▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁( NE A ). ▁At ▁the ▁boy c ott ' s ▁peak , ▁A CT ▁UP ▁was ▁conduct ing ▁related ▁activities ▁in ▁eigh teen ▁cities , ▁with ▁a ▁to ll - free ▁boy cot ters ' ▁hot line ▁and ▁a ▁rum or ▁control ▁team . ▁At ▁an ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁press ▁conference ▁on ▁the ▁steps ▁of ▁the ▁Philip ▁Morris ▁headquarters ▁in ▁mid town ▁Manh attan , ▁represent atives ▁of ▁A CT ▁UP / N Y ▁said ▁the ▁Miller ▁be er ▁boy c ott ▁was ▁being ▁observed ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁thirty ▁cities ▁across ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁bars , ▁clubs , ▁restaur ants , ▁and ▁the aters ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁boy c ott ▁expanded , ▁Pet rel is ▁target ed ▁Hel ms ▁in ▁other ▁ways . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁with ▁five ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁A CT ▁UP / DC ▁in ▁Hel ms ' ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁Dir ks en ▁Senate ▁Office ▁Building , ▁after ▁the ▁demonstr ators ▁" sh out ed ▁and ▁ch anted " ▁and ▁threatened ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁office ▁until ▁Hel ms ▁res igned . ▁A ▁month ▁later , ▁the ▁" Hel ms ▁Office ▁Six " ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁the ▁mis de mean or ▁charge ▁of ▁protest ing ▁in ▁a ▁capit ol ▁building ; ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁their ▁ple a ,