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Tom Baker here and if you need to know more about where the Immokalee are

coming from, read on and BE THERE. This is going on whether you be there

or not.

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Subject: [ciw-chicago-organize] 163 Religious leaders sign-on to letter to McDs!

Hello everyone,

this message is especially for our faith-based allies in Chicago. Below is a message from the CIW about a letter sent to McDonald's by over 160 religous leaders from around the country. Congregations and organizations can still sign on to the letter! Below that message is information about faith/worship materials, bulletin inserts, and more information about the actions in April.

Thanks!

Melody

239 986 0847

"The human rights abuses endured by tomato pickers are a moral outrage not only because they are grave, but because they are preventable. Within your hands lie both the power and the moral responsibility to end these horrendous conditions in your own supply chain. And there is a clear path forward: work together with the farmworkers who are harvesting your tomatoes, who are enduring and resisting these abuses, and who have established a proven model with Taco Bell for addressing them."

So reads, in part, a letter sent to McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner and head of Social Responsibility Bob Langert last week by over 160 religious leaders from around the country, a letter that ends demanding that the fast-food giant "not let farmworkers and their families suffer one more day." You can see the letter in its entirety, and a list of signatories (including the Rev. Dr. Bob Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA) at the CIW site, http://www.ciw-online.org .

If you would like to sign-on to the letter, send your full name, title, congregation and/or organization, address, and email to: fairfood@ctr.pcusa.org. Additional signatures will be forwarded to McDonald's.

The pressure continues to build as religious, youth, labor, and community supporters gather their strength for the actions ahead in Chicago April 13th and 14th. Join the CIW and thousands of allies as we take the fight for Fair Food to McDonald's hometown. Check the CIW site for all the latest news.

Thanks, Coalition of Immokalee Workers

In less than a month, the busload of CIW farmworkers will be here for the 2007 McDonald's Truth Tour: Behind the Golden Arches!

There are also several Lenten resources available about the CIW's Campaign for Fair Food. These include Lectionary Commentary about Faith and Fair Food, a Stations of the Cross about the CIW's Journey toward Justice, prayers and more. You can find Lenten and other worship resources, as well as Bulletin Inserts and an updated Flier for April 13 & 14th at:

www.allianceforfairfood.org/faith.html

Here's more detailed information on April 13th & 14. Mark your calendars and we'll see you soon!

Friday, April 13, McDonald’s Headquarters, Peaceful Rally for Farmworker Justice

3pm Gather and music, 4pm Program begins, featuring:

Rev. Michael Livingston, President of the National Council of Churches

Kerry Kennedy · Congresswoman Schakowsky · Dolores Huerta · CIW farmworkers

22nd St & McDonald’s Dr, Oak Brook

*Parking will be available at a nearby site with shuttles to McDonald's. Exact details will be posted on www.ciw-online.org as the date approaches.

Saturday, April 14, Chicago

Parade and Latin American-style Carnaval for Fair Food, Real Rights and Dignity

Bishop John Manz, Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

Rev. Jorge Morales, Illinois Conference of the UCC

Rev. Calvin Morris, Community Renewal Society

Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, and many other cultural & musical performances.

10:00am Parade Kick-off, Federal Plaza, Chicago

You can find fliers and Bulletin Inserts at www.allianceforfairfood.org/faith.html If you'd like a copy of the 15 minute PBS DVD about the CIW, postcards, petitions, or anything else to invite your faith community to join us on April 13th and/or April 14th, just let us know.

Melody Gonzalez 239.986.0847

Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida

www.ciw-online.org www.allianceforfairfood.org

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Melody González

Student/Farmworker Alliance

Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida

239-986-0847

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