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CIW Listserve
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Action Alert
a concise explanation of the boycott with contact info for TB

Sample Press Releases
use them as a model for your own actions at home

Flyers
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E-mail Petition
send an email to Emil (Emil Brolick, TB's CEO)

Or, send an automated fax to Emil Brolick, Taco Bell CEO, from this link on the United Church of Christ web site - It's easy and a great way to support the boycott without even getting up from your seat!

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A RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF THE
COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS

WHEREAS, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers advocates for human dignity through just wages, democratic participation, solidarity with the poor, and the elimination of slavery and trafficking in human persons; and

WHEREAS, by calling attention to the structure of our food system, in which international trade practices and large corporate buyers constrain both farmers and workers, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers promotes the principle that economies must exist for people, not the other way around; and

WHEREAS, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers does not ask that farmers earn less for their labor, but rather, that wholesale and individual consumers pay more fairly for the fruits of others' labor, and thereby, offers grounds for finding common ground, where there has been so much mutual distrust; and

WHEREAS, the Catholic Church, through the Dioceses of Venice and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, has supported the Coalition of Immokalee Workers from its foundign and applauds the organization's growth, courage, and commitment to peace and justice; and

THEREFORE, the bishops of the Florida Catholic Conference offer warm congratulations to Lucas Benitez, Julia Gabriel, and Romeo Ramirez, recipients of the 2003 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award issued by the RFK Memorial Center for Human Rights, and to all members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, whose work for human dignity is recognized by the award.

In Venice, Florida, December 10, 2003

Archbishop John C. Favalora, Archdiocese of Miami
Bishop John J. Nevins, Diocese of Venice
Bishop Norbert M. Dorsey, CP, Diocese of Orlando
Bishop John H. Ricard, SSJ, Diocese of Pensacola/Tallahassee
Bishop Robert N. Lynch, Diocese of St. Petersburg
Bishop Victor Galeone, Diocese of St. Augustine
Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito, JCL, Bishop of Palm Beach
Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, Coadjutor Bishop, Diocese of Orlando
Bishop Felipe J. Estevez, Auxiliary Bishop-Elect, Archdiocese of Miami