MAY 25 - 31,1983 THE CITIZE PAGE U
'! .. Black America must e ether' renegotiate it
economic relationship with Corporate
America or-stop buying its products!'
- Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
movement will enable PUSH to
negotiate with corporations for the
reinvestment of the dollars we spend
on their products and
_ services bac into the
Black community,
This reinvestment
will be in the form of
jobs, busine s
opportunities,
purchasing programs
for Black-owned
businesses and
contributions to
Blac organizations
and causes.
f you believe in self­
determinatiori for. the
Blac community,
you need to join and
become active in the
PUSH for Economic
JUstice. Together, we
can close the gap tha
makes Blac
Americans the most overfed and
economically undeveloped nation 0
earth.
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The Blac community has a com­
bined purchasing power that exceeds
$140 billion annually. In many
industries, our con- .
sumer dollars are
more than the margin
of profi .
Because we pay
taxes, we have a right
to demand our share
of a $750 billion
public economy, but
there is also a 3
trillion private
economy that is im­
mediately vulnerable
to our consumer
appetites,
ust as e must use
our 7 million eligible
votes to demand our
share from the public
economy, we must
use our dollars to
fight for dignity and
demand our share from the private
economy. Even though corporate
America has moved its buildings to
the s I, irbs - its business remains in
our C . unity. We want om share!
The PUSH for Economic Justice
campaign is organizing a Black COD- .
sumer movement to actively fight for
an economic development plan and
formula. An organized resistence