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Jesse "Shackdown" Jackson has set his sights on the money of the oil companies
This guy is like a Mafia Don - he heads a protection racket.
Jesse Jackson to target oil companies on diversity
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. activist Rev. Jesse Jackson on Tuesday said his organization will target top energy companies like Exxon Mobil Corp. and ConocoPhillips in a push to create more jobs for women and minorities in the industry.
Jackson said members of his Rainbow PUSH Coalition plan to buy stock in 20 of the world's largest energy companies. As investors, the group will seek change by attending annual meetings, calling for talks with the companies' chief executives and pressing for fairness hearings at the state level.
"We intend to inject ourselves into the struggle for fair access to energy," Jackson told a news conference. "Historically, we've not had that access."
Minorities have been underrepresented in all parts of the energy sector in the United States and are largely relegated to the role of consumer, Jackson said.
He did not offer statistics but described minority representation in the industry as "very low."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/us_nm/energy_diversity_dc;_ylt=Aj3nqdkm6MPs8xxRmprBocQPLBIF
This guy is like a Mafia Don - he heads a protection racket.
Jesse Jackson to target oil companies on diversity
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. activist Rev. Jesse Jackson on Tuesday said his organization will target top energy companies like Exxon Mobil Corp. and ConocoPhillips in a push to create more jobs for women and minorities in the industry.
Jackson said members of his Rainbow PUSH Coalition plan to buy stock in 20 of the world's largest energy companies. As investors, the group will seek change by attending annual meetings, calling for talks with the companies' chief executives and pressing for fairness hearings at the state level.
"We intend to inject ourselves into the struggle for fair access to energy," Jackson told a news conference. "Historically, we've not had that access."
Minorities have been underrepresented in all parts of the energy sector in the United States and are largely relegated to the role of consumer, Jackson said.
He did not offer statistics but described minority representation in the industry as "very low."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070501/us_nm/energy_diversity_dc;_ylt=Aj3nqdkm6MPs8xxRmprBocQPLBIF
