2006 Encuentro

cande, maria, sarah sky, and me


john luna

This weekend Maria, Sarah, and I went down to Immokalee for the 2006 Encuentro (that's the conference held by Student Farm Worker Alliance). The weekend was packed with organizing and campaign strategy, mostly centered around the Taco Bell victory and the upcoming campaign against McDonalds. For anyone who is unaware, McD's is a large buyer of tomatoes harvested in Immokalee, and by pressing them we can improve the working conditions for the farm workers there. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers works closely with SFA, so the campaign supports the workers goals.

The SFA and CIW organized the weekend impeccably. They covered every aspect of info distribution, inclusiveness, empowerment, and education. Oh yea, and a kick ass dance party. At Tuesday's meeting we'll talk a bit more about the Encuentro and how we can move forward with the SFA and CIW.





It was great to see Cande and John Luna again, its been a while. I slept a couple nights at Cande's house, met his mother, and practiced my Spanish more than I have all semester. We ate lunch at this tiny Mexican place called the Tacarrita #2 (just down the street from Tacarrita #1), and it was definitely some of the best Mexican food I've ever had.