Recording live on the low-power FM radio in the Coalition of Immokalee's community center. (Left to Right) Dora from Cuba, Mattias from Switzerland and Antonella from Italy spoke with Rev. Miguel Estrada, Guatemalan pastor and director of the nearby Mision Peniel.
Rev. Philip Vinod Peacock from India lifted a 32-pound bucket of tomatoes, which a farm worker picks, carries and throws up to workers in a truck over 100 times in a day to earn a mere $40-$50.
Norita (Indonesia), Antonella (Italy), Veronica (Kenya), Dora (Cuba) and Silvia from Immokalee.
Rev. Rogate Mshana, head of World Council of Churches, and Norita Yudiet Tompah (Indonesia) in front of Publix supermarket asking them to help end slavery and exploitative conditions among farm workers who pick the tomatoes they sell.
Rev. Tom Harp, pastor of Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church in Naples speaking along with World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) after the Publix action. Next to Tom are Rev. Dr. Yvette Bloomfield, Vice President of CANAAC, Dora Arce from Matanzas Seminary in Cuba, Setri Nyomi, Executive Director of WCRC, and Peace Rivers Presbytery Executive, Rev. Graham Hart.
CIW leader Gerardo Reyes and other panelists from the event at Vanderbilt.
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