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by theartistphilanthropy


PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY:

Use hashtags, make videos, and comment on the public pages of *some of the companies that have been cited as contributors to the crisis in Congo.

  1. GOOGLE: Comment on this public post criticizing their crimes in Congo now

  2. HP: Comment on this public post criticizing their crimes in Congo now

  3. Apple: Comment on this public post criticizing their crimes in Congo now

  4. DELL: Comment on this public post criticizing their crimes in Congo now

  5. Amazon: Comment on this public post criticizing their crimes in Congo now

  6. TESLA: Comment on this public post criticizing their crimes in Congo now


PULL OUT INVESTMENT/THREATEN TO CANCEL

  1. HP: Comment on this public post voicing your grievances and let them know you’ll be withholding business from HP

  2. Apple: Comment on this public post voicing your grievances and let them know you’ll be withholding business from Apple

  3. DELL: Comment on this public post voicing your grievances and let them know you’ll be withholding business from DELL

  4. Amazon: Comment on this public post voicing your grievances and let them know you’ll be withholding business from Amazon

  5. TESLA: Comment on this public post voicing your grievances and let them know you’ll be withholding business from TESLA


DO NOT BUY NEW:

Brands on this list do provide modern tools that many have to use daily. If you already own these items, don’t feel pressured to throw them out, but do not purchase new items from them. Cover their branding in any content and opt to repair instead of replacing it.

  1. Apple (list of alternatives coming soon)

  2. HP (list of alternatives coming soon)

  3. DELL (list of alternatives coming soon)

  4. Microsoft Software (list of alternatives coming soon)

  5. Tesla (list of alternatives coming soon)


ONLY PURCHASE REFURBISHED:

This is a list of companies that may or may not be essential everyday tools. Either way, the brands on this list do not benefit from 3rd party retailers who sell these items reclaimed or refurbished. (Refurbished means the items had damage, were meant to be trashed, were repaired by a 3rd party, and listed on the internet for sale)

HERE ARE SOME LINKS FOR REFURBISHED TECH:

www.backmarket.com 



RESOURCES:

​​https://greydynamics.com/big-tech-child-exploitation-in-the-drc/

https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/should-you-buy-refurbished-electronics-a9384325045/