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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Flower Worker Tour Schedule, Midwest USA

From USLEAP:
Stop and Smell the Roses:
The Dirty Underside of the Colombian Flower Industry
Flower Worker Tour Schedule, Midwest USA

April 3rd-15th
Dora Acero, a worker on Dole's La Fragancia flower plantation, will be in the Midwest this spring. During her tour, she will be speaking on her experience in the Colombian flower industry as a worker and a union member, and why her union opposes the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. See the schedule below to find out when she'll be in a town near you! For a more detailed schedule, please see our website, which will be updated as more information comes in.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
The following events are free and open to the public.

Madison, WI
April 3rd 6-7pm A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore

Indianapolis, IN
April 7th 5-6:30 pm
IUPUI Student Center

Indianapolis, IN
April 7th 7:30-9 pm
Butler University

Cleveland, OH
April 10th 7-9 pm
Trinity Commons (Trinity Episcopal Cathedral)

Toledo, OH
April 12th 6 pm
Corpus Christi University Parish

Dearborn, MI
April 13th 10:15-12:30
Labor Notes Conference

Chicago, IL
April 14th 3:30-5 pm
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

Chicago, IL
April 14th 7 pm
University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
April 15th 6 pm
DePaul University

For more information about the tour, please contact Liz Hassel at lhassel@usleap.org. For more information about flower worker rights, please visit our website, www.usleap.org.

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