Bike tour leaves Immokalee on way to Publix HQ…
Click here for pictures and a report from Days 1 and 2 of the 200-mile trek!
And check out some of the coverage here below:
- Ft. Myers News-Press, “Coalition of Immokalee Workers bicyclists stop on way to Lakeland for south Fort Myers rally,” 8/27/11 (includes an extensive photo gallery). Here’s an excerpt:
“Fort Myers resident Kate Brown held a sign that read, ‘Publix – shopping would be a pleasure if …’
‘I support what the coalition is asking for,’ she said. ‘Publix should stand up and do the right thing. I want to trust where my food is coming from. I don’t want to think people are oppressed by the place where I buy my tomatoes.'” read more
- Wink News (CBS), “Local farmerworkers protest Publix,” 8/29/11 (includes a great 2-minute video)
So, check out the photo report and then check back soon for more news from the route as the bicyclists continue their quest to meet Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw and invite him to Immokalee!