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Activists Deploy Effigies in Unocal
- Subject: Activists Deploy Effigies in Unocal
- From: moe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 03:23:00
Subject: Activists Deploy Effigies in Unocal Protest (LA Times)
SOUTHLAND FOCUS (Los Angeles Times)
Activists Deploy Effigies in Unocal Protest
By NANCY RIVERA BROOKS
An unusual sight greeted motorists passing the
Unocal Corp. business complex in Brea: two
large puppet-like effigies dancing and
shadowboxing as part of a protest at the oil
company's annual shareholders meeting. One effigy,
in a dark suit, was labeled "Unocal CEO," and the
other was dressed as a military officer. The activists
are demanding that El Segundo-based Unocal
abandon a controversial pipeline project in
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, home to a
military regime that has been widely denounced for
terrorizing political opponents. A shareholder
resolution directing that outside corporate directors
prepare a report detailing the cost to Unocal of
opposition to its business dealings in Myanmar was
defeated, receiving 7.1% of the vote.