date Enacted/Signed

STATES: 1

Massachusetts			6/25/96

COUNTIES: 1

Alameda (CA)			12/10/96	

CITIES: 14

Berkeley (CA)			2/28/95
Madison (WI)			8/15/95
Santa Monica (CA)		11/28/95
Ann Arbor (MI)		4/15/96
San Francisco (CA)		4/22/96
Oakland (CA)			4/23/96
Carrboro (NC)			10/8/96
Takoma Park (MD)		10/28/96
Boulder (CO)			12/17/96
Chapel Hill (NC)		1/13/97
New York (NY)			5/30/97
Santa Cruz (CA)		7/8/97
Quincy (MA)			10/20/97
Palo Alto (CA)		10/20/97

BURMA LEGISLATION PENDING

STATES: 2

California
North Carolina

CITIES: 5

Brookline (MA)
Los Angeles (CA)
Newton (MA)
Seattle (WA)
West Hollywood (CA)
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