"They should go after the bottler in South Africa — not anindependent bottler in Bellingham." Montag said because he is an independent bottler, which means hehas the franchise rights to buy Coke syrup from the company and distribute Coke in Whatcom County. "If they have a problem with the individual bottler, then thatis who they should boycott," he said. Dick Montag, a part-owner and manager of the Bellingham Coke bottler and distributor, said the boycott would beineffective in the goals it is trying to achieve. To protest Coke's continued monetary interests in South Africa, Goller wants toencourage a boycott of Coke products to put an economic strain on the company. He said he hopes to inform Western students of the Coca-Cola company'spolicies in South Africa. Goller claims Coke's 1986 disinvestmentplan to remove its interests from South Africa was simply a public relations move to avoid conflictwith anti-apartheid groups. Apartheid has come underfire from many human rights groups in the last 10 years. Apartheid is the South African policy of oppression and control of 28 million blacks — whohave no political representation — by a minority of 4.9 million whites. He said he wants Western officials, including Kay Rich, director of university residences and President Kenneth Mortimer, tolook at the possibilities of removing Coke from the campus and substituting a different soft drink.Lucinda Headrick of the American Friends Service Committee in Atlanta, Ga.,—the organization thatorganized the nationwide boycott— said though Pepsi still has holdings in South Africa, Coke waschosen for the anti-apartheid boycott because it is the most well-known. Goller said he hopes toget Coke removed from the college campus, but he is not sure if it is feasible. But Coke said it is no longer directly tied to South Africa. "Coke contributes money to the apartheid regime in SouthAfrica," Goller said. The Western Front Januar圓0,1990/Volume 82, Number 5 Western Washington University please recycle AS program sponsorsboycott Coke target of anti-apartheid campaign By Vicki Stevens staff reporter Chad Goller, AssociatedStudents social issues coordinator, organized a week-long boycott of Coca-Cola that started yesterdayto stop Coke distribution in South Africa. Show more 1990_0130 - Western Front - 1990 January 30 - So, you're a WHIMP? Sports, page 12 The future of music Features, page 8 TUESDAY WEATHERPartly cloudy with a chance of showers through Friday. Transcript text preview (might not show all results) 1990_0130 - Western Front - 1990 January 30 - So, you're a WHIMP? Sports, page 12 The future of music Features, page 8 TUESDAY WEATHERPartly cloudy with a chance of sho The Western Front Januar圓0,1990/Volume 82, Number 5 Western W Text preview (might not show all results)ġ990_0130 - Western Front - 1990 January 30 -So, you're a WHIMP? Sports, page 12 The future of music Features, page 8 TUESDAY WEATHERPartly cloudy with a chance of showers through Friday. Headline at top of p.7: The 90s Stepping into a new age.ĭigital Collection Western Front Historical Collection