Kiss My Gass
Kiss My Gass is a protest campaign against the rising price of gasoline.
Fast Facts
- Founder: Jasmyne Cannick
- Began in Los Angeles, California
- Target of protest: "Big Oil and the Incompetent Administration"1
- Each month a different oil company will be boycotted
- Encourages drivers to silently protest the rising fuel costs
- Promotes "rolling gas outs" by not buying from particular brands
- Organizers hope the boycott will catch on nationwide
Goal of Boycott
The group calls for a boycott against a different oil company each month. From June 15, 2008 through July 14, 2008, the group asked that participants do not buy oil from Exxon-Mobile. The group hopes that the oil companies will be forced to lower their prices in order to win back customers.
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