2007 Student Labor Week of Action

Actions that are part of Farmworker Awareness Week are noted in the FAW column. Scroll right for action details.

STATE	CITY	SCHOOL	CAMPUS ORGANIZATION	CONTACT	E-MAIL	FAW	ACTION/ EVENT
AK			YCL	CJ Atkins	cjatkins1917 at yahoo dot com		Contact for details
CA	Bermuda Dunes	Palm Desert High School	Activism Now!	Aaron White	Falcon1685 at aol dot com		We are planning on passing out flyers and during the lunch period at our school we'll be on stage and discussing the issues that need to be realized as important.
CA	Long Beach	California State University - Long Beach	United Migrant Student Association	Jose de Jesus Franco	josefranco685 at hotmail dot com	x	We will have a campus celebration in commemoration of Cesar Chavezs' legacy. The event last approximately 3 hours and we provide food, entertainment and Key note speakers.
CA	Los Angeles	Univeristy of Southern California	Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation	Teresa Cheng	teresac710 at gmail dot com		Demonstration/flyering outside of Galen Center where President is giving speech to protest refusal to adopt comprehensive sweat-free policy (DSP)
CA	Palo Alto	Stanford University	SLAC	Dabney Lyles			phone & email bomb
CA	Riverside	UC Riverside	M.E.Ch.A.	Arlene Cano	acano001 at student dot ucr dot edu		Contact for details
CA	Sacramento	American River College		Ann Griffin	gehobum at hotmail dot com		Contact for details
CA	Santa Cruz	UC Santa Cruz	Student Union Assembly	Mark Flores	od0607 at ucsc dot edu		Contact for details
CO	Boulder	University of Colorado	Young Democratic Socialists	Andrew Bowe	andrew dot bowe at colorado dot edu		Contact for details
CO	New Britain	Central Conneticut	Alumni	Allison Ziogas	allison dot ziogas at gmail dot com		Contact for details
CT	Broomfield			Elizabeth Corless	evcorless at yahoo dot com		Contact for details
DC	Washington	American University	DC SLAP		dcslapintern at yahoo dot com		In honor of Dr. King's legacy, four local campuses will call on their University's to ensure that Collegiate Apparel is produced in factories that protect worker rights. Students at most DC area colleges have been drawing attention to human rights abuses in their supply chains. On April 4th, AU student groups will hold Anything But Clothes Parties to get the word out and put pressure on administrators to take action.
DC	Washington	George Washington University	DC SLAP		dcslapintern at yahoo dot com		In honor of Dr. King's legacy, four local campuses will call on their University's to ensure that Collegiate Apparel is produced in factories that protect worker rights. Students at most DC area colleges have been drawing attention to human rights ab uses in their supply chains. On April 4th, GWUstudent groups will hold Anything But Clothes Parties to get the word out and put pressure on administrators to take action.
DC	Washington	Georgetown University	Georgetown Solidarity Committee		dcslapintern at yahoo dot com		Join DC SLAP and Georgetown Solidarity Committee for a discussion with a hotel worker in Northern Virginia about working conditions and the current organizing campaign. Hotel room rates are at record highs, but many hotel workers, mostly immigrant and minority women, earn poverty wages and are forced to work two jobs to get by. March. 28th at 7PM at Georgetown University, Walsh Bldg. rm 390 (1221 36th Street - between Prospect and N)
DC	Washington		DC SLAP	Matthew Brokman	dcslapintern at yahoo dot com		DC March for Fair Food -Civil Rights leaders, Clergy, Students, Workers, and Community folk will meet at the Ballston Metro stop (Orange Line) to call on McDonalds, Starbucks, and Harris Teeter to take responsibility for human rights abuses in their supply chains and in their stores. On Saturday, Mar. 31st at 11am, our community is saying NO human rights violations where we live, where we shop, and where we work.
