Occupy Seattle calls on Food Justice activists to join WEST COAST PORT SHUTDOWN MONDAY, DECEMBER 12
In response to recent attacks on workers and occupations across the country
WHY this is a Food Justice issue: The West Coast Port Shutdown on Monday, December 12th, is a cross-movement action to challenge powerful corporations by shutting down the ports they control. Called by the Occupy movement, it includes many segments of organized and unorganized labor. Among the targets in Monday's port shutdown is Bunge, which along with Cargill and ADM is one of the world's three largest grain traders. Together they control 90% of the market. This extreme consolidation of grain markets allows the three companies to reap immense profits from food shortages and the rising price of grain. These same companies have helped to produce those shortages with their investment in diverting food to biofuel--which creates higher profits for them (Oxfam 2011, GROW). Bunge work, in particular, is in Brazilian biofuels and has been connected to Amazonian deforestation.
In response to recent attacks on workers and occupations across the country
WHY this is a Food Justice issue: The West Coast Port Shutdown on Monday, December 12th, is a cross-movement action to challenge powerful corporations by shutting down the ports they control. Called by the Occupy movement, it includes many segments of organized and unorganized labor. Among the targets in Monday's port shutdown is Bunge, which along with Cargill and ADM is one of the world's three largest grain traders. Together they control 90% of the market. This extreme consolidation of grain markets allows the three companies to reap immense profits from food shortages and the rising price of grain. These same companies have helped to produce those shortages with their investment in diverting food to biofuel--which creates higher profits for them (Oxfam 2011, GROW). Bunge work, in particular, is in Brazilian biofuels and has been connected to Amazonian deforestation.
Monday's strike will play into an ongoing struggle waged by the Port of Longview's longshore workers against Bunge, which has undermined their union by refusing to hire union workers at their new grain terminal in Washington. This is the fight of anyone who is interested in battling corporate control - over food, over workers, over the economy. If you are interested in Food Justice, you have a stake in this shutdown of the ports.
Actions are already planned in San Diego, LA, Tacoma, Portland, and Oakland. No union-busting! Solidarity with immigrant port truckers battling Goldman Sachs in LA! We support the Longview, WA, Longshoremen in their struggle against multinational grain exporter EGT. Against police repression and evictions of occupations. Occupy everything! Against austerity! They say cut back, we say fight back. TOGETHER WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE.
WHERE: Meet at Westlake Plaza (4th & Pine) at 1pm and march to blockade the Port of Seattle. There will be two rallies: one near the port at 3 PM and one at 6 PM at the Spokane Street fishing area, just to the east of the Spokane St. Bridge, near the intersection of SW Spokane St & SW Manning St, under the West Seattle bridge. Come to the Spokane St. fishing area anytime after 6pm!
HOW TO GET THERE: Bus routes to Spokane Street fishing area: 125 bus goes there from downtown and from West Seattle; get off at Chelan Ave SW and SW Spokane St. and walk east along the Alki bike path. ***We are currently looking into chartering buses so people can ride them to get to the port. If you or anyone you know has affordable bus services that this movement could use, please email at seattleportsolidarity@gmail.com
DONATE: Funds needed make this action possible - banners, flyers and hiring buses. Please email seattleportsolidarity@gmail.com if you can donate.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: National action website here and read Occupy Seattle Statement here. #occupytheport, #occupyseattle, Call (206) 424-4547.
Actions are already planned in San Diego, LA, Tacoma, Portland, and Oakland. No union-busting! Solidarity with immigrant port truckers battling Goldman Sachs in LA! We support the Longview, WA, Longshoremen in their struggle against multinational grain exporter EGT. Against police repression and evictions of occupations. Occupy everything! Against austerity! They say cut back, we say fight back. TOGETHER WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE.
WHERE: Meet at Westlake Plaza (4th & Pine) at 1pm and march to blockade the Port of Seattle. There will be two rallies: one near the port at 3 PM and one at 6 PM at the Spokane Street fishing area, just to the east of the Spokane St. Bridge, near the intersection of SW Spokane St & SW Manning St, under the West Seattle bridge. Come to the Spokane St. fishing area anytime after 6pm!
HOW TO GET THERE: Bus routes to Spokane Street fishing area: 125 bus goes there from downtown and from West Seattle; get off at Chelan Ave SW and SW Spokane St. and walk east along the Alki bike path. ***We are currently looking into chartering buses so people can ride them to get to the port. If you or anyone you know has affordable bus services that this movement could use, please email at seattleportsolidarity@gmail.com
DONATE: Funds needed make this action possible - banners, flyers and hiring buses. Please email seattleportsolidarity@gmail.com if you can donate.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: National action website here and read Occupy Seattle Statement here. #occupytheport, #occupyseattle, Call (206) 424-4547.
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Heather Day, Director
Community Alliance for Global Justice
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