Oct 18, 2018 10:10 AM ETTweet This: Latest @BrandsTkgStands newsletter: #BrandsTakingStands by #boycotting #DavosintheDesert; @taylorswift13 rocks the #vote; @NPR's @Yukinoguchi dives into #CEOactivism http://bit.ly/2yOskN4 #3BLForum #DavosDeserted @3BLMedia #corporateactivismNewsletterBrands Taking Stands™ Newsletter | October 18, 2018THE BIG STORY Morality Play: Taking Stands in the Saudi CrisisLast year’s initial Future Investment Initiative conference promoted by the government of Saudi Arabia for the global financial and media elite was nicknamed  “Davos in the Desert,” a reference to the annual World Economic Forum conference that convenes in Switzerland. Over 3,500 CEOs, investors, bankers, media owners, and other select invitees attended the event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.