Solidarity With Farm Workers

 

March With Farm Workers in the Skagit Valley, Washington

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Begin gathering at 9:00 am, March begins at 10:00 am

Edgewater Park

600 Behrens Millett Rd

Mount Vernon, WA 98273

From Community to Community: Dear supporters and allies,

We are one week away from this year's Marcha Campesina. We invite you to join us and show your support for Tulip and Daffodil workers through participation and donations.

This year’s Marcha will be a single purpose march, all messaging will be relevant to the tulip workers struggle for equitable wages, better working conditions, respecting seniority and no union busting.

Please respect the Marcha messaging protocols requested by the tulip workers organizing committee:We ask that you do not bring any banners, the march will be single file, we will be marching on the shoulders of rural country roads, and will not have the ability to march on the road due to heavy traffic.
We recommend you do not bring any signs, we will have plenty ready for you to carry, if you want to bring your own sign, for example expressing solidarity from your group or organization, it must be vertical on sticks, flags or cardboard that can be held up.Please do wear comfortable shoes and bring water, we will be walking a 7.5 mile loop.

Please do not bring pets, scooters, bicycles. Strollers are ok.

We appreciate anyone who can stay and support us with cleanup after we are done.
To volunteer, or for more information contact: marchacampesina87@gmail.com

Join us April 21 @ Edgewater Park, Mt Vernon
9:00am | Begin arriving
9:30am | Marchers line up, short send off ceremony
10:00am | March begins
2:00pm | March returns to Edgewater Park
2:30pm | Tacos de Azada will be served (bring cash or check to donate for food)
3:30pm | Worker declarations and other speakers
4:30pm | Closing ceremony and farewells

Healthy Workers Create Healthy Communities

This year's march continues our efforts to advance Farmworker Tribunal declarations, most critically to ensure the health and well-being of farmworkers is protected and nurtured.

C2C and the 2024 Farmworkers Tribunal judges denounce: Attempts to undermine overtime pay mandated by SB-5172 in
2021, when it has just begun to be fully implemented as of January
1, 2024.
The industrialization of agriculture that reduces workers to
machines as climate change creates more dangerous working
conditions.
Companies who dehumanize workers and retaliate against them
for taking time off to care for their families, particularly women
workers.Read more about the Tribunal Declarations and Farmworker legislative priorities here.

Other Ways Show Your Support

Buy this year's Marcha T-shirt
Marcha Campesina 2024 Commemorative T-Shirt — C2C (foodjustice.org)

Make a Donation
Donate — C2C (foodjustice.org)