Major Action at Trader Joe’s Corporate Headquarters
Monrovia, CA, October 21

Ten days and counting to the big Supermarket Week of Action, as Fair Food activists across the country gear up for protests at local Trader Joe’s, Publix, Stop & Shop, Giant, and Kroger stores from New York to California.

From the Student/Farmworker Alliance website, where you can find all kinds of resources for getting involved in your hometown in the upcoming week of action:

“Book-ended by national and international “Food Days,” highlighted by a major mobilization on Trader Joe’s headquarters in Southern California, and spurred on by consumer and farmworker indignation over the continuing and stubborn refusal on the part of supermarket industry leaders Trader Joe’s, Publix, Ahold USA and Kroger to support the groundbreaking changes taking root in Florida’s fields, we convene the 2011 Supermarket Week of Action… coming to a grocery store near you! Start organizing to take action in your community today! The supermarket week of action (which will feature supermarket protests and campaign events from coast to coast) and the Trader Joe’s mobilization represent some of the first steps in a significant escalation of the movement to secure the supermarkets’ support for fair wages and humane working conditions in Florida’s tomato fields.” read more

Go to the Student/Farmworker Alliance site for some preliminary action ideas, campaign background and inspiration, then check back soon for more info.

And if you’re organizing an action or need resources, contact us!