Louisville, KY – Sunday, October 15
- 3:00pm Cross-Border and Immigrants’ Rights Dialogue at St. Rita’s Catholic Church (8709 Preston Highway) with Noemi Peregrino and Celeste Escobar of Mexico Solidarity Network
- 6:00pm – 7:30pm McExploitation Rally at corner of Bardstown and Taylorsville Roads.
Converge as CIW takes the fight from Taco Bell/Yum! Brands to McDonald’s to end sweatshops in the fields. Connect the dots with border and labor rights speakers linking economic marginalization, abuse of migrant workers and low wages. (Parking off Trevillian or in area business parking lots, plan to walk 5-10 minutes to rally).
Carbondale, IL – Monday, October 16
- 7:00pm Univ. of Illnois, Carbondale — Campus-wide presentation (Lawson Hall)
- 8:15pm Picket at McDonald’s (South of campus)
Champaign-Urbana, IL – Tuesday, October 17
- 5:00pm Protest at McDonalds and Chipotle (location TBA)
- 6:00pm Potluck dinner and presentation, (location TBA)
- 8:00pm Campus-wide presentation, Univ. of Illnois, Urbana-Champaign (location TBA)
Chicago, IL
- Loyola Univ. – Wednesday, October 18
7:00pm Campus-wide presentation, Loyola Univ. (location TBA) - University of Illlnois – Chicago – Wednesday, October 18
3:30-5:30pm Campus-wide presentation, Univ. of Illinois–Chicago (UIC) - Roving Pickets – Saturday October 21
- 10:00am – Noon: McDonald´s by Loyola Red Line stop on North Sheridan
- Noon – 2:00pm: McDonald´s at Western and Armitrage
- 3:00pm – 4:00pm: McDonald´s at Archer and Rockwell
- 4:30pm – 6:00pm: McDonald´s at 18th and Blue Island
- 6:00pm Celebration for Workers’ Rights and the 1st Anniversary Celebration of Radio Chamba (Casa Juan Diego in Pilsen)
Chicago suburbs
- Evanston/ Lake Forest College – Wednesday October 18
1:30 pm Picket at McDonald’s close to Lake Forest Collage (address?) - North Central College—Wedneday, October 18
7:00pm Socrates’ Café on campus (30 N Brainard St, White Activities Dinning Room) - Romeoville/ Lewis University – Thursday, October 19
2:00pm Presenataion at Lewis University, One University Parkway (location TBA) - Oak Brook – Friday, October 20
4:00 – 6:00pm Picket at McDonald’s Headquarters (22nd St & McDonalds Drive, Oak Brook) - La Grange – Friday, October 20
8:00pm Public Presentation, St. Cletus Parish Catholic Parish (55th St. and Countryside)
South Bend, IN (Univ. of Notre Dame & St. Mary’s College) – Monday, October 23
- 4:00pm Picket at McDonald’s (location TBA)
- 7:00 – 8:30pm Community-wide Presentation at St Mary’s (location TBA)
For more information regarding tour stops, event locations, etc., contact Julia Perkins at (239) 986-0891 or Melody Gonzalez at (239) 986-0847.