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BOYCOTT TACO BELL TRUTH TOUR ALMOST HERE!!!!
BOYCOTT THE BELL!!!
FEEL FREE TO FWD THIS EMAIL
TACO BELL TRUTH TOUR!!!!
March 1-17, 2002
(VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED, SCROLL DOWN TO BOTTOM OF EMAIL)
WITH
RISE UP 2002 IN LA on March 10,2002
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers needs your help to make Taco Bell a part of the solution in Florida's farmworkers' fight for dialogue and a fair wage
By contracting for cheap tomatoes grown and picked by farmworkers paid sub-poverty wages in Florida, Taco Bell contributes significantly to the continued misery of farmworkers and their families. We believe that the large corporations that buy Florida tomatoes must step up to their responsibility by demanding, and obtaining, changes in the shameful pay and working conditions suffered by the men and women who pick their tomatoes.
IRVINE CA, Monday, March 11
March on Taco Bell Corporate Headquarters!!
Need housing in LA for March 10th and 11th, or...
Want to register yourself or your organization for the RISE UP 2002 conference in LA on March 10th or...
Live in or near LA and need a FREE BUS RIDE to the march and protest in Irvine on March 11th...
RISE UP 2002!!!!!!
A 2-DAY NATIONAL CONVERGENCE IN LOS ANGELES... bringing together labor, student, faith-based, and community organizations from around the country to share our struggles and our strategies for the future, to learn from and support the exciting immigrant worker organizing taking place in Los Angeles today, and to face corporate greed head-on in an historic march on Taco Bell corporate headquarters -- all in two jam-packed days!
Uniting Locally-based Organizing Struggles
and the Global Justice Movement
to End Sweatshops from the Factories to the Fields
March 10, 2002
Rolfe Hall, UCLA campus
A day of workshops, music, and art on the UCLA campus , capped off by an ACTION in support of the LA-based Garment Worker Center’s boycott of the retail apparel chain Forever 21 in Santa Monica.
RISE UP 2002: ONE MOVEMENT FROM THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE
Uniting Locally-based Organizing Struggles
and the Global Justice Movement
to End Sweatshops from the Factories to the Fields
As of 2/15/02, more than 40 organizations are set to come together in LA for the day-long conference of workshops, music, art, and action, including groups like the Movimiento Sem Terra (MST) of Brazil, United for a Fair Economy (UFE) of Boston, MA, the United Farm Workers (UFW) and Pineros y Campesinos Unidos (PCUN) of the US farmworker movement, the Kensington Welfare Rights Movement (KWRU) of Philadelphia, PA, Art and Revolution of San Francisco, CA, United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) and Students Transforming and Resisting Corporations (STARC) from the US student movement, the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras, Mexico Solidarity Network (MSN) and more!
If your organization is interested in participating (leading a workshop, having a table, etc.), email us at signmeup4tour [at] hotmail.com before Friday, Feb. 22.
