Tour crew heads north in preparation for Sunday’s launch
of three-week tour of Northeast…

As the Northeast Tour crew makes its way from Immokalee to Charlottesville, Virginia, ahead of tomorrow’s launch of the three-week tour, the museum is starting to create a buzz in the blogosphere.

UPDATE: Charlottesville NPR station runs a great story on the coming museum stop!

Here below are a few examples of the growing coverage on the eve of what is sure to be an exciting tour:

• “Immokalee farmworkers shine light on modern-day slavery,” The Pump Handle, 7/22/10

“The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) are today’s version of David, as in David and Goliath… The farmworkers have set their sights on the ultimate Goliath: poverty and powerlessness.”

• “Modern slavery and winter produce,” The American Prospect, 7/23/10
• “Modern-Day Slavery Museum to Tour Northeast…”, the Sacramento Bee, 7/22/10

See you on the road!