The RINJ Foundation Announces Future Shop As New Ally
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Toronto, Canada - December 25, 2011
- The RINJ Foundation has suspended it's boycott of Future Shop after reaching
an agreement of understanding with the company's representative.
RINJ has learned that Future Shop advertising did not
appear on content promoting the rape drug "Rohypnol" by the choice of
Future Shop or it's agents but by some systemic fault with the adverting
process on Facebook", said RINJ co-founder and spokesperson,
Micheal O'Brien. "We need to work together to remedy those flaws.
"The RINJ Foundation has apologised to Future Shop which
through a series of dialogues cleared up the misunderstanding which
caused RINJ dot Org to issue, through its volunteers, some fairly
poignant statements which have been now withdrawn," he added.
"In our campaign to raise awareness of an issue paramount"
to our organization, we mistakenly asserted that Future Shop Canada
was an adversary, and not as we have now realized an ally in
supporting our cause. We appreciate their understanding in
correcting this misinformation as they appreciate our patience and
understanding in trying to comprehend the root cause of the Facebook
ads that can sometimes unknowingly appear in pages with content
supporting and encouraging rape, rape drugs and various forms of
assault.
"Christopher Ian Bennett," O'Brien continued,
"Future Shop's Director of Corporate Communications responded
immediately and pledged his complete support on behalf of Future
Shop and accepted our apology for the misunderstanding. We look
forward to adding their voice to our own ongoing campaign of
awareness against sexual assault.
"We are pleased to say that Future Shop and RINJ dot Org
have emerged as allies in the fight against pro-rape content that
presently clouds the future of social media advertising and content,'
concluded the RINJ spokesperson.
The RINJ Foundation is an international organization
headquartered in Toronto and
founded by persons in Canada, Britain and Australia.
RINJ seeks removal of media content condoning sexual
assault and rape.
Allowing this content on social networking sites and in other media further normalises a
rape culture and the high instance of sexual violence in global society.
1)
RINJ reports all inappropriate content to the public, advertisers and law enforcement where that seems appropriate.
2)
RINJ reports to advertisers any ads
appearing on pro-rape, pro-child-molestation media content, web pages and
social network groups.
3) RINJ promotes a global boycott of advertisers and their products
advertised on pro-rape content in any media.
Previous releases:
October 14, 2011
October 24, 2011
October 25, 2011
October 27, 2011
November 4, 2011
November 9, 2011
November 13, 2011
November 24, 2011
December 3, 2011
December 6 Warning
December 11, 2011
December 25, 2011
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