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Date Posted: 21:44:37 09/09/04 Thu
Author: david
Author Host/IP: adsl-66-124-216-96.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net / 66.124.216.96
Subject: The Body Shop Donations to the "People of Palestine" - Please answer the questions asked

Below is an exchange of emails with the Body Shop requesting they identify the specific recipients and purposes of their donations to "Palestine": they first sent a form response that did not respond to the questions asked, and have not responded to the follow up request.

[To protest The Body Shop's support for the PLO cause please sign the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/tbsbok/petition.html. Thank you. JtB]


-----Original Message-----
From: teach on [mailto:teachntrain@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:50:17 -0700 (PDT)
To: CustomerCare@Bodyshop.com; usa.info@the-body-shop.com; ukcustomer.relations@the-body-shop.com; consumer_helpdesk@thebodyshop.ca; feedback.aust@thebodyshop.com.au; info.sa@the-body-shop.com
Subject: The Body Shop Donations to the "People of Palestine" - Please Answer the Questions Asked


The Body Shop:

Thank you for your form response to a question I did not ask (see below).

Your response to the questions I raise here would be appreciated. If you do not respond to these questions I will assume you are refusing to respond. Please answer the following:

I understand that your Gulf stores gave their entire revenue proceeds for June 30, 2001, to "the people of Palestine" to be donated "to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, which will send the funds to designated areas in Palestine".

http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=20773

For the general public's knowledge and awareness of how The Body Shop is using the revenue from their purchases, could you please indicate exactly how much was donated to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation and who among the "people of Palestine" the Foundation made the checks out to, how much was given to each recipient, and for what purpose?

Thank you.

David.

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"Comments@bodyshop.com" wrote:

Dear Customer,

The Body Shop does not have a position on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

The four winners of the 2002 Human Rights Award, including the National Committee for the Defence of the Rights of the Internally Displaced, were chosen by an independent jury, including international human rights experts, for being the best examples of peaceful grassroots activism on the issue of housing within a human rights framework, regardless of their religion, ethnicity or nationality.

The Body Shop supports the integrity of the Award jury and the robustness of the selection process but played no direct role in choosing the winners themselves, other than providing four of the 14 jury members, of which the Chair has always been an independent member.

The Body Shop is committed to the issue of human rights in a number of ways. For example, through The Body Shop Foundation, the company gives support to a broad range of small grassroots organisations, which are at the forefront of positive social and environmental change. This support is given for people of all races, gender, nationality and ethnic groups, without prejudice, and based on criteria including a project's demonstration of commitment, vision and sound management.

Best Regards, The Body Shop

-----Original Message-----
From: teach on [mailto:teachntrain@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:03 PM
To: CustomerCare@Bodyshop.com; usa.info@the-body-shop.com; ukcustomer.relations@the-body-shop.com; consumer_helpdesk@thebodyshop.ca; feedback.aust@thebodyshop.com.au; info.sa@the-body-shop.com
Subject: The Body Shop Donations


To The Body Shop:

I understand that your Gulf stores gave their entire revenue proceeds for June 30, 2001, to "the people of Palestine" to be donated "to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, which will send the funds to designated areas in Palestine".

http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=20773

For the general public's knowledge and awareness of how The Body Shop is using the revenue from their purchases could you please indicate exactly how much was donated to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation and who among the "people of Palestine" the Foundation made the checks out to, how much was given to each recipient, and for what purpose.

Thank you.

David

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