Ben & Jerry’s Faces Boycott After Endorsing Black Lives Matter

Ben & Jerry’s Faces Boycott After Endorsing Black Lives Matter

by Jerome Hudson7 Oct 2016

http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/10/07/ben-jerrys-face-boycott-endorsing-black-lives-matter/

Socially conscious ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s faces calls for a boycott after the company announced its support for the Black Lives Matter protest movement this week.

“Systemic and institutionalized racism are the defining civil rights and social justice issues of our time,” the Vermont-based company said in a statement posted on benjerry.com. “We’ve come to understand that to be silent about the violence and threats to the lives and well-being of black people is to be complicit in that violence and those threats.”

Sending a pointed message to its detractors, Ben and Jerry’s said: “All lives do matter. But all lives will not matter until black lives matter.”

The company posted its support for Black Lives Matter on Facebook and Twitter.

The company added that it does not place blame for racism against the black community on individual police officers.

The statement continued:

Rather, we believe it is due to the systemic racism built into the fabric of our institutions at every level, disadvantaging and discriminating against people of color in ways that go beyond individual intent to discriminate. For this reason, we are not pointing fingers at individuals; we are instead urging us to come together to better our society and institutions so that we may finally fulfill the founding promise of this country: to be a country with dignity and justice for all.

Indeed, Ben & Jerry’s is no stranger to social activism.

In May, the company announced that proceeds from its new flavor of ice cream, “Empower Mint,” would help benefit the North Carolina NAACP’s campaign to repeal the state’s voter ID law.

The company has previously released ice cream flavors in support of same-sex marriage equality and climate change. Company co-founders Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen have also come out in support of the Iran nuclear deal.

But after backing Black Lives Matter, the online backlash against the ice cream-making duo is mounting.

I've encouraged a boycott against them before, but more so now. https://t.co/bwwfdLnST6

— Dr. Michael A. Crain (@DoctorMikeCrain) October 7, 2016

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Jeff Furman was a founding board member for Ben & Jerry’s, and is a trustee at the Ben and Jerry's Foundation.

Note: Jerry Greenfield is the president of the Ben and Jerry's Foundation, was a co-founder for Ben & Jerry’s, and a steering committee member for the Movement Resource Group.

Ben and Jerry's Foundation was a funder for the Movement Resource Group.

Movement Resource Group was a funder for Occupy Movement.

Occupy Wall Street was the initial protest for Occupy Movement.

Zuccotti Park is the staging area for the Occupy Movement 2011 NYC protests.

Brookfield Office Properties is the owner of Zuccotti Park.

Diana L. Taylor was a director at Brookfield Office Properties, and is Michael R. Bloomberg’s companion.

Michael R. Bloomberg is Diana L. Taylor’s companion, was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, an advocate for the ONE Campaign, and the New York (NY) mayor.

George Soros was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, the Robin Hood Foundation, the International Rescue Committee, and the People for the American Way.

Clifford S. Asness was a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation, supported same-sex marriage in New York, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Lear Family Foundation was a donor for the Movement Resource Group, and a funder for the People for the American Way.

Movement Resource Group was a funder for Occupy Movement.

Ben and Jerry's Foundation was a funder for the Movement Resource Group.

Margery Tabankin is a director at the People for the American Way, and the treasurer for the Barbra Streisand Foundation.

Barbra Streisand is the founder of the Barbra Streisand Foundation, and a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client.

Ari Emanuel is the co-CEO & director for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother, and Michael Moore is his client.

Rahm I. Emanuel is Ari Emanuel’s brother, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

Michael Moore is Ari Emanuel’s client, a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, and a friend of Danny Goldberg.

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Danny Goldberg is a friend of Michael Moore, and was a steering committee member for the Movement Resource Group.

Lear Family Foundation was a donor for the Movement Resource Group, and a funder for the People for the American Way.

Movement Resource Group was a funder for Occupy Movement.

Ben and Jerry's Foundation was a funder for the Movement Resource Group.

Jeff Furman is a trustee at the Ben and Jerry's Foundation, and was a founding board member for Ben & Jerry’s.

Jerry Greenfield is the president of the Ben and Jerry's Foundation, was a co-founder for Ben & Jerry’s, and a steering committee member for the Movement Resource Group.

Movement Resource Group was a funder for Occupy Movement.