DC	Washington		Justice @ Smithfield Action	Nazey Gulec		X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
FL	Miami	Florida International University	Student Government Council	Brent Maximin	bmaxi001 at fiu dot edu		Contact for details
FL	Orlando	University of Central Florida	Campus Peace Action/Progressive Council	Matt De Vlieger	actlikematt at gmail dot com		Contact for details
FL	Sarasota	New College		Adam Roca	adam dot roca at ncf dot edu		April 2-6 FARMWORKER AWARENESS WEEK: We will be tabling information during meal time in Ham Center, showing films, selling baked goods and t-shirts, and having a benefit party
FL	Tallahassee	Florida State University	FSU Student/Farmworker Alliance	Maria Escobar			Local Action at a McDonalds to inform consumers of the atrocious human rights violations McDonald's worker's have to endure, as well as to honor Cesar Chavez and farmworker organizing
GA	Atlanta	Georgia Institute of Technology	Amnesty International	Catherine Karra	ckarra3 at gatech dot edu		April 4 Day of Action, tabling on campus,showing a screening ofRiver I stand to commemorate Dr. King and then having a panel of speakers to discuss labor rights issues
GA	Decatur	Agnes Scott College	Agnes Scott Living Wage Campaign	Helen Cox	hcox at agnesscott dot edu		Living Wage Convocation, Student Movie Night
ID		Lewis-Clarke State College				X	Contact for details
IL	Carbondale	Southern IL U. - Carbondale	Student FarmworkerAlliance	Kandace Vallejo - SFA SC	kandace at sfalliance dot org		Tabling, Picket, Fundraising Parties, Theater in costume during lunch hour in student center
IL	Chicago	City Wide!		TBA			Coordinated action in front of McDonalds and possibly Jewel Grocery
IL	Chicago	City-wide!	Student/ Farmworker Alliance, Coalition of Immokalee Workers	Melody Gonzales	Melody at sfalliance dot org		McDonalds Truth Tour Stop: visit www.ciw-online.org for a full listing of tour stops!
IL	Chicago		Justice @ Smithfield Action	Sr. Barb Pharr	bpfarr at iwj dot org	X	Jewel Action
IL	Chicago		YCL	Pepe Lozano	plozano at pww dot org		Worker Presentation
IL	Urbana	University of iLLINOIS at Urbana-Champaign	Jobs with Justice	Ricky Baldwin	baldwinricky at yahoo dot com		Wed March 28 at 7:00 pm in the Urbana City Hall Chambers, 400 S Vine St, an educational event on the Oaxaca conflict, background and implications. Thu March 29 at 7:15 pm at the Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon, a presentation and discussion on the McDonald's Truth Tour. Wed April 4 at 7:00 pm at the Campus Y, 1--1 S Wright St, an educational event, food, and discussion on the CIW campaign
IN	Indianapolis		Justice @ Smithfield Action	Nancy Holle	nancyholle1 at aol dot com	X	Kroger/Aldi Grocery Store Action
IN	South Bend	Notre Dame	CLAP/ SFA/ MEChA	Lupe Gomes - SFA SC	lups at sfalliabce dot org		CIW Presentations from March 29th- April 1st
KY	Louisville	n/a	n/a	Aramie Bloom - SFA SC	aramie at sfalliance dot org		Flyering for Chicago
MA	Amherst	University of Massachusetts - Amherst	Graduate Employees Organization	Amanda Montgomery	Amandajm at gmail dot com		Contact for details
MA	Boston	Boston College	Global Justice Project	John Sege	Jseige at gmail dot com		Sending a letter to school cafeteria to not buy Smithfield products, Film screenings (possibly with speakers) on April 3, possible Sweatshop simulation
MA	Boston	Boston University		David Schaich	Daschaich at gmail dot com		Fliering/Tabling on the atrocious human rights violations that workers at Smithfield are subjected to for attempting to exercise their right to organize
MA	Boston	Emerson College	Emerson Anti-Authoritians	Jake Darman	Trenchesfullofpoets at riseup dot net		Tabling/Fliering for Justice at Smithfield
MA	Boston	Northeastern University	Progessive Student Alliance	Jesse Jolly	Jolly dot J at neu dot edu		Tabling for SLAP and Justice at Smithfield, Handing out fliers
MA	Boston	Simmons College	Simmons SLAP	Nell Maggio	Nell dot Maggio at simmons dot edu		Call-in to adminstration to give service workers T-passes (subway), Movie Screening (Maid in America)
MA	Boston	Tufts University	Boston SLAP	Kevin Dillon	Kevin dot Dillon at tufts dot edu		Possible rally, demonstration, or film screening for Justice at Smithfield, also open to other suggestions
MA	Boston		Justice @ Smithfield Action	Donald Minor	202-262-5327	X	Food Master Grocery Store Action
MA	Cambridge	Harvard University	Student Labor Action Movement	Alyssa Aguilera	Aguilera at fas dot harvard dot edu		Picketing outside Holyoke center, turning in signed petition to administration in support of Liliana Krysak
MA	Cambridge	Harvard		Michael Gould-Wartofsky	mgould at fas dot harvard dot edu		April 4 Day of Action
MA	Northampton	Smith College	Western Mass SLAP	Emma Roderick	emma dot rose dot roderick at gmail dot com		Student-worker brunch, valley-wide student organizing meeting
MA	Waltham	Brandeis University	Brandeis Labor Coalition, Brandeis SDS	Josh Rosenthal (BLC), Whitney Leeds (BSDS)	Joshr at brandeis dot edu, Wleeds at brandeis dot edu		tabling all week, fliering for Smithfield, running collection drive for hotel workers, cutting tags off of t-shirts and posting them on a map for sweathshop awareness
MA	Wellesley	Wellesley College	Wellesley Association of Labor Rights	Meghan Tinsley	Mtinsle2 at wellesley dot edu		Tabling/Fliering for Justice at Smithfield
MD	College Park	UMD	DC SLAP		dcslapintern at yahoo dot com		In honor of Dr. King's legacy, four local campuses will call on their University's to ensure that Collegiate Apparel is produced in factories that protect worker rights. Students at most DC area colleges have been drawing attention to human rights abuses in their supply chains. On April 4th, UMD student groups will hold Anything But Clothes Parties to get the word out and put pressure on administrators to take action.
