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SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
RESPONDING TO GOD'S CALL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
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SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE RESPONDING TO GOD'S CALL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE |
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First United Church of Tampa has a very active
Social Action Committee that is very heavily involved in peace and social
justice issues.
The Social Action Committee is providing these action items
that may be of interest to the members and friends of our church. (For
more information about our being a Peace with Justice church, click
here.)
Help end slavery in Florida by sending a
letter to Governor Crist
Please consider personalizing/editing the
letter below (written by Barbara Hildebrand) and sending it to Governor Crist:
Office of Governor Charlie Crist
State of Florida
PL-05 The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
Dear Governor Crist:
Please support the
Coalition of Immokalee Workers in working to
eradicate slavery and abuse in Florida's fields. I am a member of First United
Church of Tampa, and I stand with them.
Also, several fast food chains have agreed to pay one cent more per pound to
increase tomato pickers' wages, but the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange refuses
to pass the the raise to the pickers. The Exchange claims that the Coalition of
Immokalee Workers is a labor organization. However, the fact is that the
Coalition is a 501(c) charitable organization.
Please help the workers get the money--and not the growers.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Your name
First United Church of Tampa, UCC · 7308 E. Fowler Ave. · Tampa, FL 33617 · 813-988-4321