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DESCRIPTION:Farmworkers and allies from Familias Unidas por la Justicia union in the 
 state of Washington have launched a west coast tour to share their stories 
 about injustice in the Sakuma Berry's strawberry fields, and the important 
 role we can all play in advancing the struggle by boycotting Driscoll's. 
 Join them at A PLACE for Sustainable Living this Thursday at 12pm to learn 
 how to support the boycott of Driscoll's berries.\n\n* Join the Boycott 
 *\n\nHere are some resources from Familias Unidas por la Justicia: 
 \nhttp://boycottsakumaberries.com/take-action/boycott-tool-kit/\n\n* Other 
 tour stops in the East Bay 
 *\nhttps://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/03/21/18784325.php\n\n5-7pm 
 Monday March 28, 2016 at the Center for Latino Policy and Research, 2420 
 Bowditch Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720\n\ntentatively, 2-330 pm Tuesday, March 
 29, 2016 at the Multicultural Community Center, on the UC Berkeley 
 campus.\n\nTBD, April 13th at UC Gill Tract Community Farm\n\n\n* 
 Information on Familias Unidas por la Justicia *\n\nFamilias Unidas por la 
 Justicia (Families United for Justice)is organizing a month long west coast 
 tour during the spring of 2016 to strengthen the boycott of Driscoll’s 
 berrries and build connections and solidarity with other movement 
 organizations ghting to change the food system.\n\nFamilias Unidas por la 
 Justicia (FUJ) is an independent farmworker union that has been waging a 
 historic struggle for the last three years for just working conditions 
 through a union contract at Sakuma bros berry farm in Burlington, 
 Washington. They have been calling for a boycott of both Sakuma and 
 Driscoll’s berries (the worlds biggest berry distributor who sells Sakuma 
 berries) until their employer meets their demands.\n\nSince 2015 FUJ has 
 been fighting in solidarity with La Alianza, the farmworker union in San 
 Quintin Mexico that formed out of a series of strikes with tens of 
 thousands of workers last year. They also calling for a boycott of 
 Driscoll’s Berries.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/03/23/18784450.php
SUMMARY:Boycott Driscoll's Tour - Oakland
LOCATION:A PLACE for Sustainable Living\n1121 64th Street\nOakland, CA 94608
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/03/23/18784450.php
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