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CIW YEAR OF THE WORKER PARTY
Immokalee, FL
3/28/10


Immokalee's own "La Obscuridad de la Sierra" headlined the day's entertainment...


... drawing a huge crowd that started big and grew steadily throughout the day.


Information booths circled the space outside CIW headquarters, this one on the upcoming Farmworker Freedom March...


... this one staffed by personnel from the Collier County Sheriff's Department Human Trafficking Unit and Community Affairs department, handing out information on how to combat modern-day slavery.


Kids are at the heart of the Year of the Worker party every year...


... as are the CIW's many organizing branches, including the women's group, whose leaders addressed the crowd, above,...


... and the marimba group, which rocked the party with some much-appreciated music straight out of the heartland.

While La Obscuridad brought their own beats from home, though in this case home is Immokalee itself. The band -- which started playing Year of the Worker parties when its fame had yet to reach beyond Immokalee -- now has quite a following and has played hits from their newest album on Univision (some of which they played on Sunday, as well)...

... much to the joy of a satisfied crowd.

Your 2010 Year of the Worker Party Organizing Committee.

 

Coalition of Immokalee Workers • PO Box 603, Immokalee, FL 34143 • (239) 657-8311 • workers@ciw-online.org