Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
From The SFA Website:
CIW Mini-Tour and SFA Days of Action turn up the heat on McD’s!
“1-2 Punch” actions in 40 communities across country
Nov. 2, 2006 - The 2006 CIW Midwest Mini-Tour has returned to Immokalee after a hugely successful 10 days of classroom presentations, discussions, protests, and conciousness-building around the Campaign for Fair Food. SFA was there at every step of the tour, talking to students and young people about the pivotal role we can, and indeed must, play in this struggle. From Carbondale to Urbana-Champaign, from Chicago to South Bend, the tour received a huge reception and positive energy from thousands of people who make up what McDonald’s calls its “sweet spot.” Click here to read a report from the Mini-Tour.
Through the Midwest Tour and the rest of the national awareness-building campaign, the seeds are being sown. Young people continue to show the fast-food industry that we are not puppets of their marketing and will take a stand once aware of the human rights crisis in McDonald’s tomato supply chain. If the response to the Tour is any indication, consumers, students, people of faith, labor and community organizations are ready to take action.
One of the first manifestations of this commitment in the escalating McDonald’s campaign was the recent “1-2 Punch” national Days of Action organized by the SFA. On October 27th and 28th, students, youth, and other community members in 40 communities across the U.S. held educational and protest events in solidarity with the CIW. The Days of Action were successful in sending a clear message to the Golden Arches: that Immokalee’s workers are not alone in this fight.
- Click here for photos and a report from actions across the country!
- Check the action listings to contact other fair food activists in your community.
- See the sample media advisory.
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