Problem: Homelessness won’t just end
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they were trying to make students
aware of the various issues deal
ing with homelessness.
"I think people know it’s a
problem, and having events like
Hunger and Homelessness Week
help to bring it to people,” said
Kelly Alsup, a volunteer who was
planning on participating in the
sleep out. “It’s so easy for us to
forget that other people don’t
have a home.”
Participants said they knew
they would be dealing with the
weather conditions, no matter
how bad they might become.
“I hope I get aggravated of just
one night of sleeping out in the
rain,” said Miller. “There are oth
er people going through this and
we need to support them.”
The affordability of housing
was another issue emphasized at
the sleep out.
Many students receive support
from their families in funding
their education, but if these stu
dents were left on their own and
had to come up with their own
funding, many would probably be
living below the poverty line,
Miller said.
The sleep out was also orga
nized to remind people that the
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It’s so easy for us to forget
that other people don't have
a home.
— Kelly Alsup
sleep out volunteer
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problem isn’t going to go away,
organizers said.
“It’s important for people to re
alize that homeless people are
homeless no matter what,”
Paluck said.
Rally: Boycott of company was called in March
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The ASUO Jewish Student Union also supports the
boycott, said Micah Citrin, director of the JSU.
Citrin said the situation of today’s farm workers
was similar to the situation of Jewish people in sweat
shops 50 years ago.
“It is inappropriate and we will not stand for it,”
he said.
A boycott against NORPAC Foods Inc. products
began in 1992 after growers refused to negotiate for
improvements such as paid breaks and toilet facili
ties in the fields.
“We are talking about the struggle of farm workers
for the right just to talk to the growers,” said Jim Gar
cia, assistant director of Multicultural Affairs. “The
growers aren’t even willing just to talk.”
The boycott against Wholesome and Hearty food
products was called in March 1996 when the compa
ny refused to sever its ties to NORPAC Foods, Inc..
Although Wholesome and Hearty Foods is not em
ploying farm workers, they are subsidizing NORPAC
and its growers.
“The problem is that the vegetables are coming
from farms that are against farm workers,” said
Emilio Hernandez, director of the University’s high
school equivalency program. “Unfortunately, the
Garden Burger company is caught in the middle. We
hope they make the right ethical decision. The fact is
if they are not part of the solution, then they are a part
of the problem.”
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