Here are just some of the confirmed participants for the RISE UP 2002 Conference in LA:
Conveners:
1) Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)
2) Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
3) Garment Workers Center
4) Korean Immigrant Workers Association (KIWA)
5) Student/Farmworker Alliance
Workshop leaders:
1. Art and Revolution - San Francisco
2. Campaign for Labor Rights - Washington, DC
3. CAUSA - Oregon
4. Center for Economic Justice
5. Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
6. Comite Zapatista de Los Angeles
7. Communities in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) - LA
8. Derechos Humanos - Tucson, AZ
9. Food and Social Justice Project - San Francisco
10. Humanrightstech - Philadelphia
11. International Socialist Organization (ISO)
12. Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU) - Philadelphia
13. LA IndyMedia - LA
14. Make the Road by Walking - New York, NY
15. Mexico Solidarity Network (MSN) - Chicago, IL
16. Miami Workers Center - Florida
17. Movimiento Sem Terra (MST) - Brazil
18. National Organization for Women (NOW)
19. Onward Collective - Gainesville, FL
20. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
21. P! ineros y Campesinos Unidos (PCUN) - Oregon
22. People Organized to Win Employment Rights - San Francisco
23. Puerto Rican Alliance
24. POWER (People Opposing War, Empires, and Rulers)
25. Students Transforming and Resisting Corporations (STARC)
26. Tampa Bay Action Group (TBAG) - Florida
27. Theater of the Oppressed - Oregon
28. United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries (UCC)
29. United Farm Workers (UFW)
30. United for a Fair Economy (UFE) - Boston, MA
31. United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS)
32. Women’s Economic Agenda Project (WEAP) - Oakland
Day 2: Monday, March 11, Irvine -- MARCH ON TACO BELL GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS... Join the cross-country caravan as the Taco Bell Truth Tour culminates in an historic convergence to demand that Taco Bell take responsibility for the sweatshop conditions in the fields where its tomatoes are grown and picked. Over 20 FREE BUS PICKUPS will be going on at 8:00 AM Mon. March 11. All you have to do is show up at one of the bus Pick up locations that are set up on campuses and cities all over Southern CA and you will travel with the farmworkers for FREE to Irvine, we will also of course give you a ride home. To reserve your FREE seat on the bus
WHEN: MARCH 10th and 11th, 2002... The Taco Bell Truth Tour caravan will be arriving in Los Angeles from Fresno, CA, on the afternoon of Saturday, March 9. Caravan riders and participants arriving from outside of California will begin gathering the evening of the 9th at a convergence point to be announced (for more information on Saturday night logistics in LA, contact tbtruthtour [at] aol.com).
Early Monday morning March 11, marchers will gather and the caravan will re-form in Los Angeles, drive to Santa Ana, and march to Taco Bell headquarters in Irvine. Following the march there will be a rally outside of Taco Bell offices. Activities will end late Monday afternoon, and transportation back to LA following the rally are available (for more details for both Sunday and Monday’s activities are still in the process of being defined and will be available through tbtruthtour [at] aol.com as they emerge).
Stay in contact over the coming weeks for more details, and see you in LA! -- The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (Florida), the Garment Worker Center (Los Angeles), the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA, LA), the Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates (KIWA, LA), the Student/Farmworker Alliance, People Opposing War, Empires & Rulers (POWER) and the Taco Bell Truth Tour Organizing Committee.
BOYCOTT TACO BELL & JOIN THOUSANDS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION IN THE TACO BELL TRUTH TOUR!
Here are the dates and locations for the re-scheduled Truth Tour (stay tuned to the CIW site http://www.ciw-online.org for exact details and contacts for each stop on the tour as they become available!):
TAMPA, FL Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002
ATLANTA, GA Friday, March 1
SOUTH BEND, IN Saturday, March 2
CHICAGO, IL Sunday, March 3
MADISON, WI Monday, March 4
DENVER, CO Wednesday, March 6
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Friday, March 8
FRESNO, CA Saturday, March 9
----------------------------------
RISE UP 2002
LOS ANGELES
Sunday, March 10
* Day of music, workshops, panels and ACTION! CONVERGENCE ON UCLA CAMPUS
IRVINE, Mon. March 11
* March on Taco Bell Corporate Headquarters
Meet at one of the FREE BUS PICKUP LOCATIONS that are being set up all over Southern CA. RESERVE a FREE seat on the bus by contacing OR you could drive and meet at Santa Ana Memorial Park in Santa Ana CA at 9:30 AM to start the March to Taco Bell Headquarters located on Main St and Von Karmen in the city of Irvine
---------------------
FLAGSTAFF, AZ Tuesday, March 12
ALBUQUERQUE, NM Wed., March 13
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Thurs., March 14
LITTLE ROCK, AR Friday, March 15
MEMPHIS, TN Saturday, March 16
Please consider the situation of the farmworkers that picked the tomatoes you will eat today and let Taco Bell know that you expect them to meet with the farmworkers' representatives. Call or write:
Emil J. Brolick
President and Chief Concept Officer Taco Bell Corp.
17901 Von Karman Irvine, California 92614 tel. (949) 863-4500
Your support can really help.
