Subaru takes corporate citizenship seriously. On their web site, Subaru Chairman Yoshio Hasunuma writes, "We are dedicated to support and improve the communities in which we live and work." In particular, Subaru has been a leader in marketing to women and sponsoring events and projects aimed at empowering girls and women.
In the U.S., Subaru sponsors women’s surf festivals, the U.S. Women’s Triathlon Series, and "Subaru Women’s Week" packages for skiers. They present the Outstanding Woman in Science Award for the Geological Society of America. Yet Subaru is still selling cars in Saudi Arabia, where women are not allowed to drive -- much less ride a bike or go surf, run a triathlon, or ski on their own.
If they act now, Subaru will be part of growing global momentum behind Saudi Women for Driving. The Saudi women’s right-to-drive campaign is making international news -- papers from the Washington Post to the Financial Times have written about this extraordinary story -- and has already had an effect in Saudi Arabia.
These amazing women secured the release of Manal al-Sharif in Saudi Arabia last month after she was arrested and imprisoned for filming herself driving, with the support of more than 70,000 people through a Change.org petition. Just this week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton backed Saudi Women for Driving publicly in response to their 22,000-plus signature petition asking her to make a statement and widespread media coverage of the request.
"What these women are doing is brave, and what they are seeking is right," Clinton said. "I'm moved by it [the campaign] and I support them."
Sign at the link below to encourage Subaru to follow through on their promise to "support and improve the communities" in which they operate -- and stop selling cars where women don’t have the right to drive:
http://www.change.org/petitions/subaru-sto... Thanks for taking action,
Weldon and the Change.org team
Posted By: Jen Fad
Tuesday, June 21st 2011 at 10:56PM
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