ME	Belfast			Carrie Kindleberger	ckindleberger at mainemigrant dot org	X	Film Screening: Escuela
ME	Lewiston	Bates College		Carrie Kindleberger	ckindleberger at mainemigrant dot org	X	Film Screening: Escuela
ME	Portland			Carrie Kindleberger	ckindleberger at mainemigrant dot org	X	Film Screening: Escuela
MI	Grand Ledge	Michigan State University	Students for Economic Justice/USAS	Margo Cotter	cotterm3 at msu dot edu		as an affiliate of USAS we are planning a killer-coke action on Tuesday the 27th (it is a national day of action for the campaign). We are coordinating a die-in at a busy location on our campus. We will also be handing out literature.
MI	Kalamazoo	Western Michigan University	Students Against Sweatshops	Amolia Moore	amoliastar at yahoo dot com		April 2nd and 3rd we will plaster the campus with fliers and sidewalk chalking in support of out LIVING WAGE CAMPAIGN. On Wednesday, April 4th we will set up a info booth on campus and host a rally in support of the Living Wage Policy, a policy which will set a mandatory wage floor for contracted campus workers.
MO	St. Louis		YCL	Kaveh	kavehrazani at gmail dot com
MS	Hattiesburg	U. of Southern Missippi		Arabella Daniels - SFA SC	arabella at sfalliance dot org		Tabling, film screening, talking to churches, building up to Chicago, going with Planned Parenthood to pass out condoms
NC	Asheville		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NC	Brown Summit		McDonald's Campaign Youth Teach-in 3/25	Rosie Rangel	r dot rangel at duke dot edu	X	Contact for details
NC	Chapel Hill	UNC Chapel Hill	Immaculate Conception Church	Tony Macias	tmacias at duke dot edu	X	Film Screening: De Nadie Sunday 3/25
NC	Chapel Hill	UNC Chapel Hill		Amy Gellatly	agellatl at email dot unc dot edu	X	Tabling on Campus 3/25-3/30; Growing Season Teach-In and Lunch 3/30
NC	Chapel Hill	UNC Chapel Hill		Melinda Wiggins	mwiggins at duke dot edu	X	Campus Presentation: Farmworkers in NC 3/29
NC	Chapel Hill		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NC	Charlotte		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NC	Durham	Duke University		Stephanie Amoako	stephanie dot amoako at duke dot edu	X	Mcdonald's Campaign Tabling on Campus 3/25-3/30
NC	Durham	Duke University		Melinda Wiggins	mwiggins at duke dot edu	X	Ariel Dorfman Human Rights Event 3/27
NC	Durham	Duke University		Laura Padgett	laura dot padgett at duke dot edu	X	Cesar Chavez presentation at Campus Mezcla Event 3/30; Growing Season Community Documentary Presentation and Celebration 3/30
NC	Durham	Immaculate Conception Catholic Church		Tony Macias	tmacias at duke dot edu	X	Farmworkers and Immigration Presentation 3/28
NC	Durham		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NC	Fayetteville		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NC	Greensboro		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NC	Hickory		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NC	High Point		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NC	Pembroke	UNC Pembroke		Ramon Zepeda	rz0001 at uncp dot edu	X	Chavez National Holiday
NC	Raleigh		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NC	Rocky Mount		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NC	Wilmington		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NC	Winston-Salem		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
NV	Las Vegas	UNLV		Randal Downey	redowney at yahoo dot com		Petition drive, rally, speakers
