RSPO responds to Modern Day Slavery Findings on RSPO Member Felda Global Venture’s Plantations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 4, 2015 CONTACT: Laurel Sutherlin, laurel@ran.org RSPO responds to Modern Day Slavery Findings on RSPO Member Felda Global Venture’s Plantations Coalition of NGOs continues call…
Meet the Palm Oil Action Team Leaders: Lindsay Vanderhoogt
This past March, Palm Oil Activists from around the country gathered in the San Francisco Bay Area for a five-day campaign organizing and direct actions training with Rainforest Action Network…
Meet the Palm Oil Action Team Leaders: LeAnn Fox
We continue with part 3 of our 7 part series blogs on the Palm Oil Action Team Leaders with LeAnn Fox. LeAnn is one more amazing activist who joined the…
Meet the Palm Oil Action Team Leaders: Jacob Foster
Here is part 5 of our 7 part series to introduce some the of leading activists at RAN, our Palm Oil Action Leaders. These amazing people are taking on the…
Meet the Palm Oil Action Team Leaders: Becky Chung
The Palm Oil Action Leaders are a group of passionate palm oil activists who participated in a 5-day intensive campaign organizing and direct actions training hosted by Rainforest Action Network…
Meet the Palm Oil Action Leaders: Cailie Kafura
Cailie is a 21 year old activist from Wisconsin and a vibrant member of the Palm Oil Action Team Leaders group. The 4th addition to our current 7 part blog…
Meet the Palm Oil Action Team Leaders: Karrie Vrabel
Here is the final component of our 7 part blog series that tell the remarkable stories of RAN’s various Palm Oil Action Leaders. In this final piece, we learn about…
Meet the Palm Oil Action Team Leaders: Shannen Casey
Part 6 of our 7 part blog series that tell the unique and inspiring stories of RAN’S various Palm Oil Action Leaders continues with Shannen Casey, a Leader based in…
Obama Administration Rewards Malaysia with Improved Human Trafficking Status One Day After Wall Street Journal Exposes Human Trafficking on Palm Oil Plantations
Trans-Pacific Partnership deal coincides with sudden shift in Malaysia’s ranking; WSJ reports: “They buy and sell us like cattle,” says palm oil worker. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley,…
Joint NGO Statement: Modern Day Slavery Found on RSPO Member Felda Global Venture’s Plantations
Coalition of NGOs calls on the RSPO, Malaysian Government and international buyers for an open investigation into The Wall Street Journal’s findings FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org,…