Tuesday, July 19, in 19 cities across America
Gallo Internet boycott goes ‘viral’ before July 21 talks
With contract negotiations between Gallo of Sonoma and the Cesar Chavez-founded United Farm Workers set for July 21 in Santa Rosa, Calif., the UFW is stepping up its new boycott of Gallo wine with supporters gathering Tuesday in 19 cities across America to distribute boycott appeals over the Internet. The first National Day of Internet Organizing for “No Gallo!” will be followed by similar events held in the U.S. and in some of the other 85 other countries where Gallo wines are sold.
UFW supporters in 19 cities will ask people of good will to say, “No Gallo!” by gathering in the offices of unions and other groups and forwarding the Gallo boycott appeal to their address books and organizations’ list serves. This “viral” campaign will spread the boycott to communities across the nation and around the world. The cities are as follows:
City Contact Phone
Austin, Texas Rebecca Flores 210-842-9502
Chicago, Ill. Ken Munz 312-233-8724
Delano, Calif. Daniel Romero 661-725-9730
Los Angeles, Calif. Irv Hershenbaum 213-381-5611, ext. 40
Monterey/Watsonville, Calif. Efren Barajas 831-763-4930
New York, NY Ed Vargas 212-332-9327
Oakland, Calif. Evelyn Sanchez 510-893-7106
Owatonna, Minn. Pedro Romero 507-413-1198
Phoenix, Ariz. Michael Nowakowski 602-269-3121
Portland, Ore. Steve Witte 503-990-0611
Riverside, Calif. Joe Mota 760-497-5522
San Diego, Calif. Bet Lawrence 619-584-5744, ext. 60
San Francisco, Calif. Tim Paulson 415-440-4809
San Juan, Texas Juanita Valdez-Cox 956-782-6655
San Jose, Calif. C.J. Wilson 408-266-3790, ext. 578
Santa Rosa, Calif. Casimiro Alvarez 707-528-3039
Seattle, Wash. David Groves 206-281-8901
Ventura/Oxnard, Calif. Jose Ramirez 805-486-9674
Washington, D.C. Jay Feldman 202-543-5450
For complete information on the National Day of Internet Organizing for “No Gallo!”—including location addresses and times—visit http://www.gallounfair.com/nogallondio.htm