
Farmworkers and students got
together again to protest at Taco Bell, this time in St. Petersburg
near the Eckerd College campus in Southwest Florida, and this
time with a loud and strong contingent of community members from
throughout the Tampa Bay area. The Sunday, Feb. 18, action was
the next step in a month of protests at university Taco Bell
restaurants, continuing the CIW's "Taco Bell Truth Tour".
University of South Florida and
Eckerd College students joined with delegations of students from
New College and the University of Florida in calling on Taco
Bell to meet with CIW representatives and take substantive action
to improve wages and working conditions for the farmworkers who
pick their tomatoes.
Student support is snowballing,
and the message grows stronger by the week: Yo no quiero Taco Bell!
Below are some photos from Sunday's
action.
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