33 cities and counting ready to call on Trader Joe’s to be the company it says it is…
Earlier this month, plans were announced for two days of protest in Naples, where Trader Joe’s is readying for the grand opening of its first-ever Florida store. And where, exactly, might this flagship Florida store be located? Why, right on the corner of Immokalee Road and 41, just 35 miles from the farmworker community that has courageously led a decade-long battle for respect, dignity, and fair wages in the fields.
Well, a message like that is hard to miss, and it seems that Fair Food supporters in dozens of cities around the country are rallying to show their solidarity with workers in Immokalee and to send Trader Joe’s a message of their own: It’s time to sign a Fair Food agreement and advance farm labor justice in your supply chain!
Here below is the list of cities where solidarity actions will be taking place between Feb. 10-12, complete with contacts so that you can join in at a Trader Joe’s near you:
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Northeast Boston, MA Hyannis Port, MA Millburn, NJ Hartsdale, NY New York City New York City (second action) Hartford, CT Orange, CT Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA (second action) Towson, MD Washington, D.C. Jenkintown, PA Warwick, RI South Athens, GA Atlanta, GA Louisville, KY Nashville, TN |
Midwest Ann Arbor, MI Greater Chicago Columbus, OH Cincinnati, OH Kansas City, MO Madison, WI Milwaukee, WI Lincoln, NE Omaha, NE St. Louis, MO Southwest Albuquerque, NM West Coast Berkeley, CA Costa Mesa, CA Huntington Beach, CA Monrovia, CA Oakland, CA Pasadena, CA San Jose, CA Santa Ana, CA Tustin, CA Seattle, WA |
Meanwhile… More than 50,000 Nearly 62,000 people have sent emails to Trader Joe’s over the past two weeks since the social media/movement website sumofus.org launched an e-action in support of the Campaign for Fair Food. Since then, moveon.org and others have picked up the action, too! If you haven’t sent your own email yet, you can make your voice heard by clicking here.