Ben Cohen

@yobencohen.bsky.social

Co-Founder of Ben & Jerry's Leader of Up In Arms- upinarms.com #FreeBenandJerrys - https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dont-let-magnum-destroy-ben-jerrys

Ben and Sully turned $40 trillion of federal debt into something you can actually see. War. Tax cuts. Deficit spending. Interest. And the opportunities we gave up along the way. Every cup tells part of the story.

I'm speaking up because Ben & Jerry’s big ice cream corporate parent, Magnum, refuses to let the company call out the President by name, even as his unchecked immigration enforcement tears apart their home community and disrupts the very industry they’re in. #FreeBenandJerrys LINK BELOW.

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Join me for Hippies in the Boardroom, Mon 9/14 at 7pm at BKLYN STUDIOS, in Brooklyn, NY. Learn how radical business practices from the 70's and 80's have shaped modern business culture. I'll be joined by Sarah Yoo, Jeffrey Hollender and Randy Goldberg (moderated by Jay Coen Gilbert).

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Ben & Jerry's announced today that they are welcoming three independent directors to A NEUTERED board. The appointments are illegal. For Unilever/Magnum, it's future proofing the long term destruction of Ben & Jerry’s brand, ice cream quality, and progressive social activism. #FreeBenandJerrys

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When Unilever acquired Ben & Jerry’s in 2000, protecting the company’s social mission wasn’t supposed to be symbolic. It was built into how the company would operate. Listen to what Ron Soiefer, Unilever’s lead counsel, said during the acquisition. #freebenandjerrys

Charli XCX and Bella Hadid have been outspoken when their values are at stake. We are asking them to use their platforms to demand Magnum stops silencing Ben & Jerry's from speaking out on Gaza.

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They own over 100 brands. They know how to manage all of them except one,” he said. “All of their other brands have no social mission. They have no heart. They have no soul, and you know that’s fine. They know how to manage those brands.” #freebenandjerrys

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Wondering what’s been going on with Ben & Jerry’s and the Magnum Corporation? They’re illegally dismantling the independent board, they are preventing them from speaking out about Gaza, Trump and more. We’re asking them to sell to a group of social investors that support the values.

Freedom of the Press shapes our democracy. When journalists pursue truth, we all benefit. Freedom of Speech belongs to all of us. Use it to question, to push back, to lift each other up. Defend Freedom of Assembly. When we gather, we shape what comes next. #ArtForFreedom

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I joined BBC’s Amol Rajan for an episode of the Radical podcast. We chatted about whether ethics is more important to business success than a good product, and more. Link below for the full episode

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