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This Strength in Solidarity: Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Campaign for Fair Food lesson plan also includes:
- Strength in Solidarity Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Campaign for Fair Food (.html)
- Marching with Liberty
- "I, Too" by Langston Hughes
- Chapel Hill and the “4 for Fair Food” Tour (.pdf)
- Fair Food Program
- You Need to Know: The Slavery Conditions on Tomato Farms (.pdf)
- In Florida Tomato Fields, a Penny Buys Progress (.pdf)
- Immokalee farmworkers will march from Tampa Publix to Wendy’s
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Not all food is created equal. The activity dives into the world of migrant farm workers to show their struggles to earn livable wages and better working conditions. Academics learn why the Coalition of Immokalee Workers was created and read about their Campaign for Fair Food. Scholars read primary sources, complete worksheets, and create artwork to understand how workers used boycotts and other methods to push back against the system of oppression.
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america, american history, the united states, migrant workers, farming, labor laws, labor unions, the labor force, food, agricultural careers, wages, equality, work, working conditions, humanitarian work, protests, boycotts, violence, non-profit organizations, resistance, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, historical analysis, historical context, historical documents
Instructional Ideas
- Compare the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to the National Farm Workers Association
- Discuss ways consumers have a positive impact on the food supply chain
Classroom Considerations
- Last installment of a three-part series called Becoming US - Resistance
- Requires art materials to complete the lesson
Pros
- Lesson includes a poetry reading to engage students
- Resource brings to light the struggles facing migrant farm workers
Cons
- None