HELP ORGANIZE AND JOIN IN ON MARCH 10 IN LOS ANGELES AND MARCH 11 IN IRVINE AT THE TACO BELL CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
To plug into the National Taco Bell Boycott in your town please contact the Coalition of Immokalee Workers at website: http://www.ciw-online.org
Phone #: (941-821-5481) OR (941-285-2368)
or Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida (941- 839-3970)
For More information in Southern CA please contact
Phone # TOLL FREE: 866.206.9073 x3706
Website: Http://www.boycotttacobell.org
Email: tbboycott [at] yahoo.com
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN OC AND LA:
1Below is a list of Volunteers that the Orange County
Boycott Taco Bell team is looking for to help out on
Monday March 11 during the Boycott TAco Bell Protest
and Rally. Please email us at tbboycott [at] yahoo.com or
you can call Chantel at 949-436-1188 and be sure to leave a
message
thank you very much
1)PEACE KEEPERS:
We are still looking for some good souls who are
willing to be "security", or "peace keepers", on
Monday, March 11th. If you are willing and able to
help in this way, please e-mail Don at
donwhite4justice [at] hotmail.com or Tbboycott [at] yahoo.com
(Keep in mind that all Peace Keepers will be meeting
at Santa Ana Memorial Park at 8:30 AM on Monday, March
11th, for a pre-march planning meeting.) PLEASE PLEASE
volunteer for this, or pass this email along to
friends whom you think would be intrested.
2)MONEY FOR FOOD DONATIONS:
Casa Garcia, has agreed to provide food for all participants at a
minimal fee (50% discount) We are still laking the money and food for this please contact Kat from the CIW to make a donation at 520.390.6442 or tbactivist [at] yahoo.com all denations large and small are greatly apreaciated and greatly needed.
2)MEDICS:
We need anyone who has medical, EMT training and would
like to volunteer on March 11 to help in case of any
scrapes or dehydration that might happen during the
march. If you cannot do that and would just like to
donate first aid supplies to us, please let us know
and bring them along with you on Monday March 11 to
the protest.
3)COMMUNICATION:
Peace Keepers, Legal team and Program coordinators
need to be able to speak to one another during the
march and the rally on Monday March 11. If you have
any communication equipment like walki-talkies and
would like to donate some of those items for our teams
to be able to use for the about 9 hours on MOnday
March 11 please email tbboycott [at] yahoo.com and let us
know. We will work with you to make sure that your
items remain secure and are returned to you at the end
of the rally.
4)BUSES:
We still have buses available for any of you who are
organizing large numbers on your campus, in your faith
community, workplace, neighborhood, etc., and
encourage you to aim at organizing 40 -50 people and
reserve a bus by calling (941) 839-3970. The deadline
for requesting a bus is Wednesday, March 5th, at 5:00
PM.
5)ART:
Please contact tbboycott [at] yahoo.com to find out where
the next Orange County and Los Angeles Art making
party will be. make your own signs, banners, puppets
and bring them with you on March 11. We also need any
noise makers or drums that you would like to bring
along
6)MEDIA: Got any suggestions on how to get the word
out to the community leading up to the March 11th
convergence? If so, please let us know and we can
help you follow up on leads (941.839.3970) or email
tbboycott [at] yahoo.com. Also, if you need media
advisories, in Spanish or English, please write to
tbtruthtour [at] aol.com. Media is KEY to building
momentum and we need your help!
7)OUTREACH: Perhaps the highlight of the meeting, and
something all of you may not be aware of, was that
when I arrived home after the meeting, I got the
calculator out and added up the commitments you all
gave me. I didn't stretch ANY of the commitment
numbers (!) and this is what the calculator read:
820. Wow! -- I had no idea when we were going around
the circle that the numbers would add up to this.
What's very encouraging and exciting about this number
is that it came from the 25 or so of you who were able
to attend the meeting, and didn't include "outside"
(people coming in from around the country), union,
faith community, community-at-large, legal observers,
or the bulk of our Orange County commitments. Great
work! And now, with two full weeks to go, we ask that
ALL OF YOU work DAILY at reaching out to new
communities/organizations, etc. Invite your
neighbors! Ask churches and community organizations
to send 1-2 representatives! (More, if possible, of
course.)
COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS:
1. Our actions are intended to highlight and to show our support for the
Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) We believe that the large corporations
that buy Florida tomatoes must step up to their responsibility by demanding,
and obtaining, changes in the shameful pay and working conditions suffered
by the men and women who pick their tomatoes. Our actions are not to disrupt
the lives of the community of Los Angeles and Irvine. We will respect the
people who live in Los Angeles and Irvine, and their personal property.
2. We will not initiate violence towards or harm any living being or
property.
3. Our words and actions will respect all ethnic groups, women, and the
queer community.
4. We will not carry weapons or illegal substances.
5. We are in solidarity with each other and will help others during and
after the action. We will ! respect others actions, speak only for ourselves,
and not disrespect others when speaking to the media or the police.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO BE TABLE, SPONSER, OR JUST PARTICIPATE:
1. Contact tbtruthtour [at] aol.com or check out the CIW web site at http://www.ciw-online.org for all the latest details on logistics and plans as they become available. You can register to participate at tbtruthtour [at] aol.com.
2. Suggest a workshop or panel discussion. The agenda for the Sunday workshops remains very much open, and participants are invited to help facilitate workshops and suggest possible themes for discussion.
3. Bring your organization’s materials, set up a table, and share your struggle with activists from across the country!
4. Become a co-sponsor of RISE UP 2002! For all of the above, contact tbtruthtour [at] aol.com for more details.
Stay in contact over the coming weeks for more details, and see you in LA! -- The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (Florida), the Garment Worker Center (Los Angeles), the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA, LA), the Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates (KIWA, LA), the Student/Farmworker Alliance, People Opposing War, Empires & Rulers (POWER) and the Taco Bell Truth Tour Organizing Committee.
FEEL FREE TO FWD THIS EMAIL FREELY
BOYCOTT THE BELL!!
TACO BELL TRUTH TOUR!!!!
March 1-17, 2002
(VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED, SCROLL DOWN TO BOTTOM OF EMAIL)
WITH
RISE UP 2002 IN LA on March 10,2002
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers needs your help to make Taco Bell a part of the solution in Florida's farmworkers' fight for dialogue and a fair wage
By contracting for cheap tomatoes grown and picked by farmworkers paid sub-poverty wages in Florida, Taco Bell contributes significantly to the continued misery of farmworkers and their families. We believe that the large corporations that buy Florida tomatoes must step up to their responsibility by demanding, and obtaining, changes in the shameful pay and working conditions suffered by the men and women who pick their tomatoes.
IRVINE CA, Monday, March 11
March on Taco Bell Corporate Headquarters!!
Need housing in LA for March 10th and 11th, or...
Want to register yourself or your organization for the RISE UP 2002 conference in LA on March 10th or...
Live in or near LA and need a FREE BUS RIDE to the march and protest in Irvine on March 11th...
RISE UP 2002!!!!!!
A 2-DAY NATIONAL CONVERGENCE IN LOS ANGELES... bringing together labor, student, faith-based, and community organizations from around the country to share our struggles and our strategies for the future, to learn from and support the exciting immigrant worker organizing taking place in Los Angeles today, and to face corporate greed head-on in an historic march on Taco Bell corporate headquarters -- all in two jam-packed days!
Uniting Locally-based Organizing Struggles
and the Global Justice Movement
to End Sweatshops from the Factories to the Fields
March 10, 2002
Rolfe Hall, UCLA campus
A day of workshops, music, and art on the UCLA campus , capped off by an ACTION in support of the LA-based Garment Worker Center’s boycott of the retail apparel chain Forever 21 in Santa Monica.
