Boot the Braids March 2019
On the final day of the five-city, two-week “4 for Fair Food Tour,” nearly 500 protesters – equal parts farmworkers, students, and community members – wove as one through the University of Florida’s picturesque campus in a colorful and boisterous demonstration. They were fed up with the UF administration’s willingness to turn a deaf ear to students’ concerns, calling on UF President Kent Fuchs to cut the university’s contract with Wendy’s, without further delay, until Wendy’s joins fast-food industry leaders McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, Chipotle, and Taco Bell in requiring its tomato suppliers to meet the stringent human rights standards of the Presidential medal-winning Fair Food Program.
The march, recapped beautifully in the 2-minute video below, caught the attention of the press (see coverage from Gainesville’s local NPR station here, and the editorial in The Alligator here) as well as countless bystanders with its powerful message, its eye-catching sea of signs, banners and puppets, and its diverse – and joyous – community of protesters.
The march, recapped beautifully in the 2-minute video below, caught the attention of the press (see coverage from Gainesville’s local NPR station here, and the editorial in The Alligator here) as well as countless bystanders with its powerful message, its eye-catching sea of signs, banners and puppets, and its diverse – and joyous – community of protesters.
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Join UF students and the broader Gainesville community for the 4 for Fair Food Tour March for Farmworker Justice at UF on March 14th as we demand that UF put their principles into action, and stand up for basic dignity and respect for Florida's farmworkers.
UF’s mission statement reads:
“...We are The Gator Nation, a diverse community dedicated to excellence in education and research and shaping a better future for Florida, the nation and the world. Our mission is to enable our students to lead and influence the next generation and beyond for economic, cultural and societal benefit.”
Yet UF has dismissed calls from Florida farmworkers and hundreds of UF students to cut its contract with Wendy's, a corporation that refuses to ensure that the farmworkers in their supply chain work free of wage theft, sexual violence and modern-day slavery in the state of Florida, the nation and the around the world.
Join the farmworkers from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) for the 4 for Fair Food Tour March at UF | March 14th | Norman Field
UF’s mission statement reads:
“...We are The Gator Nation, a diverse community dedicated to excellence in education and research and shaping a better future for Florida, the nation and the world. Our mission is to enable our students to lead and influence the next generation and beyond for economic, cultural and societal benefit.”
Yet UF has dismissed calls from Florida farmworkers and hundreds of UF students to cut its contract with Wendy's, a corporation that refuses to ensure that the farmworkers in their supply chain work free of wage theft, sexual violence and modern-day slavery in the state of Florida, the nation and the around the world.
Join the farmworkers from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) for the 4 for Fair Food Tour March at UF | March 14th | Norman Field
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