Unhappy Meal: "Agriculture, Globalization, and Social Justice"
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As Americans realize the importance and implications of their food choices, "local, organic, and sustainable" are buzz words to follow in the grocery store. One characteristic of a revitalized food movement has yet to be addressed. ‘‘You cannot call sustainable food sustainable when it’s not fair,’’says Gerardo Reyes, member of the Coalition of Immokalee workers.
Please join us for a film screening and discussion that will
highlight the human side of industrial food production. The focus will be on Florida tomato pickers, many of whom are immigrants and lack basic rights and protections. Organized as the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)--a multi-ethnic community-based worker's organization--these farm workers have been attempting to raise awareness of the human cost of fast food. Since 2001, CIW has been working with large fast-food corporations to put pressure on growers for improved working conditions, greater protection under the law, and an end to indentured servitude for field laborers.
This event is free and open to the public.
A film screening and discussion
Thursday, November 20, 2008
7 p.m.
Hoff Theater
Sponsored by:
College Park Students for a Democratic Society
The Department of American Studies
The Project on Religion, Culture, and Globalization
The Student Farmworker Alliance
As Americans realize the importance and implications of their food choices, "local, organic, and sustainable" are buzz words to follow in the grocery store. One characteristic of a revitalized food movement has yet to be addressed. ‘‘You cannot call sustainable food sustainable when it’s not fair,’’says Gerardo Reyes, member of the Coalition of Immokalee workers.
Please join us for a film screening and discussion that will
highlight the human side of industrial food production. The focus will be on Florida tomato pickers, many of whom are immigrants and lack basic rights and protections. Organized as the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)--a multi-ethnic community-based worker's organization--these farm workers have been attempting to raise awareness of the human cost of fast food. Since 2001, CIW has been working with large fast-food corporations to put pressure on growers for improved working conditions, greater protection under the law, and an end to indentured servitude for field laborers.
This event is free and open to the public.
A film screening and discussion
Thursday, November 20, 2008
7 p.m.
Hoff Theater
Sponsored by:
College Park Students for a Democratic Society
The Department of American Studies
The Project on Religion, Culture, and Globalization
The Student Farmworker Alliance
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