A new book revealing details of Coca-Cola's problematic practices globally, including India, has just been released. "Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola" is authored by Mark Thomas, a well known comedian and political activist from the UK. Mark Thomas traveled to several countries - India, Colombia, Turkey, El Salvador, Mexico, United States - to meet with and report on the campaigns against Coca-Cola. Mr. Thomas uses a campaigning brand of comedy to relay serious issues about Coca-Cola - the violent suppression of trade union leaders in Coca-Cola bottling plants in Colombia, the use of child labor in sugar cane fields in El Salvador, and the water shortages being experienced by farmers across India who live around Coca-Cola bottling plants.
This guy seems awesome - I particularly loved his parts in UK film 'Taking Liberties'. Visit his site here. There's a review of the book here.
Friday 10 October 2008
Mark Thomas: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola
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i KNOW i shouldn't pick out this, but, "Visit his sire here." is very funny.
haha! bungle corrected!
i keep thinking about this and it amuses me all over again...
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