Hey everyone - this is a bit time sensitive, so I thought I'd send it out today instead of in the newsletter. If any of you have been following the Sodexo Campaign on the UW Campus, there's a rally tomorrow. This is a message from USAS, See below.
Yesterday, Western Washington University dropped Sodexo after students protested worker rights abuse.
The UW is now the only public university in the state where Sodexo still has a contract.
That's Embarrassing.
For seven months, the UW Kick Out Sodexo Coalition and UW United Students Against Sweatshops have been fighting to kick Sodexo off our campus for their countless labor and human rights violations.
After 27 UW student arrests, the support of 18 student groups, an ASUW resolution, a faculty letter, GPSS support, and community outrage -- not to mention documented human rights abuse in 5 countries -- what more does President Wise need to terminate our University's contract with Sodexo?
President Wise's excuses are old and tired, the time to terminate is NOW. Her backdoor deals with Sodexo must be stopped.
Join in the fight for justice at the UW Kick Out Sodexo's biggest rally yet! Tell President Wise to stop ignoring the concerns of her students and start holding human rights violators accountable for their abuses!
When: Thursday, May 19 at 3:30 pm
Where: Red Square
Questions? E-mail uwkickoutsodexo@gmail.com
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University of Washington '11
Community, Environment, and Planning
Environmental Anthropology
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