SUNDAY, MARCH 6 – FRIDAY, MARCH 11:
Week of Education & Action in Louisville, KY

Sunday 3/6 - Day with Louisville Faith Communities

Day - Attend worship services; speak to congregations

6:00pm - Dinner & Welcoming of Truth Tour
Location: Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church, 142 Crescent Ave.
Hosted by Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church

Monday 3/7 - Day with Louisville Students & Youth

8:30 - 9:00am - Daily Presence at Yum Brands (1441 Gardiner Ln)

12:00pm - Student-led Protests at Taco Bell Restaurants

* Taco Bell near Univ. of Louisville (1817 S. Brook St.)
* Taco Bell near St. Francis & Jefferson Community College (108 E. Broadway)

7:00pm - “Realities of War” Forum
Location: Univ. of Louisville, Humanities Building, Room 100
This forum will explore US policy in Iraq – from the perspective of Fernando Suarez de Solar of Military Families Speak Out – and its impacts on immigrants, workers, and youth. This event is sponsored by U of L Students United for Peace & Justice, National Youth & Student Peace Coalition, Louisville Peace Action Community and Student/Farmworker Alliance.

Tuesday 3/8 - Day with Louisville Workers & Community

8:30 - 9:00am - Daily Presence at Yum Brands (1441 Gardiner Ln)

11:00am - Picket Line with Indiana/Kentucky Regional Council of Carpenters
Location: please call for location (239-986-0891)
Join Carpenters Union as they fight for better jobs and benefits!

6:00pm - Workers’ Rights Board Hearing
Location: Jefferson County Teachers Association, 1941 Bishops Lane
Farmworkers will give testimony of sweatshop and slavery conditions before panel of local community and labor leaders.
Sponsored by Kentucky Jobs with Justice

Weds. 3/9 - Tour of Louisville

8:30 - 9:00am - Daily Presence at Yum Brands

6:30pm - Dinner/Community Gathering in the West End
Location: West Broadway United Methodist Church (3620 W. Broadway)
Hosted by the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

Thurs. 3/10 - Day of Action

12:00pm - Downtown march for farmworker justice (location to be announced)

Friday 3/11 - Our World, Our Rights: Conference on Global Justice

Our World, Our Rights: Conference on Global Justice (all day, starts at 9am)
Location: College of Business & Public Administration, Univ. of Louisville
Farmworkers, students, people of faith, and members of labor and community-based organizations will share strategies and build solidarity to take on the evolving challenges of the 21st century fight for social justice in the US. Sponsored by U of L Students United for Peace & Justice. To register, please e-mail sean@sfalliance.org

9:00 pm - “Our World, Our Rights” Cultural Event – An evening of music (traditional
Son Jarocho, political Hip-Hop, Latin Rock, and more), spoken word and more!
Location: Strickler Hall, Univ. of Louisville

Click here for details about the "Our World, Our Rights" conference!

Sat. 3/12 - MASS RALLY at YUM BRANDS HEADQUARTERS!

10:00am - Gather for march (Resurrection Chapel, 4601 Poplar Level Rd.)
11:00am - March to Yum! Brands
12:00pm - RALLY BEGINS – Music, speeches, theater, and more!

1441 Gardiner Ln.
Featured speakers: Martin Sheen and Kerry Kennedy!

Click here for details about the Mass Convergence at Yum Brands!

For more information on the week’s events, please contact workers@ciw-online.org or 239-986-0688.