{"article":{"id":180937,"heading":"Student\/Farmworker Alliance Encuentro a huge success, next steps outlined!","author":"SFA","created":"2006-10-03 16:41:00","modified":"2006-10-03 16:41:00","last_modified":"Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:41:00","article":"

As we turn the page on the hugely successful 2006 SFA Encuentro, we

focus our attention on the upcoming fall season of escalating

education and action as the youth and student movement in solidarity

with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers takes on McDonald's and more.

From Sept. 21-24, over sixty young organizers and activists from

across the country gathered in Immokalee, Florida for our second

annual SFA Encuentro: three days of strategizing, skill-sharing, and

focused discussion about the struggle for fair food and building a

more just world. Check out the full report and photos at

www.sfalliance.org, and read on for some of the key next steps in the

Campaign for Fair Food.

1. Local Fair Food Networks

Delegations from the CIW and SFA have been hard at work in Denver and

Chicago -- the headquarters of Chipotle and McDonald's -- helping to

build local Fair Food Networks. But you don't need a fast-food

headquarters in your backyard to do the same. Across the country,

students, youth, people of faith, labor and community groups are

coming together to stand in solidarity with the CIW. The Alliance

for Fair Food (www.allianceforfairfood.org) and our recent work in

the Denver area (www.ciw-online.org\/Denver_2006.html) provide living

examples of how to build a Fair Food Network in your community. Now

is a crucial time to build our bases and strengthen relationships

that will prove invaluable as the McDonald's campaign continues to

escalate. Contact us for more ideas and information.

2. McDonald's Mini-Tour: From Immokalee to Chicago

From October 14th to the 24th, farmworkers and their allies will

travel from Immokalee, FL, home of one of the largest farmworker

communities in the country, to Chicago, IL, home of the world's

largest restaurant chain, McDonald's. On the way, we will be

stopping in various communities and on several university campuses to

raise consciousness and join in some good old-fashioned protests.

This fall's mini-tour will visit Louisville, Carbondale, Urbana-

Champaign, Notre Dame, and, of course, the Windy City (Chicago) and

surrounding suburbs. Contact us to get involved, and stay tuned to

www.ciw-online.org for daily photos and updates from the road. If you

live in the Midwest, consider joining us in Chicago on October 20-21

for some very special McDonald's actions!

3. SFA Days of Action (Oct. 27-28) + Network Conference Call

The SFA has called for two national days of action on October 27th

and 28th, coming just a few days after the conclusion of the Midwest

Mini-Tour. The \"1-2 Punch\" of the Tour and Days of Action will be

crucial to demonstrate to McDonald's the broad base of support that

the CIW can call on in this campaign. Start organizing your local

action today! We'll be sending out some more ideas and resources

soon, but don't hesistate to contact us for more info. And to get

ready for the Days of Action, we will be having an open network-wide

conference call on the evening of Monday, October 9th. Contact

marc@sfalliance.org<\/a> for the call-in number and access code.

4. Apply to be on the SFA Steering Committee

We're looking for dedicated and effective leaders to join the 2007

SFA Steering Committee. All the info you need to apply can be found

here: http:\/\/www.sfalliance.org\/steeringapp.html<\/a>. Applications are

due on Friday, Oct. 6, 2006. The current Steering Committee will

announce its selections by November 1, 2006.

In solidarity,

Student\/Farmworker Alliance

__________

http:\/\/sfalliance.org<\/a>

http:\/\/ciw-online.org<\/a>

http:\/\/myspace.com\/sfalliance<\/a>

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