UNITED STATES
Feminine Collective
Nancy Levine
DEC 03, 2016
Dear members of the boards of directors of Whole Foods Market and Conscious Capitalism, Inc.:
How do we change the culture of sexual violence?
Should conscious leaders hold each other accountable?
We respect and admire Whole Foods CEO John Mackey’s commitment to the value of loyalty. As a founding board member of Conscious Capitalism, Inc., Mackey’s intentions were presumably good and noble in prioritizing this value, and pledging loyalty to his friend, spiritual leader Marc Gafni.
However, Gafni said of one of his sexual abuse accusers, as reported by The New York Times ;
“She was 14 going on 35, and I never forced her,”
Gafni’s assertion that his two underage accusers were “willing partners,” as reported by the New York Daily News, is reprehensible.
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