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Summertime, and the actions are jumping...
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Summer Taco
Bell actions - a quick review:
The Portland,
Oregon, boycott committee(shown here
on the right crowding the counter at a local TB...) is taking their
campaign to new heights... Check out their latest action (8/17/02)
in photos and a first hand report by clicking
here for the Portland Indymedia story.
... AND, the
Milwaukee Area Youth
Against Sweatshops add Milwaukee
to the list of cities where Taco Bell protests are making the news
this summer. Click
here to see the Milwaukee Indymedia
report of their recent action!
 Portland,
Oregon, boycott
allies from the CBLOC (Cross BorderLabor
Organizing Coalition) keep the pressureon Taco Bell in the great
Northwest with another action on August 3, 2002. See more pictures
and their report at the Portland
Indymedia site.
The August protest was the latest in a series of actions in Portland
(the Portland Indymedia site has great coverage of all the recent
CBLOC events).
 Miami,
FL - July
28, 2002:Taco
Sinmiedo, a fair trade taco and the latest Taco Bell Boycott activist,
made his first appearance on Sunday, July 21, in front of a Taco
Bell on Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, FL. He was joined at a hot
but spirited rally in Miami, FL, by members of the
CIW, the Miami Workers' Center, and several South Florida unions.
For more pics from the action, click here.
Taco
is currently en route to the second stop on his whirlwind cross
country tour. Where will he appear next? Stay tuned for updates
on Taco's whereabouts and activities.
 Memphis,
TN - July
20, 2002:
CIW's "sandilleros" (members of the CIW's watermelon harvesting
labor cooperative) joined the Memphis boycott committee in a sweltering
action at a Taco Bell in the Mid-South. Check out these pix!
Chicago, IL
- July 26, 2002: Big action in the
Windy City. Check back soon for a report.
 Denver,
CO - May 16, 2002: A Denver downpour
couldn't deter West High's "Apoyando a los Trabajadores de
Immokalee" club from taking the streets of Denver with a powerful
demonstration at a downtown Taco Bell, complete with a great story
on Colorado's Univision News. Click here
for more on this group's latest efforts in the Taco Bell Boycott.
Irvine, CA - June
27, 2002: In front of TB's headquarters... almost 100 high school
kids, the OC Boycott Committee, and POWER chanted, marched, waved
at passing cars for about an hour. Photos and more coming soon...
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