When: Thursday, April 17th
Time: 11:30 - 1pm (11:30pm - noon is social time)
Where: Rockford Grange, 4262 Barrett Dr, Hood River
Speaker: Rev. Connie Yost, from the Farm Worker Ministry Northwest
Windmill Farms Mushroom Boycott
ACTIONS YOU CAN DO TODAY
Actions for individuals, congregations and organizations:
1. Publicize the boycott (flier)
2. Endorse the boycott (FWM-NW sample)
3. Send letter to Windmill CEO (sample letter)
4. 2-3 people go to your local Safeway store and ask store manager not to buy the mushrooms (sample letter)
5. Sign up for the FWM-NW e-news at www.fwm-nw.org to stay current on campaign actions. Click here to sign up.
6. Let FWM-NW know what you did so we can share it with the workers, email fwm-nw@nfwm.org. It helps their morale so much to know they are not alone in their struggle.
7. Here is a story of the workers' struggle.
8. Ask other individuals, congregations and organizations to do the above. Forward this newsletter to them!