[Antiracism] Clarification: Film and discussion this Monday 4/3 on farmworker mvmtv. McDonald's

[Marc Rodrigues]

Clarification on the below announcement: The event is being held in
School of Management Room 137, which is on the UMass campus. sorry!

-Marc


On 3/29/06, Karen <kwerner at montaguema.net> wrote:
> can you clarify,perhaps to the whole list, where this is being screened. i dont know where SOM is...is that at umass?
>
>
> -----Original message-----
> From: "Marc Rodrigues" marcprodrigues at gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:37:09 -0500
> To: marc at sfalliance.org
> Subject: [Antiracism] Film and discussion this Monday 4/3 on farmworker mvmtv. McDonald's
>
> > ~ please forward ~
> >
> > "Coalicion. . .  ¡¡Presente!!"
> >
> > The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is a dynamic, worker-led community
> > organization made up largely of Latino, Haitian, and Mayan Indian
> > immigrant, low-wage workers in southwest Florida.
> >
> > Come to a documentary film screening and discussion on the history and
> > future of the CIW and the national movement it has spearheaded this
> > Monday, April 3 from 7-9pm in SOM 137.
> >
> > The CIW has been organizing for over a decade around the farmworker
> > community of Immokalee on the edge of the Everglades to address the
> > subpoverty wages, abysmal working conditions, human rights abuses, and
> > (in extreme cases) conditions of modern-day slavery faced by the
> > workers who pick our fruits and vegetables.
> >
> > After a 4-year boycott of Taco Bell, a major purchaser of Florida
> > tomatoes, the CIW and its allies around the country won a
> > groundbreaking victory in March of 2005, but the struggle continues to
> > turn fast food into fair food.
> >
> > Fast-food giant McDonald's now finds itself in the CIW's crosshairs.
> >
> > This film screening and other events across the 5-college area are
> > being organized in solidarity with the CIW's 2006 McDonald's Truth
> > Tour.  We will also begin a discussion on building sustainable
> > farmworker solidarity in Westerm Massachusetts.
> >
> > For more information, visit:
> > http://www.ciw-online.org/2006truthtour/dailyupdates.html
> > http://www.sfalliance.org/
> >
> >
> > **Film Screening and Discussion on the Coalition of Immokalee Workers**
> > Monday, April 3, 7-9pm, SOM 137
> >
> > Featuring:
> >
> > *An Emmy-nominated 15-minute documentary on the CIW's success and
> > future by the PBS program "NOW."
> >
> > * El Silencio y La Palabra (The Silence and the Word): A bilingual,
> > behind-the-scenes documentary shot by the Austin Independent Media
> > Center and CIW members and allies on the frontlines of the final "Taco
> > Bell Truth Tour" which culminated in a historic victory celebration.
> > This film explores the nature of migration and agricultural work and
> > the strength of the word, organization, and commitment of a farmworker
> > community from the swamps of southwest Florida.
> >
> > *PLUS: A special guest appearance by none other than The Clown
> > himself, Ronald McDonald.
> >
> > Sponsored by the Student/Farmworker Alliance and the Labor Center.
> >
> >