Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield on Police Reform Efforts
Ben and Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield talked about their effort to end qualified immunity in civil rights cases involving police.
578 viewsBen and Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield talked about their effort to end qualified immunity in civil rights cases involving police.
578 viewsSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) held a town hall in Raymond, New Hampshire. It followed an ice cream social hosted by the founders of ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s. They delivered remar…
1,196 viewsSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, made a campaign stop in Ames, Iowa. Speaking at a free college tuition and justice reform rally at Iowa State Univers…
3,954 viewsSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) formally announced his campaign for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. Many supporters led up to the senator’s speech at the rally in Waterfront Park …
21,249 viewsBen Cohen talked about his company’s, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, plans to help fund the Occupy Wall Street movement. He also discussed campaign finance reform and the role of small businesse…
442 viewsRepresentative Doug Lamborn, a member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, talked about rising gas prices. He discussed offshore drilling, the Keyston…
206 viewsBen and Jerry’s Ice Cream executives talked about about the Occupy Wall Street movement, jobs, and the economy. They said they would continue to support the movement. They cited one method o…
2,030 viewsMr. Cohen talked about a new campaign, co-sponsored by Jerry Greefield, to urge Congress to redirect spending priorities to invest more in health and education programs for children. He said…
144 viewsThe group A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to End War and Racism) sponsored a rally at the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial to protest the Bush administration and its foreign policy in Iraq. Speakers include…
834 viewsMr. Cohen talked about the need for education and social programs and said that defense spending should be diverted in order to fund them. He said that for the cost of one attack submarine a…
54 viewsCo-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Homemade, Ben Cohen talked about defense spending which he characterized was excessive. He also talked about his organization, Business Leaders for Sensible Pri…
39 viewsBody Shop founder and CEO, Anita Roddick, and Ben Cohen, Co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, talked about social responsibility and business. Among the issues discussed were corporate p…
135 viewsThe National Priorities Project released a report on how military spending should be redirected to support social and environmental needs. Several members of Congress reacted to the report.
104 viewsPanelists encouraged U.S. businesses to be socially responsible by describing their strategies of pursuing and implementing responsible policies and practices. They examined how to strike a …
102 viewsParticipants briefed reporters on their perspectives on the fiscal year 1997 Department of Defense budget. They claimed that the U.S. should reduce its defense spending due to the end of the…
84 viewsThe participants spoke at a National Women’s Political Caucus award dinner. Each year, the group gave what is called the Good Guys Award. Recipients were men considered committed to gender e…
140 viewsBen Cohen, Co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream, discussed the development of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream and the effort that the company undertook to be socially responsible. They p…
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