In Chicago, protesters plan to gather today outside the shareholders meeting of bulldozer manufacturer Caterpillar. Solidarity protests are also scheduled in 40 cities around the world. The activists — led by the Stop Cat Coalition — are calling on Caterpillar to stop selling bulldozers to the Israeli military. Israel has used the bulldozers to level thousands of homes owned by Palestinians. Two years ago U.S. activist Rachel Corrie died after being run over by a Caterpillar-manufactured bulldozer. Last month Corrie’s family filed a lawsuit against Caterpillar alleging that the company broke international law by providing specially designed bulldozers to the Israeli military with full knowledge that the equipment would be used to demolish homes and endanger civilians. Inside today’s meeting, dissident shareholders are expected to introduce a resolution calling on the company to investigate whether its sale of bulldozers to Israel violates its own Worldwide Code of Business Conduct.