MORAL APPEAL TO CISCO
Posted By: November 28, 2013
Moral Appeal to Cisco
“Do the right thing: sign Holy Land Principles”
CAPITOL HILL. Saturday, November 16, 2013 — A new campaign has been launched to persuade a high profile American company doing business in the Holy Land to sign a set of fair employment principlesThe Capitol Hill-based Holy Land Principles Inc. has issued a “moral appeal to all Cisco investors, shareholders and stakeholders” to convince Cisco to sign the Holy Land Principles – a corporate code of conduct for the 551 American companies doing business in Palestine-Israel. The Holy Land Principles do not call for disinvestment, divestment or reverse discrimination— only American fairness. The Principles are modeled on the Mac Bride Principles, universally regarded as the most effective campaign ever against anti-Catholic discrimination in Northern Ireland.
The “moral appeal” has been issued in a colored, 48-page, 7.25” x10” pamphlet, “Why Cisco Should Sign the Holy Land Principles,” which also contains an independent report on Cisco. The report — commissioned by Holy Land Principles, Inc. — is by the Institute for Sustainable Investments. The pamphlet will be sent to key Cisco investors, shareholders and stakeholders; to all of the 551 companies; to all Members of Congress, House and Senate; and to the faith and justice groups involved in working for justice and peace in Palestine-Israel.
The president of the Holy Land Principles Inc., Fr. Sean Mc Manus — also president of the Irish National Caucus, which launched the Mac Bride Principles on November 5, 1984 — explained: “Our mission is to get all 551 companies to sign the Holy Land Principles. But in this instance, we are focusing on Cisco, which not only has made large investments in the area, but also presents itself as a positive force in the region. Furthermore, Cisco emphasizes its commitment to human rights.
We, of course, know that the 551 companies have certain fair employment principles already in place – just as we knew, before we launched the Mac Bride Principles, that those companies doing business in Northern Ireland would have fair employment principles in place. However – as the historical record has abundantly established – it was not until those companies signed the Mac Bride Principles that real progress was made in combatting anti-Catholic discrimination.
As with the Mac Bride Principles, the Holy Land Principles do not try to address political problems. That is not the proper business of American companies—or so companies might try to conveniently argue— but fair employment most assuredly is their business.”
Holy Land Principles, Inc. owns shares in Cisco, and will be introducing a Resolution at the 2014 Shareholders Annual Meeting urging Cisco to sign the Holy Land Principles.
Holy Land Principles• Capitol Hill • P.O. Box 15128, Washington, D.C. 20003-0849
Tel: (202) 488-0107•Fax: (202) 488-7537 • Email: Sean@HolyLandPrinciples.org
Barbara@HolyLandPrinciples.org•Website: www.HolyLandPrinciples.org
Moral Appeal to Cisco
“Do the right thing: sign Holy Land Principles”
CAPITOL HILL. Saturday, November 16, 2013 — A new campaign has been launched to persuade a high profile American company doing business in the Holy Land to sign a set of fair employment principles.
The Capitol Hill-based Holy Land Principles Inc. has issued a “moral appeal to all Cisco investors, shareholders and stakeholders” to convince Cisco to sign the Holy Land Principles – a corporate code of conduct for the 551 American companies doing business in Palestine-Israel. The Holy Land Principles do not call for disinvestment, divestment or reverse discrimination— only American fairness. The Principles are modeled on the Mac Bride Principles, universally regarded as the most effective campaign ever against anti-Catholic discrimination in Northern Ireland.
The “moral appeal” has been issued in a colored, 48-page, 7.25” x10” pamphlet, “Why Cisco Should Sign the Holy Land Principles,” which also contains an independent report on Cisco. The report — commissioned by Holy Land Principles, Inc. — is by the Institute for Sustainable Investments. The pamphlet will be sent to key Cisco investors, shareholders and stakeholders; to all of the 551 companies; to all Members of Congress, House and Senate; and to the faith and justice groups involved in working for justice and peace in Palestine-Israel.
The president of the Holy Land Principles Inc., Fr. Sean Mc Manus — also president of the Irish National Caucus, which launched the Mac Bride Principles on November 5, 1984 — explained: “Our mission is to get all 551 companies to sign the Holy Land Principles. But in this instance, we are focusing on Cisco, which not only has made large investments in the area, but also presents itself as a positive force in the region. Furthermore, Cisco emphasizes its commitment to human rights.
We, of course, know that the 551 companies have certain fair employment principles already in place – just as we knew, before we launched the Mac Bride Principles, that those companies doing business in Northern Ireland would have fair employment principles in place. However – as the historical record has abundantly established – it was not until those companies signed the Mac Bride Principles that real progress was made in combatting anti-Catholic discrimination.
As with the Mac Bride Principles, the Holy Land Principles do not try to address political problems. That is not the proper business of American companies—or so companies might try to conveniently argue— but fair employment most assuredly is their business.”
Holy Land Principles, Inc. owns shares in Cisco, and will be introducing a Resolution at the 2014 Shareholders Annual Meeting urging Cisco to sign the Holy Land Principles.
Holy Land Principles• Capitol Hill • P.O. Box 15128, Washington, D.C. 20003-0849
Tel: (202) 488-0107•Fax: (202) 488-7537 • Email: Sean@HolyLandPrinciples.org
Barbara@HolyLandPrinciples.org•Website: www.HolyLandPrinciples.org
