January 13, 2021. 1. It would be an understatement to say that Ben & Jerry’s is opinionated. Time after time, the Vermont-based ice cream company has made its stance known on issues ranging from Main Street / Blush Hill Update July 30-Aug. 6. An airplane circling over Waterbury on Friday towing a message banner was targeting the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream plant at the behest of the Israeli-American Council. The flight was part of a publicity campaign to rally support for condemning the Vermont company’s decision to wade into Israeli Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were childhood friends who met growing up in Merrick, New York. In 1977, the two of them completed an ice cream making correspondence course from Pennsylvania State University and opened their first shop in a converted gas station in Burlington, Vermont. The rest is history! That money has been held in trust since 1980 and now is worth about $2 billion (with interest). The tribes still refuse it, despite living in some of the poorest communities in the US. "We are poor because our resources were stolen from us…But our connection to the Black Hills is not a monetary one. Robert Alexander/GettyIce cream powerhouse Ben & Jerry’s blew up the internet on the Fourth of July with a social media post that many critics claimed was contradictory and unpatriotic.On the morning of July 4, Ben & Jerry’s recognized the holiday with a tweet.“This 4th of July, it's high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it. Learn The Ben & Jerry's Foundation, guided by Ben & Jerry's employees, granted $3.7MM in 2021 to support progressive, justice-focused grassroots organizing around the country. For up-to-date information Ben & Jerry’s left-wing activism has made headlines before, especially when the brand announced in July 2021 that it would stop selling ice cream in certain parts of Israel. Nonetheless, the firm has declined to boycott red states over voting and abortion laws, despite the company’s progressive advocacy . Order your favorite Ben & Jerry’s takeout ice cream and Non-Dairy treats and sweeten up your day. Order cones, scoops, sundaes, shakes, and more! Enter your address or zip code below and find your nearest Scoop Shop. Place your order online. Follow the instructions on your take out order confirmation to complete your pickup. UoGlp.