2008 MINI-TOUR UPDATE

A great event at CU Boulder . . .

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The Coalition of Immokalee Worker's 2008
"Chipocrisy" Tour coming to Boulder and Denver!!!!

Monday, Oct 6 at 8pm in Chem 140

The University of Colorado will be hosting the Coalition of Immokalee
Workers (CIW) on their 2008 "Chipocrisy Tour." For their stop in Boulder,
CIW representatives will be speaking to students and community members
about the exploitation they have experienced in Florida's agriculture
fields and why Chipotle Mexican Grill is not living up to their claim of
"Food with Integrity."

The CIW is a grassroots organization of mostly Latin@, Haitian, and Mayan
Indian farmworkers based out of Immokalee, Florida, a center for US
agriculture. In the tomato fields, which supply a large portion of the
US's tomatoes, migrant farmworkers earn a piece rate of 45 cents for every
32lb bucket of tomatoes picked. This piece rate has not changed since
1970's and holds farmworkers in unjustifiable poverty. Worst case
scenarios are cases of modern day slavery where workers are forced to work
for no pay against their will.

The CIW has made enormous strides in reclaiming the dignity of farmwork by
creating agreements with major fast food chains to pay 1 cent more per
pound of tomatoes that will go directly to the farmworker.

While Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, McDonald's, and Burger have all signed on,
Chipotle refuses. The company's unwillingness to take responsibilty for
the conditions of the people who harvest their tomatoes while mass
marketing themselves as "Food with Integrity" as exposed an enormous
"Chipocrisy."

The 2008 tour also includes several exciting events in Denver that are
open to anyone and everyone:

Sunday, October 5th:
1pm - Picket at the first ever Chipotle restaurant, 1644 Evans Ave (west
of University Blv, near DU)

Monday, October 6th:
All Day - Plantón (encampment) outside Chipotle HQ, 1543 Wazee
St. in downtown Denver, an all-day protest "waiting" for Chipotle to do
the right thing. Starts first thing in the morning. Come for all or part.
12noon - Delivery of 85,000 signatures from consumer petition against
sweatshops and modern-day slavery in the fields - Chipotle HQ
6:30pm - Vigil outside Chipotle HQ.

Tuesday, October 7th:
Morning til Mid-Day - Plantón outside Chipotle HQ continues. Come for all
or part.

More info at CIW-Online.Org and SFAlliance.org