NY	Albany	SUNY	USAS	Sally Kim	sally dot sweatfree at gmail dot com		Rally on campus
NY	Albany	SUNY Albany	Students for Workers' Rights	Jackie Hayes	revolutionaryfever at gmail dot com		Contact for details
NY	Albany		Labor-Religion Coalition,	Martha Shultz	LRCofCD at gmail dot com	X	Price Chopper Grocery Store Action
NY	Bronxville	Sarah Lawrence College	Obreros Unidos de Yonkers	Lauren Bulfin	lbulfin at slc dot edu		Contact for details
NY	Buffalo		Justice @ Smithfield Action	George Kimball - UFCW		X	Grocery Store Action
NY	Flushing	Queens College	Alumni	Hunter Johansson	hjohanss at uvm dot edu		Contact for details
NY	Flushing	Queens College	Alumni	Antonio Vasquez	antiman22 at hotmail dot com		Contact for details
NY	New York		NY Jobs with Justice	Carl Lipscombe	carl at nyjwj dot org	X	Workers Rights Board Hearing on Smithfield
NY	StonyBrook	SBU	USAS/ SFA	Charlene Obernauer - SFA Steering Comm.	Humanrightssbu at aol dot com		Clowning Protest - 3/28
NY	StonyBrook	SUNY	Graduate Students Employee	s Employees Union CWA 1104 - Victor Rosado	vrosado at cwa1104 dot com		Rally to support Graduate students Employees On Campus
NY	Syracuse	Syracuse University		Dimitria Gatzia	degatzia at syr dot edu		Contact for details
OH	Columbus		Justice @ Smithfield Action	Jobs with Justice	columbus at jwj dot org	X	Kroger/Aldi Grocery Store Action
OR	Eugene	Lane Community College		Marilen Delgado	marilen023 at comcast dot net		Multiple Screenings on Campus - At the River I Stand, Coalition of Immakolee Worker's McDonald's campaign, and others.
OR	Eugene	University of Oregon	M.E.Ch.A./OSCC	Juan Diego Hernandez	jhernan1 at uoregon dot edu		Contact for details
PA	Philadelphia	Chesnut Hill College		Ashley Devine	computerwiz102 at hotmail dot com		To be participate/support in a local action in Phila
PA	Philadelphia	Temple University	Temple SLAP	Mary Beach	m_beach_1 at yahoo dot com		Film Screening of "At the River I stand" on 4/2/07; support Allied Barton Security Officers
PA	Philadelphia	U. Penn	Penn SLAP	Hayling Price	hayling at sas dot upenn dot edu		Film Screening of "At the River I stand" on 4/2/07; support Allied Barton Security Officers
PA	Philadelpia	Temple University	Temple SLAP/ PASO	Mary Beach	m_beach_1 at yahoo dot com		Film Screening of "The Fight in the Fields" on 3/28 commemorating Cesar E. Chavez
PA	Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh	Black Action Society	Amanda Reed	reeae at gmail dot com	X	On April 4th, which marks the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assasinated, we will be screening the film "At the River I Stand" which depicts his final days in support of striking sanitation workers
PA	State College	Penn State		Mickey Bellett	mlb43 at psu dot edu	X	Recollections of Home Documentary Exhibit and Programs
PA	Philadelphia		Philly SLAP	Mary Beach	m_beach_1 at yahoo dot com		Massive community/faith/student procession demanding dignity for mostly black security officers @ Allied Barton
SC	Charleston		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
SC	Columbia	USC Columbia		Mary Lohman	LOHMAN at mailbox dot sc dot edu	X	McDonalds
SC	Florence		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
TN	Nashville	Vanderbilt University		Eric Brown	geechisuave at at tmail dot com		Step Up! A celebration of the recent wage increases at Vanderbilt. This is only the beginning, we've one once, and now there is no stopping the movement for economic justice in our community.
