California Trader Joe’s Tour ready to launch!

In California, a week-long Trader Joe’s Tour is getting ready to hit the road, with protests and community get-togethers with CIW members scheduled from LA to San Francisco. Here’s a quick look at the actions already on the calendar:

Santa Ana
Sunday, July 10 @ 10:00 am
Action at Trader Joe’s
3329 South Bristol St.
Santa Ana, CA 92704

Corona
Sunday, July 10 @ 11:00 am
Trader Joe’s
2790 Cabot Dr. #165
Corona, CA 92883

Los Angeles
Monday, July 11 @ 6:00 pm
Delegation to UCLA Trader Joe’s
1000 Glendon Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Irvine/Orange County
Tuesday, July 12 @ 6:00 pm*
UC Irvine Trader Joe’s
4225 Campus Dr.
Irvine, CA 92612
(* Dinner & dialogue with CIW members immediately following action.)

Santa Cruz
Thursday, July 14 @ 6:00 pm*
Downtown Trader Joe’s
700 Front St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(* Dinner & dialogue with CIW members immediately following action.)

San Jose/South Bay
Friday, July 15 @ 6:00 pm*
Coleman Ave. Trader Joe’s
635 Coleman Ave.
San Jose, CA 95110
(* Dinner & dialogue with CIW members immediately following action.)

Berkeley/East Bay
Saturday, July 16 @ 9:00 am
Farmworker Justice Breakfast & Trader Joe’s Action
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar St.
Berkeley, CA 94709
Breakfast reception & presentation by CIW members, followed by short march to Trader Joe’s on University Ave. (1885 University Ave., Berkeley)

San Francisco
Sunday, July 17 @ 4:00 pm
Fair Food Panel Discussion & March through Mission District to SOMA Trader Joe’s
Center for Political Education
522 Valencia St. (3rd floor)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Fair food panel discussion at the Center for Political Education (and live Son Jarocho music!), followed by short march through San Francisco’s Mission District to the SOMA Trader Joe’s (555 9th St.)

If you live in or near one of the areas listed above, and you’d like to let Trader Joe’s know that you support workers in Immokalee and the Campaign for Fair Food, be sure to contact Damara Luce, at damara@justharvestusa.org, or call at 510-725-8752.

The Tour will be laying the groundwork for much more to come in California this summer, with major actions planned for September on both the west and east coasts! So, stay tuned for much more news — including photos, first-hand reports, and videos — from the California Trader Joe’s Tour in the coming week, and more in the months ahead as Trader Joe’s long, hot summer gets underway…