NewsWhore
05-17-2011, 03:50 PM
Civil society organizations are organizing a peaceful campaign under the slogan "Bajame la Gasolina" - Reduce (the price of) Gasoline. El Caribe reports that as of this Friday 20 May every Friday they will dedicate their energy to "informing the Dominican public about the real prices that should be charged for fuels". Through the use of print publications and press conferences the campaigners will publish their own calculations of the real price quotes from petroleum and its derivatives, "making the calculations transparent" with the aim of letting people know. The youth protest group "Toy Jarto" (a play on the Spanish phrase "Estoy harto" - I'm fed up!) posted this information on their website.
Several groups have been calling on citizens to boycott fuel purchases on Mondays and to display black ribbons on clothes, car antennas, and houses as symbols of protest against the high fuel prices and as a call for more meaningful price reductions when oil prices fall. However, there was only a mild reaction to the boycott, but members of the participating organizations held a protest outside the Ministry of Industry and Commerce with symbols of mourning and other signs.
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Several groups have been calling on citizens to boycott fuel purchases on Mondays and to display black ribbons on clothes, car antennas, and houses as symbols of protest against the high fuel prices and as a call for more meaningful price reductions when oil prices fall. However, there was only a mild reaction to the boycott, but members of the participating organizations held a protest outside the Ministry of Industry and Commerce with symbols of mourning and other signs.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)