Equal
Rights For Farmworkers
330 Miles Toward Justice
March
to Albany
April 19-April 30, 2003
Sponsored
by Centro Independiente de Trabajadores Agricolas (CITA)
and the Justice
For Farmworkers Coalition
Farmworkers in New York are excluded
from the following basic human rights A DAY OF REST —OVERTIME PAY —DISABILITY
INSURANCE —COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROTECTIONS
The federal
case of farmworker slavery in western New York this past year is
ample
proof that farmworkers are vulnerable. The New York State Senate and the Governor
have consistently refused farmworkers their dignity and their equality. They refuse
to pass legislation that removes all of the
legislative exclusions that deny
farmworkers equality. For information about the Farmworkers
Fair Labor Practices Act, click here.
Join farmworkers
as they march both from eastern and western New York to demand that they be treated
with respect and equality. The new web site of Rural
and Migrant Ministry features a sample letter of support and resolution of
support (for a group), plus photos, daily journal entries and news clippings!
For details about the April
30, 2003 events in Albany, click here. At the rally at 1 p.m. on the steps
of the state Capitol, marchers will be joined by Dolores Huerta, a co-founder—with
the late Cesar Chavez—of United Farm Workers (UFW) in Delano, CA.
Western
New York March Schedule
Saturday April 19• Vigil of
Solidarity, Brockport
Monday April 21• Seneca Falls - Auburn
Tuesday
April 22 •Auburn - Syracuse
Wednesday April 23• Syracuse - Oneida
Thursday
April 24 •Oneida - Utica
Friday April 25 •Utica - Little Falls
Saturday
April 26• Little Falls - Canajoharie
Sunday April 27 •Canajoharie
- Amsterdam
Monday April 28 •Amsterdam - Schenectady
Tuesday April
29 •Schenectady- Albany
Wednesday April 30• Albany Rally
Eastern
New York March Schedule
Sunday April 20 •Harlem Rally
Monday April 21 •Harlem - Dobbs Ferry
Tuesday April 22 •Dobbs
Ferry - Croton/Peekskill
Wednesday April 23• Croton/Peekskill - Cold Spring
Thursday
April 24 •Cold Spring - Hughsonville
Friday April 25 •Hughsonville-
Hyde Park
Saturday April 26• Hyde Park - Rhinebeck/Red Hook
Saturday
April 26 •Solidarity Dance (Poughkeepsie)
Sunday April 27 •Rhinebeck/Red
Hook - Germantown
Monday April 28 •Germantown - Coxsackie
Tuesday April
29 •Coxsackie - Selkirk
Wednesday April 30• Selkirk - Albany &
Albany Rally
To Get Involved: Contact Rural & Migrant
Ministry
Western March: (585) 637-8360 or RMMWESTNY@YAHOO.COM
Eastern
March:(845) 485-8627 or RMMHOPE@RURALMIGRANTMINISTRY.ORG
