#BDS Rally for Human Rights @ General Mills Headquarters

Rally for Human Rights!
General Mills Headquarters
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Call upon General Mills/Pillsbury to Respect International Law!
Tell General Mills/Pillsbury:  No more manufacturing on stolen land!
In 2020 the United Nations named Minnesota-based General Mills among seven U.S. companies in violation of international law for operating a factory in East Jerusalem on an illegal Israeli settlement, militarily-occupied Palestinian land.

Endorser in 2020 &/or 2021: American Muslims for Palestine; Anti-War Committee, MN; Boycott From Within; MN Break the Bonds; Central Pacific Conference Palestine Israel Network; Jewish Voice For Peace; Middle East Peace Now; MN BDS Community; Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel; Palestine Israel Justice Project;
SE MN Alliance of Peacemakers; Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America; Unitarian/Universalists for Justice in the Middle East; United Church of Christ Palestine Israel Network; United Methodists for Kairos Response; Veterans For Peace, Chapter 27; WAMM – Women Against Military Madness

FFI: Contact WAMM – Women Against Military Madness at 612-827-5364 or wamm@mtn.org

Background: In 2020 the United Nations named Minnesota-based General Mills among seven U.S. companies in violation of international law for operating a factory in East Jerusalem on an illegal Israeli settlement, militarily-occupied Palestinian land. General Mills bought Pillsbury in 2001 and manufactures frozen baked goods in the  Atarot Industrial Zone on land belonging to the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Hanina, located in the area of East Jerusalem. The Atarot, like other Israeli settlements, is illegal under international law according to UN Security Council Resolution 2334.

Time for actions! General Mills headquarters, visible from highway #394, east of #169, stands in Golden Valley on park-like grounds that welcome visitors. A family-friendly rally and informational bannering will be held at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 28th, the afternoon following the General Mills annual shareholders meeting, to be held virtually at 8:30 a.m. that day. People holding shares in General Mills may submit questions for corporate officers prior to the meeting. Anyone is welcome to send questions to generalmills.com/ask. Write or call General Mills, Inc., 1 General Mills Blvd., Golden Valley, MN 55426 or
P.O. Box 1113, Minneapolis, MN 55440. (763-764-7600)

Parking available west of stoplight, General Mills Blvd. at Betty Crocker Drive, Golden Valley. Exit Highway #394 (about 3 miles west of Highway #100); drive north on General Mills Boulevard to 2 nd stoplight at Betty Crocker Drive. Turn west (left) to nearby parking. (Or, turn south onto General Mills Blvd. from Highway #55.)
For additional information about Atarot Industrial Zone and General Mills, check the

American Friends Service Committee website: https://investigate.afsc.org/company/general-mills. Watch the WAMM calendar at www.womenagainstmilitarymadness and Facebook page for updates re: Tuesday’s rally, September 28, 5:30 p.m., at General Mills headquarters in Golden Valley, and a national boycott of Pillsbury baking products during winter holiday time: “No Dough for the Occupation!” “Skip Pillsbury Dough! Serve Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream for Dessert!”