Use this app to say "no thanks" to companies that support gen 0 cide

July 20, 2024

Good morning. Remember that every day is a good day to boycott companies who are complicit in the Israeli government’s genocide against Palestinians.

LEARN. The “No Thanks” app is designed to make it easy for consumers to investigate products and companies before you make a purchase. Take a moment now to look at the “No Thanks” app webpage and download it for your phone, if it’s available to you. (If this specific app is not available to you for any reason including where you live in the world, do a search on your phone for similar apps to help you boycott, and download the one recommended for you.)

NOTICE. What nudge will you, personally, need to help you remember to check the No Thanks app before you make any purchases? Will it help you to keep in mind the children of Palestine? Do you need to take a screenshot of the app and use it as your lockscreen?

ACT. It can be hard to change habits like shopping and making spending choices. Today, right now, commit to using the No Thanks app (or other boycott app that’s available to you) for the next 3 shopping experiences you have. Once you’ve used the app 3 times, you’ll know more about what you’ll need to make a long-term commitment to having a boycott mindset.

SHARE. Forward this to at least three friends and ask them to download the No Thanks app. Consider ways you can help one another stay accountable to using the app every time you make a purchase.

ASK. What other apps or resources have been helping you boycott? Please reply to this email (or, if you are reading this online, leave a comment below) to let us know.*

In solidarity for Palestinian liberation,

Kay Coughlin, on behalf of the Shades of Anger collective

*You can also continue the conversation with us in the Speaking Up Network, a private social media platform co-created by Animah Kosai, one of the leaders of Shades of Anger.

Shades of Anger was created by a global collective of women to raise awareness and inspire action to free Palestine. We chose the name of our collective to honor the poem, “Shades of Anger,” by Palestinian-Canadian poet Rafeef Ziadah. We also believe in liberation for Sudan, the Congo, Haiti, and all places where systems of oppression are causing immense suffering and crushing the life out humans. We are led by women of the Global Majority/BIPOC. Shades of Anger is for everyone who wants to act for liberation and you can learn more about it here.