Update from the Student/Farmworker Alliance

[Marc Rodrigues]

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Hello friends and allies,

From September 10-13, Immokalee played host to over 90 students & youth from around the country for the Student/Farmworker Alliance's fifth-annual Encuentro.

For a photo report from the Encuentro, and to check out our plans for a Fall semester of action, visit http://www.sfalliance.org/2009encphotos.html

The Encuentro came on the heels of a truly breakthrough development in the Campaign for Fair Food as major tomato grower East Coast agreed to work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to fully implement the CIW's agreements -- including the previously-stalled penny-per-pound -- setting the stage for a fundamental shift in Florida farm labor power relations.

Over the course of the Encuentro, participants built relationships, attended workshops, had fun, and sweated in the intense Florida heat -- all while strategizing around the upcoming year in the Campaign for Fair Food and SFA's Dine with Dignity campaign.

Real change is closer every day in Immokalee, but it won't happen by itself. Mark your calendars and start planning your local actions today! Contact us today at orga...@sfalliance.org to find out how you can get plugged in and play a role in ensuring basic human rights for farmworkers!

In solidarity,

-The Immokalee Crew

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