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March and Rally at Reynolds American Annual Shareholder's Meeting
5/7/10 
Downtown Winston-Salem
Contact: Justin Flores 704-577-3480 [email protected] or Briana Connors [email protected]
http://supportfloc.org

MARCH ON REYNOLDS
FLOC Action at Reynolds' Shareholder Meeting

10:30-1:30
Lloyd Presbyterian Church
748 N Chestnut St, Winston Salem

 

Did you know? In 2009, Reynolds American CEO Susan Ivey earned $7,905 per hour. That's about the same as a tobacco farmworker earns in an entire season of work.

Show Reynolds you support justice for tobacco farmworkers. In two weeks hundreds of FLOC members and supporters will flood the streets of Winston Salem and demand justice for tobacco farmworkers at the bottom of Reynolds' supply chain. In the morning corporate executives, board members, and shareholders will all have the chance to voice their opinions on new company resolutions and policies. Unfortunately, the farmworkers that harvest Reynolds' tobacco don't have this same opportunity. Reynolds refuses to hear the voices and concerns of farmworkers and address the abusive conditions occurring in Southern tobacco fields.


Will you march with us?

10:30
Meet at Lloyd Presbyterian for city wide action

12:00
Rally and Press Conference

1:00
March through Winston Salem 

 
We need volunteers! Please let us know if you're able to volunteer at any point during the day. We are still looking for people to coordinate carpools, arrive early to help with set up and march registration, assist with march logistics, and and much more. Contact us at [email protected] or 919-731-4433 if you can help.

Need a ride? Buses will be leaving from Durham and Dudley, and we are arranging carpools from all over the state. Find a ride

Tens of thousands of tobacco field workers continue to suffer rampant human rights abuses, as RJ Reynolds makes billions from their labor. For over two years, Reynolds CEO Susan Ivey has continually refused to even meet with farmworker representatives to address the harsh realities they face in Southern tobacco fields.

Join us on May 7th, as we gather to express widespread community support for responsible corporate policies that allow farmworkers to have a voice in the decisions that affect them. Visit our website for more information on the Campaign.


Transition Towns -- Carrboro/Chapel Hill: The Great Unleashing
May 15, 2010
10 am to 8 pm
Carrboro Century Center

At the Unleashing, lunch will be provided (with a donation requested but not required) and there will be an inspiring lunchtime speaker: Norm Christensen, the founder of Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment. We will also have brief greetings from the mayors of Carrboro and Chapel Hill.

But most of the day will be spent in Open Space networking, facilitated by Jane NDuring this process, participants will raise issues and suggest ideas. By the end of the day, we will have formed working groups for the various sectors of society: Food, Energy, Transportation, Local Economy, Health, Education. The exact number and description of these groups will be determined by the ideas raised by people at the Unleashing.

We plan to finish the day with some socializing, celebrating, and entertainment.

As we move forward after the Unleashing, the working groups will set up projects they deem important. They will collaborate with each other and with existing organizations and individuals already doing work in the spirit of Transition. They will join with these existing entities to envision an Energy Descent Action Plan that will lay out the actual work that will transition us to a strong, interdependent, resilient Carrboro/Chapel Hill in a post-fossil fuel economy 50 years from now.

More info: http://www.transitioncch.org/events/the-unleashing