The third year of Students Against Sweatshops GVSU's (SAS-GVSU) campaign to remove Taco Bell from Grand Valley State University is reaching a critical stage. Taco Bell is currently profiting from tomatoes made in exploitative conditions in where tomato pickers receive no benefits and have a median wage of only $7,500 (Click here for more on working conditions). Tomorrow the group will confront the administration in a public meeting and demand that Grand Valley stop supporting exploitative labor practices and remove Taco Bell from campus.

Over the past three years the group has used a number of different tactics--educational forums, classroom teach-ins, hosting visits from people who work in the fields of Immokalee, large-scale distribution of booklets outlining conditions in Immokalee, visible protests on and off campus, private meetings with the administration, and an extensive petition drive. The time has come to intensify the campaign and make the issue impossible for the university to ignore--and for that it is critical that the group demonstrate strong student and community support.

One of the easiest ways to demonstrate community support is through a letter writing campaign. SAS-GVSU is asking community members to send a quick email^* to Michael Doxey, Director of Business Services at Grand Valley. Michael Doxey has the power to remove Taco Bell from campus and has refused to act--thereby supporting exploitative conditions in Immokalee.

Urgent Action: Send an Email Telling GVSU to Cut their Contract with Taco Bell

^* The email is automatically sent after filling out a simple form.