By Lydia Fiser
The Student/Farmworker Alliance, Gainesville Students for a Democratic Society and Human Rights Awareness on Campus are working with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to demand a one cent increase per pound of tomatoes picked by farmworkers in South Florida.
Tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 23, join others who are concerned about the living and working conditions of the farmworkers who provide us with fresh produce. Students and community members will join at the Publix on University Avenue and SW 34th Street to protest Publix’s unwillingness to meet the demands that the supermarket chain do its part to improve the conditions of farmworkers who are employed by Publix’s tomato suppliers.
Everyone is meeting at 5:15 at Publix. If you need a ride, meet at the Reitz Union circle drive (at the ground floor of the Reitz near the entrance to the Reitz garage) at 4:45.
For more information about the campaign to support farmworkers’ rights, check out our story, Encuentro: Coming Together for Farmworkers’ Rights. For more info about the protest, check out the facebook event.
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