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Fair Food Symposium |
| Immokalee Workers will sponsor symposium on "Human
Rights and the Struggle for Fair Food," Jan. 15-16.
[12-6-04]
The Rev. Noelle Damico, Coordinator of
the Taco Bell Boycott for the PC(USA), sends this information:
Dear Friends:
January 15-16, 2005, the PC(USA) will join
with other religious bodies and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to
sponsor a symposium called "Human Rights and the Struggle for Fair Food:
Making Dr. King's Dream Our Reality."
We hope you will join us for this event
which will be held at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers headquarters in
Florida. It will be a unique time to build community with the workers and
religious supporters, to be equipped to preach and teach on the boycott and
the issues underlying it, and share in a community wide celebration of Dr.
King's life.
A
flyer is attached with registration information. For folks flying in,
the closest airport is Ft. Meyers (Southwest Florida Regional Airport). The
local hotel is the Immokalee Inn. Some scholarship money is available.
Please feel free to contact me with
additional questions or thoughts. And be sure to keep visiting
www.pcusa.org/boycott for the
latest news and resources!
Peace, Noelle
The Rev. Noelle Damico, Coordinator Taco
Bell Boycott
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
E-mail: boycott@pcusa.org
Website: www.pcusa.org/boycott
Phone: 631-751-7076
More information on the
"Struggle for Fair Food" symposium, from Noelle Damico
[12-17-04]
Human Rights and the Struggle for
Fair Food: Making Dr. King's Dream Our Reality
Noelle Damico, Coordinator of the Taco
Bell Boycott for the PC(USA), sends this update on plans for a symposium
on Human Rights and the Struggle for Fair Food, January 15-16, 2005.
A
Faith-Based Symposium in the Heart of Florida's Farmworker Community
January 15 & 16, 2005, Immokalee, Florida
Join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW),
communities of faith, and religious leaders from across the country for this
symposium where we will explore Dr. King's dream in light of the struggle
for fair food, an end to slavery in the fields, and the Taco Bell boycott
campaign. With special workshops for newcomers, seasoned allies, preachers,
and youth, participants will emerge equipped to teach and preach on these
matters in their own congregations in ways that build community, develop
courage, and inspire change. The symposium will include a worship service
and public celebration of Dr. King's life and legacy with the Immokalee
community on Saturday evening, January 16th.
Sponsored by: the Coalition of Immokalee
Workers; the Disciples Home Missions of the Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ); the Peace and Justice Office of the Diocese of Venice; Interfaith
Action of Southwest Florida; the National Council of Churches of Christ in
the U.S.A.; National Farm Worker Ministry; Pax Christi USA; the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.); School of Theology, University of the Poor; United Church
of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries; United Methodist Church - General
Board of Church and Society and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for
Human Rights.
To learn more and for registration
information click on
www.pcusa.org/boycott.
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