RISE UP 2002: ONE MOVEMENT FROM THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE
Uniting Locally-based Organizing Struggles
and the Global Justice Movement
to End Sweatshops from the Factories to the Fields
As of 2/15/02, more than 40 organizations are set to come together in LA for the day-long conference of workshops, music, art, and action, including groups like the Movimiento Sem Terra (MST) of Brazil, United for a Fair Economy (UFE) of Boston, MA, the United Farm Workers (UFW) and Pineros y Campesinos Unidos (PCUN) of the US farmworker movement, the Kensington Welfare Rights Movement (KWRU) of Philadelphia, PA, Art and Revolution of San Francisco, CA, United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) and Students Transforming and Resisting Corporations (STARC) from the US student movement, the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras, Mexico Solidarity Network (MSN) and more!
If your organization is interested in participating (leading a workshop, having a table, etc.), email us at signmeup4tour [at] hotmail.com before Friday, Feb. 22.
Here are just some of the confirmed participants for the RISE UP 2002 Conference in LA:
Conveners:
1) Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)
2) Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
3) Garment Workers Center
4) Korean Immigrant Workers Association (KIWA)
5) Student/Farmworker Alliance
Workshop leaders:
1. Art and Revolution - San Francisco
2. Campaign for Labor Rights - Washington, DC
3. CAUSA - Oregon
4. Center for Economic Justice
5. Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras
6. Comite Zapatista de Los Angeles
7. Communities in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) - LA
8. Derechos Humanos - Tucson, AZ
9. Food and Social Justice Project - San Francisco
10. Humanrightstech - Philadelphia
11. International Socialist Organization (ISO)
12. Kensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU) - Philadelphia
13. LA IndyMedia - LA
14. Make the Road by Walking - New York, NY
15. Mexico Solidarity Network (MSN) - Chicago, IL
16. Miami Workers Center - Florida
17. Movimiento Sem Terra (MST) - Brazil
18. National Organization for Women (NOW)
19. Onward Collective - Gainesville, FL
20. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
21. P! ineros y Campesinos Unidos (PCUN) - Oregon
22. People Organized to Win Employment Rights - San Francisco
23. Puerto Rican Alliance
24. POWER (People Opposing War, Empires, and Rulers)
25. Students Transforming and Resisting Corporations (STARC)
26. Tampa Bay Action Group (TBAG) - Florida
27. Theater of the Oppressed - Oregon
28. United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries (UCC)
29. United Farm Workers (UFW)
30. United for a Fair Economy (UFE) - Boston, MA
31. United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS)
32. Women’s Economic Agenda Project (WEAP) - Oakland
Day 2: Monday, March 11, Irvine -- MARCH ON TACO BELL GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS... Join the cross-country caravan as the Taco Bell Truth Tour culminates in an historic convergence to demand that Taco Bell take responsibility for the sweatshop conditions in the fields where its tomatoes are grown and picked. Over 20 FREE BUS PICKUPS will be going on at 8:00 AM Mon. March 11. All you have to do is show up at one of the bus Pick up locations that are set up on campuses and cities all over Southern CA and you will travel with the farmworkers for FREE to Irvine, we will also of course give you a ride home. To reserve your FREE seat on the bus
WHEN: MARCH 10th and 11th, 2002... The Taco Bell Truth Tour caravan will be arriving in Los Angeles from Fresno, CA, on the afternoon of Saturday, March 9. Caravan riders and participants arriving from outside of California will begin gathering the evening of the 9th at a convergence point to be announced (for more information on Saturday night logistics in LA, contact tbtruthtour [at] aol.com).
Early Monday morning March 11, marchers will gather and the caravan will re-form in Los Angeles, drive to Santa Ana, and march to Taco Bell headquarters in Irvine. Following the march there will be a rally outside of Taco Bell offices. Activities will end late Monday afternoon, and transportation back to LA following the rally are available (for more details for both Sunday and Monday’s activities are still in the process of being defined and will be available through tbtruthtour [at] aol.com as they emerge).
Stay in contact over the coming weeks for more details, and see you in LA! -- The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (Florida), the Garment Worker Center (Los Angeles), the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA, LA), the Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates (KIWA, LA), the Student/Farmworker Alliance, People Opposing War, Empires & Rulers (POWER) and the Taco Bell Truth Tour Organizing Committee.
