Your thoughts are certainly balanced and bring up and important point about any form of community activism; specifically, the need and flexibility to reverse your prior stance--and opinions--based on improved behavior. When change happens, as we all hope it will, then there should be no hard feelings--provided the change was in line with your goals. If the issue is resolved and any appropriate reparations made, then the slate is clean and you all move forward. Not in an innocent sense, of course, but with a hopeful one.
That said, use extreme care when conducting activism against an organization you work for. Your steps should be acceptable to most reasonable people, however, many unethical people are also unreasonable and cannot tolerate dissension in the ranks in any form. In that (admittedly narrow) domain, it's wise to begin taking career improvement steps. I would document *everything.* Forward emails to outside accounts, take notes of conversations, photocopy review materials, and so on.
Individuals and Consumers, properly organized, can wield enormous power over businesses and organizations, especially when those entities engange in deceptive, unfair, monopolistic, or otherwise unacceptable practices. However...those involved with consumer- and community-based activism must always use care to ensure that their activities are legal and balanced. Remember: your targets can generally afford better lawyers; therefore, you must stay on the right side of the law.
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In reply to Re: Ethically Protesting a Company's Actions
by footpad
in thread Ethically Protesting a Company's Actions
by perrin
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