Friends of the Lubicon (Toronto) 485 Riddelle Avenue, Toronto, ONT M6B 1K6 Tel: (416) 783-4694*Fax:c/o Blackbird Design (416) 324-8268 March 4, 1992 For Immediate Release PIZZA PIZZA BOYCOTT CALLED OFF As of today, the Friends of the Lubicon is calling off our boycott campaign of Pizza Pizza. Grassroots pressure from Lubicon Lake Nation supporters has again been successful in cancelling another of Daishowa Canada Co. Ltd.'s contracts. Pizza Pizza has decided to stop using Daishowa paper bags. The Daishowa boycott itself will continue. The Friends of the Lubicon, a local organization supporting the Lubicon Lake Indian Nation's land rights struggle, has been asking companies to stop using Daishowa products to force the company to abandon its plans to clear cut unceded Lubicon territories in northern Alberta. Of the companies contacted by our group, Pizza Pizza was the only one who had steadfastly refused to cancel their contracts for Daishowa bags. The concerted boycott effort mounted by Lubicon supporters in Ontario included a postering campaign, leafleting actions in front of Pizza Pizza outlets, and convincing advertising outlets not to carry Pizza Pizza advertising. Pizza Pizza says that while it still doesn't believe Daishowa is doing anything wrong, they say "joining the boycott is the only responsible course of action available" (read: we kicked their butts). Friends of the Lubicon is expecting a positive response from Country Style Donuts soon. At least four new companies have been contacted by the Friends of the Lubicon and further victories will be announced as they come. The boycott of Daishowa products will continue until Daishowa makes a clear, public and unequivocal commitment not to cut or to buy wood cut on unceded Lubicon territories until a land rights settlement is reached with both levels of government and a harvesting agreement negotiated that respects Lubicon wildlife and environmental concerns. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Cultures Fresh Foods, Ho-Lee-Chow, Mr. C's Donuts, Knechtel's Wholesale Grocers, Safeway, NOW Magazine, the Body Shop and the YWCA have joined the boycott so far. For more information contact Ed Bianchi at 416-783-4694 Kevin Thomas at 416-972-6293 * * * * * March 3 1992 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PIZZA PIZZA JOINS BOYCOTT TORONTO, Ont.---Effective immediately Pizza Pizza is changing their paper supplier and joining the boycott of Daishowa Canada Co. Ltd. to avoid any backlash against it's franchise owners. "We believe Daishowa is innocent, but we can't see our franchise owners suffer any longer from this gross misunderstanding. We truly hope this issue will be resolved so we may be able to continue our relationship with a very fine company," says Lorn Austin, Executive Director of Pizza Pizza. To date, no clear cutting of Lubicon land by Daishowa has occurred, and closed door discussions are currently underway between the Lubicons and the Federal Government in an effort to resolve this issue to the benefit of all involved. Daishowa Canada Co. Ltd. Vice-President and General Manager Tom Hamaoka said today: "We reiterated our statement that involving Daishowa and its customers in this dispute between the Lubicon and the Federal Government is completely unjustified, since Daishowa has refrained entirely from taking any timber from the Lubicon's current area of concern and we have said that we are prepared to extend this undertaking if it assists the two parties to reach an accord." Lorn Austin is in agreement with Mr. Hamaoka who states, "Daishowa Canada Co. Ltd. is surprised and disappointed that the Toronto-based "Friends of the Lubicon" organization have continued to attack customers when neither they nor Daishowa are causing any harm whatsoever to the Lubicon peoples." Pizza Pizza believes the franchise owners have become the scapegoats of this dispute, and "joining the boycott is the only responsible course of action available until the Federal Government and the Lubicon resolve this issue." For further information, contact: Lorn Austin Executive Director Pizza Pizza 580 Jarvis Street Toronto, ONT 416-967-1010