BOYCOTT TACO BELL & JOIN THOUSANDS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION IN THE TACO BELL TRUTH TOUR!
Here are the dates and locations for the re-scheduled Truth Tour (stay tuned to the CIW site http://www.ciw-online.org for exact details and contacts for each stop on the tour as they become available!):
TAMPA, FL Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002
ATLANTA, GA Friday, March 1
SOUTH BEND, IN Saturday, March 2
CHICAGO, IL Sunday, March 3
MADISON, WI Monday, March 4
DENVER, CO Wednesday, March 6
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Friday, March 8
FRESNO, CA Saturday, March 9
----------------------------------
RISE UP 2002
LOS ANGELES
Sunday, March 10
* Day of music, workshops, panels and ACTION! CONVERGENCE ON UCLA CAMPUS
IRVINE, Mon. March 11
* March on Taco Bell Corporate Headquarters
Meet at one of the FREE BUS PICKUP LOCATIONS that are being set up all over Southern CA. RESERVE a FREE seat on the bus by contacing OR you could drive and meet at Santa Ana Memorial Park in Santa Ana CA at 9:30 AM to start the March to Taco Bell Headquarters located on Main St and Von Karmen in the city of Irvine
---------------------
FLAGSTAFF, AZ Tuesday, March 12
ALBUQUERQUE, NM Wed., March 13
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Thurs., March 14
LITTLE ROCK, AR Friday, March 15
MEMPHIS, TN Saturday, March 16
Please consider the situation of the farmworkers that picked the tomatoes you will eat today and let Taco Bell know that you expect them to meet with the farmworkers' representatives. Call or write:
Emil J. Brolick
President and Chief Concept Officer Taco Bell Corp.
17901 Von Karman Irvine, California 92614 tel. (949) 863-4500
Your support can really help.
HELP ORGANIZE AND JOIN IN ON MARCH 10 IN LOS ANGELES AND MARCH 11 IN IRVINE AT THE TACO BELL CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
To plug into the National Taco Bell Boycott in your town please contact the Coalition of Immokalee Workers at website: http://www.ciw-online.org
Phone #: (941-821-5481) OR (941-285-2368)
or Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida (941- 839-3970)
For More information in Southern CA please contact
Phone # TOLL FREE: 866.206.9073 x3706
Website: Http://www.boycotttacobell.org
Email: tbboycott [at] yahoo.com
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN OC AND LA:
1Below is a list of Volunteers that the Orange County
Boycott Taco Bell team is looking for to help out on
Monday March 11 during the Boycott TAco Bell Protest
and Rally. Please email us at tbboycott [at] yahoo.com or
you can call Chantel at 949-436-1188 and be sure to leave a
message
thank you very much
1)PEACE KEEPERS:
We are still looking for some good souls who are
willing to be "security", or "peace keepers", on
Monday, March 11th. If you are willing and able to
help in this way, please e-mail Don at
donwhite4justice [at] hotmail.com or Tbboycott [at] yahoo.com
(Keep in mind that all Peace Keepers will be meeting
at Santa Ana Memorial Park at 8:30 AM on Monday, March
11th, for a pre-march planning meeting.) PLEASE PLEASE
volunteer for this, or pass this email along to
friends whom you think would be intrested.
2)MONEY FOR FOOD DONATIONS:
Casa Garcia, has agreed to provide food for all participants at a
minimal fee (50% discount) We are still laking the money and food for this please contact Kat from the CIW to make a donation at 520.390.6442 or tbactivist [at] yahoo.com all denations large and small are greatly apreaciated and greatly needed.
2)MEDICS:
We need anyone who has medical, EMT training and would
like to volunteer on March 11 to help in case of any
scrapes or dehydration that might happen during the
march. If you cannot do that and would just like to
donate first aid supplies to us, please let us know
and bring them along with you on Monday March 11 to
the protest.
