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<P><STRONG>We’re in the headlines after we stunned everyone at
Apple’s big shareholder meeting this week!</STRONG></P>
<P>Thanks to your signing, sharing and emailing your pension and
investment funds, <STRONG>we got FOUR TIMES as many votes for human
rights at the annual meeting</STRONG> than in any previous
year.</P>
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<P>It was an unforgettable day for Tibetan-American activist
Sonamtso and SumOfUs’ very own Vicky. I couldn’t make the trip to
California, so I stayed glued to my phone for updates!</P>
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href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/517671?t=1&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N"><IMG
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<P><EM>Sonamtso and Vicky after the AGM. </EM><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/517671?t=2&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N"><EM>W</EM>a<EM>tch
video on Facebook</EM></A><EM> or <A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/517751?t=3&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N">on
YouTube</A>.</EM></P>
<P>Armed with our <STRONG>130,000 strong petition -- including your
name</STRONG> -- the intrepid pair made their way to the Steve
Jobs Auditorium at Apple HQ, California.</P>
<P><STRONG>Sonamtso was excited and nervous</STRONG>. It was up to
her to <STRONG>make a speech to persuade Apple’s board to take
action</STRONG> on free expression. She was speaking for us all
directly to the top bosses of the world's second most valuable
company. And she nailed it! <A
style="COLOR: #00abbd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/517672?t=4&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N">Watch
the video of her speech on Facebook</A> or <A
style="COLOR: #00abbd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/517673?t=5&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N">YouTube.</A></P>
<P>Minutes later, Sonamtso got her own <STRONG>face to face time
with Apple’s big boss Tim Cook. She politely confronted him and
delivered our petition!</STRONG></P>
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<P>When the vote came, <STRONG>a surge of support meant more than
40% of Apple investors backed us</STRONG> -- even though the company
told them not to and tried to block us at every turn.</P>
<P>Two <STRONG>firms that advise the world’s largest investors on
how to vote</STRONG> at company’s annual meetings -- ISS and Glass
Lewis -- came out in support of human rights and <STRONG>recommended
that investors vote for our proposal.</STRONG></P>
<P>It looks like <STRONG>big investors listened to them, as well as
to 5,479 SumOfUs members who sent emails to their pension and mutual
fund managers</STRONG>, asking them to support our proposal.</P>
<P>Apple bosses know they have to respond. They’ve ignored us for
years -- but <STRONG>hours before the meeting, maybe panicking at
what was to come, we finally got an email from Apple</STRONG>. It’s
a start -- and we’ll be pushing to meet them face to face.</P>
<P>Apple bosses haven’t agreed to stop backing the government of
China -- yet. But it’s very clear we’ve rattled them.</P>
<P><STRONG>Thank you </STRONG><STRONG>for the regular donation you
already make</STRONG>. It means we are ready to leap in at a
moment's notice. But now we’ve got Apple on the ropes -- so it’s the
moment to redouble the pressure. <A
style="COLOR: #00abbd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/332342?t=7&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N">Can
you chip in with a one-off donation today to keep the fight
going?</A></P>
<P>I’ll leave you with one final image from this week. Let’s
remember why we’re doing this.</P>
<P><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/517674?t=8&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N"><IMG
style="WIDTH: 100%; MAX-WIDTH: 533px"
alt="four people lighting butter lamps in a monastery in dharmsala with the captions we are lighting these lamps in hope that apple will see the light"
src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.sumofus.org/images/butter_lamp_offering.jpg"></A></P>
<P><EM>Tibetan activists in Dharamsala light lamps for the oppressed
Tibetan, Chinese, Uyghur and Hong Kong peoples. </EM><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/517674?t=9&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N">Watch
the video on Facebook</A> or <A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/517675?t=10&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N">Youtube</A>.</P>
<P><STRONG>Millions of people are living in fear</STRONG> of the
government of China. Waiting for a knock on the door. Terrified of
the concentration camps that await those who displease the
authorities.</P>
<P>If we keep working together, we can build on our success this
week. <STRONG>Together, we will make Apple see the light and stop
helping the government of China hurt people.</STRONG></P><IMG alt=""
src="https://act.sumofus.org/o.gif?akid=70317.15424008.Sxwp5N"></DIV>
<P>Thanks for all that you do, <BR>Sondhya and the team at
SumOfUs</P><BR>
<P><EM><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">More
information:</SPAN></EM></P>
<P><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/517697?t=19&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N">Apple
Investor Vote Sounds 'Warning' Over China App Takedowns,</A> New
York Times, 26 February 2020<BR><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/517750?t=20&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N">Apple
survives shareholder revolt over free speech</A>, The Telegraph 26
February 2020<BR><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/517749?t=21&akid=70317%2E15424008%2ESxwp5N">Apple
shareholders call for human rights transparency,</A> Financial
Times (paywall), 26 February 2020</P></TD></TR>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
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SumOfUs</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 01, 2020 12:00 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re. Apple</DIV></DIV>
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