[Antiracism] SFA National Days of Action: Only 2 weeks away!

[Marc Rodrigues]

"1-2 Punch!:" Nationwide McDonald's actions Oct. 27-28th: Only two weeks
away!

>From 'sweet spot' to sore spot!...

This October 27-28th, join students and young people across the country in
standing with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to end sweatshops and
modern-day slavery in the fields!

With strong support from students and youth, the CIW won its four-year Taco
Bell Boycott <http://www.sfalliance.org/tacobell.html> in 2005. Now the CIW
and its allies are organizing to extend these precedent-setting gains for
farmworkers throughout the rest of the fast-food industry. Over the last
year, however, fast-food giant McDonald's has consistently responded to the
dire human rights crisis in the fields as a mere public relations
crisis<http://www.ciw-online.org/Tangled_Web.html>,
threatening to roll back <http://www.ciw-online.org/pointbypoint.html> the
advances the CIW has won through years of struggle.

Immediately following the CIW's McDonald's
Mini-Tour<http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2006/06484.htm>– which will
travel from Immokalee, Florida to McDonald's headquarters
outside Chicago, Illinois from October 14-24th – the Student/Farmworker
Alliance calls for two days of widespread, decentralized actions on October
27-28th to show the fast-food giant that Immokalee's workers are not alone
in this fight.

   - Suggested actions and organizing
ideas<http://www.sfalliance.org/action.html>
   - Resources <http://www.sfalliance.org/propaganda.html> including
   flyers, stencils, chant sheets, radio PSAs, and more
   - Sampe media
advisory<http://www.sfalliance.org/2006actionadvisory.html>for your
local event
   - Is an event being planned in your city? Check the action
listings<http://www.sfalliance.org/1-2-punch-table.html>
   - Background on the Campaign for Fair
Food<http://www.sfalliance.org/research.html>

The time is now for students and youth – what McDonald's calls its
advertising "sweet spot" <http://www.sfalliance.org/media/nrn.html> – to
demonstrate to the Golden Arches that if it refuses to work with the CIW for
real labor reform in its supply chain, we will soon become its sore spot.
Start organizing today in your community for the Days of Action, and don't
miss out on this pivotal "1-2 Punch!"

Let us know <http://www.sfalliance.org/contact.html> what you're planning,
and be sure to send us photos of your colorful, creative actions!

__________
Marc Rodrigues
Student/Farmworker Alliance
(239) 292-3431
http://sfalliance.org
http://ciw-online.org
http://myspace.com/sfalliance
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