Farmworker Justice March & Compassion: Davis, CA

Farmworker Justice March. Last Saturday, supporters of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) demonstrated outside the Davis Trader Joe's, demanding that the grocery chain sign the CIW's Fair Food agreement. In this part of the show, you can hear what that demonstration sounded like and what the local organizers had to say. The young organizers, Liz Fitzgerald and Natalia Margolis, talk to Natalie about the CIW's approach to protests, how they became leaders, and how they felt at their first CIW demonstrations. To download Liz's "Traitor Joe's" song, click here.
(Oops! When we broadcast this story, it was hard to hear some of the sound from the march. We've since fixed that. If you'd like to hear the better version, click here.)


Compassion: Davis, CA. For two years, David Breaux has stood on the corner of 3rd and C Streets in Davis asking people to write in his notebook their concept of "compassion." He has since compiled the entries into a book. David talked with Natalie about why he does what he does, what he's learned, and what he'll do next. If you'd like to write down your concept of the word compassion, visit David at 3rd & C. He's there for much of the day. And if you'd like to learn more about compassion, you can attend David's presentation "An Experience with Compassion" this Wednesday, 7-8pm at the Davis Community Church (412 C St., across from the Farmers' Market).

Check out this video about David's compassion project:

David Breaux on Compassion from Robb Davis on Vimeo.

Music.
"Goin Down South" by R. L. Burnside and Lyrics Born (from A Bothered Mind on Fat Possum)
"Traitor Joe's" by Liz Fitzgerald
"Another Travelin' Song" by Bright Eyes (from I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning on Saddle Creek)

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