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Last week we exposed Maruchan—America’s #1 instant noodle brand—as the ‘worst performing’ laggard in the Snack Food 20 as it had yet to make any commitments regarding its use of the controversial ingredient: Conflict Palm Oil.
With your help we turned the heat up on the company and the instant noodle giant has responded by issuing its first palm oil commitment. Thank you!
We can’t let Maruchan off the hook, however. The commitment it issued falls short of what is required. The company is only requiring its suppliers to meet the entirely insufficient RSPO standard by 2020. To make matters worse, this commitment only applies to operations in the US and not products sold worldwide. Maruchan has a massive worldwide reach; this is simply not enough.
Maruchan can and must do better. We have to keep the pressure on, so today activists are calling Maruchan and demanding it step up and be a leader by adopting and rapidly implementing a truly responsible palm oil policy.
The economy added 223,000 jobs in June as the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent. Our economy has now added 5.6 million jobs over the past two years, the strongest two-year job growth since 2000.
Under President Obama, America is charting a new course in our relationship with Cuba. Yesterday, he announced the next step on this path: re-opening a U.S. Embassy in Havana.
Thursday, June 25, 2015, 7:30-9:30 PM Doors open at 7 p.m. Natural History Museum Baird Auditorium 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20560 Please enter through the Constitution Avenue entrance.Free admission, but on a first come, first seated basis!
The nearest Metro station is Federal Triangle (Blue, Orange, and Silver lines).
This iconic documentary tells the story of gay and transgender African Americans and Latinos in New York City in the mid-to-late 1980s who respond to challenges with courage and creativity. Told with community voices, this award-winning film by Jennie Livingston about drag culture and voguing tells a deeply human story about families, survival, and dignity. This year is the 25th anniversary of the film’s release in 1990.
Following this screening, there will be an onstage conversation with Smithsonian curator Katherine Ott, LGBT activist and emcee Rayceen Pendarvis, original cast member Dr. Sol Williams Pendavis, Casa Ruby founder Ruby Corado, and the audience. Volunteer support is provided by SI GLOBE, the Smithsonian’s LGBT employees group. Participate on social media with the hashtags #ParisIsBurning and #SmithsonianPride.
Paris is Burning is rated R; this screening will feature subtitles for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). ASL interpretation will be provided. To request additional access services, please call (202) 633-0925 or email woodamanr@si.edu.
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