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Thousands of people across the country have become
local organizers in the Taco Bell boycott, sharing information
on the campaign with their friends and families, co-workers
and members of their local church. Through their work,
consumers from Miami to Minnesota are beginning to question
the inhumane working conditions behind the food we all
eat. And through the tireless efforts of this growing
network of activists, the idea of "fast and
fair food" -- like fair trade coffee and sweat-free
apparel -- is gaining more and more momentum every day.
If you would like to help end sweatshop conditions in
this country's fields, this page has the materials you
can use to get started.
- Great new color postcards (email us and
order as many as you want!)
- Promotional materials (bumperstickers, pins,
and an extensive organizing packet)
- Flyers and informational materials (including
FAQ's on the boycott, Farmworker Facts and Figures,
and flyers for getting word out on campus, in church,
or in your community)
- Sound files (you can use these on your local
school or community radio)
And if there is something you need that you can't find
here, email us at workers@ciw-online.org
with your ideas and we'll do our best to make sure that
you get what you need!
"Dear Mr. Novak,
I am glad to hear of your recent acknowledgement
that farmworkers are indeed part of your company's
supply chain. However, I am appalled that Yum is now
merely trying to restore its public image without
actually ensuring change in the fields. Tomato pickers
still work 10-12 hour days, still earn 40-45 cents
for every 32-lb bucket of tomatoes they pick, and
still must pick 2 tons of tomatoes to earn $50 in
one day. Slavery still exists in the fields. Your
actions so far do not change that.
As former President Carter stated, your call for
the CIW to end the boycott with no actual gains "cannot
be considered a serious proposal." Yum has the
power to demand its suppliers abide by an enforceable
code of conduct. Yum can pay its suppliers one more
penny per pound of tomatoes and demand this be passed
on to farmworkers in the form of increased wages.
Until Yum takes action to guarantee that the farmworkers
in its supply chain have fair wages and working conditions,
I will continue to boycott Taco Bell."
You can order postcards to distribute at your school,
church, or community by emailing us at workers@ciw-online.org.
Order 10, 50, 100 or more, and help spread the word
of the Taco Bell boycott, while giving your friends
a concrete action they can take to make their voices
heard inside the world's largest restaurant company!
If you are interested in bringing the boycott to your
commnunity, you can email us and request any or all
of the following materials. Just write us at at workers@ciw-online.org
and ask for whatever quantity you need (within reason!)
of:
- Bumper Stickers
- Pins
- Organizing Packet (packet includes flyers, background
material, press release, press clips, etc.)
And just click on the links below to download any or
all of the following:
If you have access to your college or community
radio station, we also have the following sound files
that you can use to help publicize the boycott (click
on the link to download):
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PlanetFeedback.com is a site where you can send an
e-mail to any company you choose, and send a recommendation
to several friends that they do the same too, along
with a copy of your letter. Go to the site and send
an email to Taco Bell today! There is no need to register,
yuo don't need a password, and it is a completely free
service.
To send an e-mail to Taco Bel, click on the following
link: EMAIL
TACO BELL
(Select "Taco Bell" on the first page, choose
"other," then follow the instructions to write
your letter)
The Boot the Bell campaign
is one of the fastest growing movements for social justice
on college and high school campuses in the country today.
Spearheaded by the Student/Farmworker
Alliance (SFA), the campaign has had a very powerful
impact in a very short time:
- Since 2002, students at over 19 schools and universities
have moved their administrations to prevent or cut
Taco Bell contracts. Notre Dame University is the
latest to score a victory for human rights and the
dignity of labor on its campus (read
about the NDU victory here).
- In 2004, hundreds of students from 6 universities
fasted for up to one week to push their administrations
to cut commercial ties with Taco Bell.
- Mother Jones Magazine named the University of Chicago
one of the "Top Ten Activist Campuses" for
the '02-'03 academic year for their success in lobbying
their administration to "Boot the Bell"
off the U of C campus (read
the Mother Jones article here).
 The
SFA is a decentralized network of student and youth
activists who stand in solidarity with farmworkers as
they struggle to gain dignity, respect, fair wages,
and the right to dialogue with employers about their
working conditions.
The network is comprised of youth at over 300 universities,
50 high schools, and 11 national student organizations.
SFA works with youth to  organize
national speaking tours, major marches and protest actions,
and plays a leading role in the Taco Bell boycott.
For more on the SFA:
Go
to the SFA website by clicking here
Email the SFA at organize@sfalliance.org
Download SFA organizing brochure here:
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TACO
BELL BOYCOTT ORGANIZING TOOLS
MORE
GREAT TOOLS!
Emil
Brolick, that is, Taco Bell's CEO! 
BOOT
THE BELL CAMPAIGN...