"Como trabajadores y mujeres, tenemos que luchar por nuestros derechos y contra la violencia tanto en la labor como en la casa"
"As women and as workers, we have to fight for our rights and against violence both in the fields and in our own homes"
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The United Methodist Church, at their General Conference
in Pittsburgh last week, voted to join the boycott against
Taco Bell, following the recommendations of the Committee
on Church and Society. The Committee voted 99 to 4 to
recommend support of the boycott. The full Conference
voted 846 to 6 to support the Taco Bell boycott.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers deeply appreciates
the support of the United Methodist Church, which counts
over 8 million members nationally! We also thank the
strong support of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and
the National Farm Workers Ministry -- both long-time
endorsers and active participants in the boycott --
that took an leading role in presenting the campaign
to the General Conference. We look forward to working
with our friends in the United Methodist Church both
here in Florida and across the country for a long-overdue
resolution to this struggle for social justice.
We'd also like to recognize the members of Notre Dame's
Progressive Student Association, whose courageous and
determined efforts to educate their Administration on
the sweatshop conditions in the fields of Taco Bell's
tomato suppliers -- efforts that have included over
100 students fasting over the past month -- appear to
be bearing fruit.
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