[Vision2020] ADV: Human Rights Commission Event

[kfaunce at roadrunner.com]

Food Chains Tuesday April 10th 6:30pm  Kenworthy Theatre (doors open at 6:00)

In this exposé, an intrepid group of Florida farmworkers battle to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through their ingenious Fair Food program, which partners with growers and retailers to improve working conditions for farm laborers in the United States.
Food Chains reveals the human cost in our food supply and the complicity of large buyers of produce like fast food and supermarkets. Fast food is big, but supermarkets are bigger – earning $4 trillion globally. They have tremendous power over the agricultural system. Over the past 3 decades they have drained revenue from their supply chain leaving farmworkers in poverty and forced to work under subhuman conditions. Yet many take no responsibility for this.

The narrative of the film focuses on an intrepid and highly lauded group of tomato pickers from Southern Florida – the Coalition of Immokalee Workers or CIW – who are revolutionizing farm labor. Their story is one of hope and promise for the triumph of morality over corporate greed – to ensure a dignified life for farm workers and a more humane, transparent food chain.

After the movie join Speakers David Granatsein, WSU Ag Extension Agent and Victor Canales, UI CAMP Recruiter who will comment on the movie and answer questions.
The movie is sponsored by the Moscow Human Rights Commission, the Moscow Food Coop, and the UI Office of Multicultural Affairs.