Boycott Help
Boycott Targets
Credible sources suggest that these brands help Israel in the killing of Palestinians, and the destruction of peoples and nature in many other countries. You may not be able to boycott all of them totally. For instance, I say ‘boycott Google’ but share this on a google hosted blog. This is not ‘ironic’ or whatever else the haters would dismiss it as, but of necessity, at the moment. We give them as little of our money and support as we can. So just do your best. Every little bit adds up to a greater good.
The main companies to boycott are listed on the BDS website, here https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide
The graphic at the top of this article, which is lifted from their website, should help as a reference.
Below is my personal boycott list of companies that aid Israel and the misery it causes our world. Feel free to either PDF or screenshot the list below, or refer to this article whenever you need to (I'll update it with any new findings - please let me know of any new information that requires companies to be either taken off, or added to, the list, thanks).
Fast Food and Drinks
It’s easy to avoid all of these, just get in the habit of making a pack up and a flask to take out with you. Spring is coming and picnics are a great idea. Or find a place owned by a local person who seems decent.
McDonalds
Pizza Hut
Subway
Cafe Landwer
Aroma Espresso Bar
Costa Coffee
Papa Johns
KFC
Taco Bell
Menchie's frozen yogurt
YogenFruz
Dominos Pizza
Cinnabon
Krispy Kreme
A & W
Popeyes
Burger King
Tim Hortons
Starbucks
In The Grocery Store
Avoid anything made by Danone, Nestle, Unilever, Proctor & Gamble, Coca Cola, Mars, Cadbury, Mondelez, Smuckers, Strauss, Hersheys, Pepsi Co.
Any fresh produce marked as having been grown in Israel. Also pay particular attention to dates. There's a useful page about dates here https://bdscoalition.ca/tag/medjoul-dates/
You might find the first few times you shop you buy some things you want to boycott but don’t worry, you’ll soon find a suitable replacement and get into the habit of buying that instead. It’ll take just a few grocery outings worth of effort to make your shopping more ethical. It’s worth it to you, I hope.
Two things that the majority of the food items on this list have in common…
1/ A proportion of the money you pay them goes towards killing Palestinians.
2/ They’re really bad for us and we shouldn’t be using them anyhow.
So even if you don’t care about killing others, care about yourself at least?
My attitude is, if you’re on the list, you ain’t getting into my shopping basket. Chances are you’ll be reduced to either making the processed stuff (like cookies) yourself, or buying the store’s own brand. The stores' own brand is probably made by one of those bigger companies anyhow, but at least you’re paying them less for it and since less money = less bombs, they'll have less money to kill kids with.
Colour Code - Dairy or Dairy Substitute, Chocolate, Cookies or Bars, Coffee or Hot Drinks, Soft or Cool Drinks, Water, Ice Cream, Cleaning, Body Care.
The colour code is only here to help, it’s likely not exact as some brands produce several items which may have different names. Just go slow the first few times of shopping, check the brand name of each thing as you put it in your basket.
Danone, inc Silk (milk), YoPro, So Delicious, Aqua, Bonafont, Evian, Font Vella, Hayat, Salus, Volvic, Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Danette, Danone, Delight, Oikos
Nestle, inc Aqua Panna, Aero, Baci Perugina, Boost, Buitoni, Buxton Water, Cailler, Carnation, Cheerios, Chef, Chocapic, Coffee-Mate, Compleat, Contrex Water, Corn Flakes, DiGiorno, Erikli Water, Essentia Water, Fitness Cereals, Garden Gourmet, Garden Of Life, Garoto, Haagen-Dazs, Henniez Water, Hepar Water, Hot Pockets, Kit Kat, Koko Crunch, La Lecheria, La Vie Water, Lion Cereals, Maggi, Maxibon, Milkybar, Milo, Movenpick, Nature’s Bounty, Nespresso, Nescafe, Nesquik, Nestea, Purina Pet Foods, Perrier Water, Quality Street, San Pelligrino, Shredded Wheat, Smarties, Sweet Earth, Toll House, Vittel Water.
Unilever, inc Axe, Ben & Jerry’s, Cif, Comfort, Cornetto, Domestos, Dove, Horlicks,
Hellmans (mayo), Knorr, Lifebuoy, Lux, Magnum, Omo, Rexona, Sunsilk, Sunlight, Surf, Tresemme, Vaseline, Walls.
Proctor & Gamble, inc Bounty (paper towels & toilet paper), Ariel, Tide, Bounce, Gain, Charmin, Braun, Gillette, Aussie, Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Old Spice, Pantene, Cascade, Febreze, Mr Clean, Swiffer, Crest, Oral-B, Scope, Pepto Bismol, Vicks, Olay.
Coca Cola, inc Aquarius, Costa Coffee, Dasani, Fanta, Fresca, Gold Peak, Minute Maid, Powerade, Schweppes, Simply, Sprite.
Mars, inc American Heritage Chocolate, Malisto, Bounty, Celebrations, Wrigleys, Dove, Galaxy, Hubba Bubba, Kind, M&M’s, Maltesers, Milky Way, Skittles, Snickers, Starburst, Twix.
Cadbury, inc Twirl, Whispa, Creme Egg, Heroes, Roses, Milk Tray, Bournville, Crunchie, Double Decker, Picnic, Flake, Curly Whirly, Mini Eggs.
Mondelez, inc Oreo, 7 Days, Alpen Gold, Belvita, Chips Ahoy, Cliff, Cote D'or, Enjoy Life, Halls, Honey Maid, Mikado, Milka, Philadelphia, Ritz, Tang, Toblerone, Triscuit, TUC, Wheat Thins.
Smuckers, inc Adams, Smuckers, Jif, Robin Hood Flour, Five Roses Flour, Golden Temple Flour, Folgers Coffee, Hostess Cakes (Twinkies, donettes, and more).
Hersheys, inc Rolo, O Henry, Reece’s, Twizzlers.
Strauss, inc Sabra Humus, Doritos, Cheetos.
Pepsi Co, inc Aquafina, Bubly, Fritos, Gatorade, Lays, Lipton, Mountain Dew, Ocean Spray, Pepsi, Pure Leaf, Quaker Oats, Sodastream, Starbucks, Tazos, Tostitos.
Extras - Anything by Cargills, Moroccan Oil, Estee Lauder, Revlon, The Ordinary, Clinique, L’Oreal (Garnier)
Tech
IBM
Dell
Intel
HP
AT&T
Wix
Fiverr
Telus
Travel
Air BnB
Booking.com
Expedia
Air Canada
Gas
Caltex
Texaco
Banks, Investments, and Insurance
Axa Insurance
Manulife
Scotiabank
BMO
RBC
CIBC
TD
Black Rock
Vanguard Group
Entertainment
Netflix
Vimeo
In Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Raptors
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Scotiabank Arena
AGO
Art Canada Institute
Shopping; General
Amazon
Sobeys
Walmart
Vista Print
Carrefour
Value Village
Marks & Spencers
Home Depot
Zara
Farm Boy
Fresh City Farms
Mama Earth Organics
Sephora
Moet Hennesy
Louis Vuitton
Roots Canada
Canada Goose
Victoria's Secret
Skechers
ReMax
Champion
Tiffany
Aldo Shoes - Globo - Call it Spring
Gap - Old Navy - Banana Republic - Athleta
Reitmans
Sports
Puma
Under Armour
