Organization Boycotts

The following non-profit or governmental organizations demonstrate discriminatory practices and policies. Working within the organization can be a way to bring change but when this fails, a boycott or related buycott may bring remedy to the situation.

As of 6/28/2000 - Boy Scouts of America

Reason for Boycott - Religious and sexual orientation discrimination

Pay special attention to The BSA and its funding sources

Local troops in the past have traditionally met for free at public schools and relied on public school teachers to recruit. If this is happening in your area, you can help combat BSA bigotry by contacting your local school board and neighborhood schools, asking them to stop supporting or giving preferential aid to an openly discriminatory group. You can also contact your local United Way, which is not supposed to fund groups which discriminate on the basis of religion. If they grant BSA troops financial assistance, ask them to stop. If you have been a regular United Way contributor, be sure to let them know. Nationally, United Way has traditionally provided at least a quarter of BSA's financial assistance.

See related Organization Buycott - Scouting For All

In the latest development over BSA's lease in Philadelphia, City Solicitor Romulo L. Diaz Jr. said the Council vote in June 2007 was the last step required to end the lease under the 1928 ordinance that leased the land to the scouts "in perpetuity."

Diaz said the scouts had to have a year's notice and the administration's recommendation had to be ratified by the Fairmount Park Commission and City Council.

"The year's-notice clock is ticking," Diaz said.

Progress being made