[olympiaworkers] starbucks protest Wed (IWW)

IWW Protest at Starbucks' General Meeting
posted by Tacoma IWW
will occur 2007-03-21

The IWW Starbucks Workers Union and Justice from Bean to Cup! campaign
invite you to the Starbucks Annual Shareholder Meeting for a celebration
of dissent and resistance. Around the world, cafe workers and coffee
farmers are struggling against the exploitative labor practices of the
world's largest coffee chain. Baristas in New York, Chicago, and Rockville
have made common cause with union baristas in New Zealand and Canada to
create an independent voice on the job and win a living wage. At the same
time in locations including Ethiopia and Kenya, coffee farmers are
demanding that Starbucks respect their autonomy and right to survive. Join
us and carry forward the global struggle for liberty at work and in
society: Celebration of Resistance at the Starbucks Annual Meeting March
21, 2007 at 9 a.m. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at the Seattle Center Seattle,
Washington Mercer Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues. For more
information visit www.starbucksunion.org or iww.org.

IWW-Starbucks shareholder Meeting protest
posted by IWW
will occur 2007-03-21

The IWW Starbucks Workers Union and Justice from Bean to Cup! campaign
invite you to the Starbucks Annual Shareholder Meeting for a celebration
of dissent and resistance. Around the world, cafe workers and coffee
farmers are struggling against the exploitative labor practices of the
world's largest coffee chain. Baristas in New York, Chicago, and Rockville
have made common cause with union baristas in New Zealand and Canada to
create an independent voice on the job and win a living wage. At the same
time in locations including Ethiopia and Kenya, coffee farmers are
demanding that Starbucks respect their autonomy and right to survive. As
multinational corporations like Starbucks amplify their power across the
globe, workers too are globalizing solidarity. From farmers in Korea, to
garment workers in Bangladesh, and teachers in Oaxaca, working people are
struggling for a liberatory alternative to neoliberalism. The struggle for
the dignity of Starbucks workers is part of the same global justice
movement. Starbucks uses the Annual Meeting to showcase its false socially
responsible image to investors and the world. This year, people of
conscience will crash the party with a message of authentic dignity and
autonomy for working people, not greenwashing. Contact IWW member and
Starbucks barista Tomer Malchi at 646-753-1167 or tomer.iww@gmail.com to
get involved. Join us and carry forward the global struggle for liberty at
work and in society: Celebration of Resistance at the Starbucks Annual
Meeting March 21, 2007 at 9 a.m. Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at the Seattle
Center Seattle, Washington Mercer Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues