Immigrant Exploitation, the Burning of the Amazon, and University Food Contracts
Start: Saturday, September 28, 2019•05:00 PM
End: Saturday, September 28, 2019•08:00 PM
Our communities in the US and abroad are under attack. Recent news about the ICE raid on a poultry plant in Mississippi targeting immigrants and people of color, as well as the unchecked burning of the Amazon, is demonstrating what has been true for decades: Big Food (agribusiness) corporations are driving labor exploitation and the destruction of indigenous lands. Cafeteria contractors like Aramark, Sodexo, and Compass Group are making deals with these same Big Food corporations - while serving food in the very prisons and detention centers that perpetuate, and profit from, mass incarceration and immigrant detention.
Through stories and workshops, this teach-in will explore the ties between immigration, labor, indigenous rights, Big Food corporations and higher ed. Come to learn, connect, and strategize about what YOU can do to take action on campus.
Through stories and workshops, this teach-in will explore the ties between immigration, labor, indigenous rights, Big Food corporations and higher ed. Come to learn, connect, and strategize about what YOU can do to take action on campus.
Lunch will be provided!
