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Student club to spread awareness on corporate practices
Allison Lex
Issue date: 3/23/09 Section: News
Increasing globalization causes corporations to become a more important part of our everyday lives, yet we continue to know very little about the practices they use to manufacture their products, said Helen Zincavage, president of the Advocates for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACSR).
The ACSR is a social justice organization that focuses on raising awareness of unethical corporate practices, particularly those relevant to UConn. The student-run group was founded last fall.
"The point of our club is that in today's economy, corporations and consumers should be more responsible with their buying practices. [Some] recent issues with Nike and Coca Cola inspired us to start the club," said Zincavage, a 4th-semester international relations major.
This Monday, the group will be showing the film "The Corporation" as the first installment of a film series planned for the spring semester that they hope will help educate the student body.
The award-winning Canadian documentary explores the social effects of corporate practices. It looks at the modern business corporation as though it were a person, according to Grace Fisler, a 4th-semester PNB and psychology major and secretary of the club.
"From this standpoint, it examines [a corporation's] economic, social and political forces," she said.
The showing will be in the Student Union Theatre from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and is open to all students.
The ACSR began laying plans for the film event last semester.
Members of the fledgling organization began getting their hands dirty last semester with two fair trade-related projects. ACSR also mapped out their organization's goals.
"Our first semester was focused on recruitment, education, and fundraising," Fisler said. "We successfully established a consistent membership and educated our members on the issue of corporate social responsibility and current companies who violate its main principles."
From there, members of the club decided each year would have a theme; this year's is fair trade.
The ACSR is a social justice organization that focuses on raising awareness of unethical corporate practices, particularly those relevant to UConn. The student-run group was founded last fall.
"The point of our club is that in today's economy, corporations and consumers should be more responsible with their buying practices. [Some] recent issues with Nike and Coca Cola inspired us to start the club," said Zincavage, a 4th-semester international relations major.
This Monday, the group will be showing the film "The Corporation" as the first installment of a film series planned for the spring semester that they hope will help educate the student body.
The award-winning Canadian documentary explores the social effects of corporate practices. It looks at the modern business corporation as though it were a person, according to Grace Fisler, a 4th-semester PNB and psychology major and secretary of the club.
"From this standpoint, it examines [a corporation's] economic, social and political forces," she said.
The showing will be in the Student Union Theatre from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and is open to all students.
The ACSR began laying plans for the film event last semester.
Members of the fledgling organization began getting their hands dirty last semester with two fair trade-related projects. ACSR also mapped out their organization's goals.
"Our first semester was focused on recruitment, education, and fundraising," Fisler said. "We successfully established a consistent membership and educated our members on the issue of corporate social responsibility and current companies who violate its main principles."
From there, members of the club decided each year would have a theme; this year's is fair trade.
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Clopha Deshotel
posted 3/23/09 @ 10:05 AM EST
UTC is able to set up Fuel Cell Power Plants, but where are such installations in CT? Both Solar and Wind have limitations. Is Chairman George David distracted, or what?
swami
posted 3/23/09 @ 10:12 AM EST
Sounds like another liberal, anti-capitalist hit squad.
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