**** ACTIONS TO TAKE ****
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First of all, simply this – DO NOT WATCH CBS.
1. Just as important, tell them about. Write a polite letter out lining your outrage, pain frustration at seeing racist stereotypes aired on television. If you need help, use the sample letter on this page:
2. Fax or mail it to your local CBS affiliate office.
3. WALK IN TO YOUR LOCAL CBS AFFILIATE WITH YOUR LETTER. After you’ve written your letter, walk it in to your local CBS affiliate office the week of October 10th - 14th, 2005. (In honor of Columbus day) You could have an interesting and enlightening discussions with the staff at your local stations, or simply walk in with your letter and walk out. It does not matter how you participate. Please get involved.
Find your local CBS affiliate here.
https://www.parentstv.org/ptc/networks/CBSAFFILIATES.htm
4. Mail a copy to:
CBS Television
Attn: Viewer Relations
CBS Television Network
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Main Number:
(212) 975-4321
5.
SPREAD THE WORD - POST OUR FLYERS Raise awareness by posting our flyers. Please help this worthy cause and critical campaign by posting our flyers in the coffee shops, schools and offices you visit. You can also help by cross-posting this links to our petition or our site far and wide.
Forward information about this issue not just to natives, but to all of the people that you know.
6. GIVE US YOUR IDEAS:
Thoughtful feedback is important to us. We are young people without much experience in boycotts, we can always use an injection of fresh ideas and novel approaches to getting the job done. Please email us with your thoughts at any time. We sincerely appreciate your input.
Thank you for your help!
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SAMPLE LETTER
To whom it may concern:
Please be advised that I am boycotting CBS programs and sponsor in protest of your continued airing of racist stereotypes despite numerous complaints from concerned viewers like me.
My reasons are:
1.)
2.)
Until I learn that you have made a sincere public apology and taken steps to include authentic Indigenous represents in programming decisions, I will actively encourage my family, friends and co-workers to boycott your network and your sponsors.
Signed:
Date:
PLEASE REDISTRIBUTE WIDELY!
Contact Addresses for E-mails, Telephone Calls and Letters of Protest:
CBS:
CBS Viewers Comment Line:
(212) 975-3947
Dial this number, WAIT until the message is over, then place your comment after the beep.
askcbs@cbs.com
Hand written letters of complaint are the most effective:
CBS Television Network
51 W. 52nd St.
New York, NY 10019
Fax: 212-975-9174
Email: Diversity@cbs.com
E-mail complaint form Go to (http://www.cbs.com/specials/cbs_75/timeline/1960.shtml#) scroll down to the very bottom and click on "feedback" chose "survivor" from the pull down menu and include a comment (the form will accept around 500 characters)
Survivor Sponsors
DHL
telephone 1-800-CALL-DHL (1-800-225-5345)
e-mail contact: http://www.dhl-usa.com/custserv/contactus.asp?nav=ContactUs
Go to the middle of the page and click on "write to us" in red.
You can submit feedback without giving them an e-mail address if you wish.
Address: 1200 South Pine Island Road
Suite 600
Plantation, FL 33324
Home Depot
telephone:
Media Relations:
For immediate assistance, The Home Depot customers should call:
(800) 553-3199.
1-800-553-3199
Public Relations: 770-433-8211
E-mail contact:
Lowes
Customer Care (CON8)
Address: Lowe's Companies, Inc
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P.O. Box 1111
North Wilkesboro, NC 28656
Telephone: 1-800-445-6937
Contact form: https://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=custSvcOrderIssue&topic=customerService
Preference by L'Oreal
E-mail form: Go to "Another question click here (in red) in the middle of the page.
Pontiac Torrent
Telephone: 1-800-762-2737
Address: Pontiac Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 33172
Detroit, MI 48232-5172
E-mail contact form: you need to limit your message to 2500 characters
Mervyns
Telephone: 1-800-MERVYNS
Address: Mervyns' Customer Service
22301 Foothill Blvd. MS 2115
Hayward, CA 94541
E-mail contact form: http://www.mervyns.com/cust_serv/contact_us.aspx
American Family Insurance
Address: American Family Insurance
6000 American Parkway
Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001
(608) 249-2111
E-mail contact form: https://web.amfam.com/customer/forms/support/email_cucc.asp
Alltell
Telephone: 1-800-Alltel1 (1-800-255-8351)
Address: Building 4 Fifth Floor
One Allied Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202-2099
Febreeze
E-mail contact: http://www.homemadesimple.com/febreze/index.shtml Click on "contact us" at the bottom in blue. When a box pops up, click on "e-mail us" in blue and submit your message. They require age, country and e-mail address
Universal Pictures
**** More sponsors to boycott****
Walt Disney
Email form
Address:
Telephone:
Chevy (Impala)
E mail form for comments (2500 characters) they require a phone number
Email:
Address:
Chevrolet
P.O. Box 33170
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
Telephone: 1-800-222-1020
Clartin D
E mail form for comments (characters)
Email: support@claritin.com
Address:
Telephone: 1-800-CLARITIN
Red Lobster
Email complaint form (579 characters)
CorporateAddress:
Red Lobster
5900 Lake Ellenor Drive
Orlando, FL 32809
Telephone: (407) 245-4000 or
1-800-562-7837
Charles Schwab
Email contact form requires and address and phone number
CorporateAddress:
Telephone: 1-866-855-9102
T-Mobile
Email complaint form
Circuit City
Email complaint form
Capital One
Email: webinfo@capitalone.com
Address:
Capital One
PO Box 30285
Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0285
Telephone:
Phone: 1-800-955-7070
or 1-804-747-7200
Carl's Junior
Email complaint form
Address:
Telephone:
Citi
Email complaint form – you need to log on first
Address:
U.S. Service Center
Citi Inquiries
100 Citibank Drive
P.O. Box 769004
San Antonio, TX 78245-9004
Telephone: 1-800-374-9700
****If you block and copy your message into a word or text document, it should take about 20 minutes to contact most of these sponsors by e-mail.****
SAMPLE MESSAGE:
I noticed that you are one of the sponsors of Survivor Guatemala. I just want you to know that as a Native American, I am deeply offended by the content of the show. The show projects extremely negative stereotypes about Native people. As long as you are a sponsor of this show, I will urge my tribe NOT to purchase any products from Chevrolet. The type of racism that CBS is promoting is very hurtful to me and I find it unacceptable and you should not be sponsoring it.
Thank you in advance for your consideration to this matter.
(433 characters)
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CARING!
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