Coalition of Immokalee Workers Headquarters – Immokalee, FL

In the final years of his life, Dr. King argued that the movement for civil rights must become a movement for human rights that ensured the equality, livelihood and well-being of all God’s children. A strong supporter of farmworker organizing, Dr. King challenged America that in the struggle for genuine equality the “principalities and powers must be confronted and they must be changed.”

Join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, communities of faith, and religious leaders from across the country for this symposium where we will explore Dr. King’s dream in light of the struggle for fair food, an end to slavery in the fields, and the Taco Bell boycott campaign.

Participants will have the opportunity to reflect with farmworkers about the connections between our faith and the hard work for justice, as well as meet and share experiences with other people of faith and area religious leaders. With special sessions for new comers, seasoned allies, preachers, and youth, participants will emerge equipped to lead workshops and preach on these matters in their own congregations in ways that build community, develop courage, and inspire change. The symposium will include a worship service and public celebration of Dr. King’s life and legacy with the Immokalee community on Saturday evening, January 16th.
For more information or to register for the symposium, please contact Amy Ullo at amy@interfaithact.org or 239-657-8311.

This educational symposium is sponsored by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami; the Coalition of Immokalee Workers; Disciples Home Missions of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); Peace and Justice Office of the Diocese of Venice; Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida; the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U. S. A.; National Farm Worker Ministry; Pax Christi USA; the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); School of Theology, University of the Poor; United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries; United Methodist Church – General Board of Church and Society; the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights, and St. Thomas University.