3)COMMUNICATION:
Peace Keepers, Legal team and Program coordinators
need to be able to speak to one another during the
march and the rally on Monday March 11. If you have
any communication equipment like walki-talkies and
would like to donate some of those items for our teams
to be able to use for the about 9 hours on MOnday
March 11 please email tbboycott [at] yahoo.com and let us
know. We will work with you to make sure that your
items remain secure and are returned to you at the end
of the rally.
4)BUSES:
We still have buses available for any of you who are
organizing large numbers on your campus, in your faith
community, workplace, neighborhood, etc., and
encourage you to aim at organizing 40 -50 people and
reserve a bus by calling (941) 839-3970. The deadline
for requesting a bus is Wednesday, March 5th, at 5:00
PM.
5)ART:
Please contact tbboycott [at] yahoo.com to find out where
the next Orange County and Los Angeles Art making
party will be. make your own signs, banners, puppets
and bring them with you on March 11. We also need any
noise makers or drums that you would like to bring
along
6)MEDIA: Got any suggestions on how to get the word
out to the community leading up to the March 11th
convergence? If so, please let us know and we can
help you follow up on leads (941.839.3970) or email
tbboycott [at] yahoo.com. Also, if you need media
advisories, in Spanish or English, please write to
tbtruthtour [at] aol.com. Media is KEY to building
momentum and we need your help!
7)OUTREACH: Perhaps the highlight of the meeting, and
something all of you may not be aware of, was that
when I arrived home after the meeting, I got the
calculator out and added up the commitments you all
gave me. I didn't stretch ANY of the commitment
numbers (!) and this is what the calculator read:
820. Wow! -- I had no idea when we were going around
the circle that the numbers would add up to this.
What's very encouraging and exciting about this number
is that it came from the 25 or so of you who were able
to attend the meeting, and didn't include "outside"
(people coming in from around the country), union,
faith community, community-at-large, legal observers,
or the bulk of our Orange County commitments. Great
work! And now, with two full weeks to go, we ask that
ALL OF YOU work DAILY at reaching out to new
communities/organizations, etc. Invite your
neighbors! Ask churches and community organizations
to send 1-2 representatives! (More, if possible, of
course.)
COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS:
1. Our actions are intended to highlight and to show our support for the
Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) We believe that the large corporations
that buy Florida tomatoes must step up to their responsibility by demanding,
and obtaining, changes in the shameful pay and working conditions suffered
by the men and women who pick their tomatoes. Our actions are not to disrupt
the lives of the community of Los Angeles and Irvine. We will respect the
people who live in Los Angeles and Irvine, and their personal property.
2. We will not initiate violence towards or harm any living being or
property.
3. Our words and actions will respect all ethnic groups, women, and the
queer community.
4. We will not carry weapons or illegal substances.
5. We are in solidarity with each other and will help others during and
after the action. We will ! respect others actions, speak only for ourselves,
and not disrespect others when speaking to the media or the police.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO BE TABLE, SPONSER, OR JUST PARTICIPATE:
1. Contact tbtruthtour [at] aol.com or check out the CIW web site at http://www.ciw-online.org for all the latest details on logistics and plans as they become available. You can register to participate at tbtruthtour [at] aol.com.
2. Suggest a workshop or panel discussion. The agenda for the Sunday workshops remains very much open, and participants are invited to help facilitate workshops and suggest possible themes for discussion.
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4. Become a co-sponsor of RISE UP 2002! For all of the above, contact tbtruthtour [at] aol.com for more details.
Stay in contact over the coming weeks for more details, and see you in LA! -- The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (Florida), the Garment Worker Center (Los Angeles), the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA, LA), the Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates (KIWA, LA), the Student/Farmworker Alliance, People Opposing War, Empires & Rulers (POWER) and the Taco Bell Truth Tour Organizing Committee.
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Please little darlins.
There are real issues out there....
this isn't one of them
if you define "real issues" as ones that pertain to your life in particular, then this may not be a real issue, but it certainly is a real issue to the thousands of people who harvest our food for us. I feel it should also be a real issue to all of us because without farmworkers to harvest our food, we wouldn't be eating it!