TN	Nashville		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
TN			YCL	Greg	organizar at hotmail dot com		Contact for details
TX	Austin	St. Edward's University	Chavez Birthday Celebration	Linda Valdez	rosalinv at stedwards dot edu	X	Contact for details
TX	Austin	UT Austin	McDonald's Campaign education	Alexis Herrera, Rudy Cortez	alexis at sfalliance dot org
TX	Austin		Chavez Day March		poder at austin dot rr dot com	X	Contact for details
TX	Brownsville	UT Brownsville		Theresa Ramos	Theresa dot Ramos at utb dot edu	X	Contact for details
TX	Edinburg	U. Texas Pan American	WPA & MEChA	Jose Nadien	pollutiondistillation at yahoo dot com		3/27 @ 7:30 p.m.: Film showing, Valley of Tears (the film deals with an onion strike in 1979 in raymondville tx); 3/29 @ 7:30pm: Film, The Fight in The Fields; 3/30 @ 4pm: Film, series of short films (CIW, FLOC) - All films showing at UTPA-SBS 101; 4/1 protest @ local McDonalds
TX	Houston	University of Houston	Jovenes Inmigrantes Por Un Futuro Mejor	Donajih Robles	jifmuhcentral at gmail dot com		Contact for details
TX	San Antonio	UT San Antonio	MEXA de San Antonio	Denise Rodriguez			Contact for details
TX	San Juan		world peace alliance; L.U.P.E.(La Union Del Pueblo Entero)	Jose Nadien	pollutiondistillation at yahoo dot com		3/25 @ 10am: 20 minute presentation on the campaign for justice at McDonalds at unitarian church; 3/31 Cesar Chavez Day March
VA	Arlington	George Mason University	Students for A Democratic Society	Jasper Conner	gconner1 at gmu dot edu		Rally to get admin to sign onto WRC and DSP
VA	Arlington		Justice @ Smithfield Southeast Day of Action	Libby Manly	emanly at ufcw dot org	X	Harris Teeter Grocery Store Action
VA	Charlottesville	University of Virginia	Young Democratic Socialists	Emahunn Campbell			Film Screening "At the River I Stand"
VA	Fairfax	George Mason University	DC SLAP		dcslapintern at yahoo dot com		In honor of Dr. King's legacy, four local campuses will call on their University's to ensure that Collegiate Apparel is produced in factories that protect worker rights. Students at most DC area colleges have been drawing attention to human rights abuses in their supply chains. On April 4th, GMU student groups will hold Anything But Clothes Parties to get the word out and put pressure on administrators to take action.
VA	Fredericksurg	University of Mary Washington		Dawn Weisenberger	dweisenb at umw dot edu		Contact for details
VT	Burlington	UVM	SLAP	Martine Burtis	mburtis at uvm dot edu		On April 4th, students will have a forum to discuss the working conditions and the inadequate wages at UVM
VT	Poultney	Green Mountain College		Chris Schroth	dispatch146 at hotmail dot com		Contact for details
WA	Bothell	University of Washington Bothell	The Commons Newspaper	Kevin Shipe	pogoskakid at hotmail dot com		Working in conjuction with the local actions, attending, and covering events through the commons newspaper, the student paper for the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia Community College.
WA	Seattle	Nova High School	Make A Statement	Matthew Pfeiffer	pfeifferock at yahoo dot com		we are not sure what we want to organize yet but we would be happy to collaborate with any pre-existing actions in the Seattle area
WI	Madison	UW Madison	IWW	Michael S Goodman	nukecunamutual at yahoo dot com		Contact for details
WI	Madison	UW Madison	SLAC	Nick Limbeck	laaadback at aol dot com		Action during Midwest USAS action - addidas action before -2,000 flyers, phone bomb, Saturday, Immigrant Rights March, with MEChA and BSU, Danny Glover - also something for Cesar Chavez Day
WV	Sheperdstown	Shepherd College	SFA/ SEAC	Graham Boyle	grahambot at gmail dot com		McDonalds Protest
Ontario, Canada	Kingston	Queens University	QUAKC - Queen's University Againsnt Killer Coke	James Douglas	quakc at riseup dot net		Visiting speaker Iliam Burbano on March 27 Dunning room 10 at 7:30-8:30 pm. He will also be addressing our grad student union to update them (they already endorse us). He's from the Colombian Action Solidarity Alliance and will be speaking about anti-union violence in Colombia. On Friday we'll be having an open mic coffee house with an anti-oppression theme (@the CoGro 6-8pm). Sometime during the week we should have facejamming going on where we post Isidro Gil's face on coke machines.
Ontario, Canada	Waterloo	University of Waterloo	Students Against Sweatshops	Miriam	sas at lists dot wpirg dot org		Putting post-it notes on all computers in our libraries with 'www.killercoke.org' on them. We put up posters across the university last week.