Dozens of farm workers rally Latino voters for Jerry Brown in Santa Rosa; kick off UFW statewide get-out-the-vote campaign

 
Santa Rosa, CA – Dozens of farm workers will walk neighborhoods to help convince Latino voters in Santa Rosa to turn out on Nov. 2 to make Democratic Attorney General Jerry Brown the state’s next governor and gain support for other key candidates. 

The Santa Rosa rally, sponsored by the United Farm Workers, is part of a nationwide effort to get out the Latino vote. The two-week campaign, which plans to reach out to 100,000 California voters, kicks off this weekend with rallies in Santa Rosa and Salinas. Other rallies will be held in Oxnard, Coachella and Central Valley cities.

Farm workers will join United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez for get-out-the-vote rallies in Santa Rosa and Salinas this weekend.

As governor from 1975 to 1982, Brown helped Cesar Chavez and the UFW push through the Legislature California’s pioneering 1975 law granting farm workers the right to organize and bargain, abolished use of the infamous back-breaking short-handled hoe, brought farm workers coverage under unemployment insurance and appointed an unprecedented number of Latinos to high public office.

WHO:  Dozens of farm workers, UFW President Arturo Rodriguez and Assembly District 7 candidate Michael Allen
 
WHAT:   Rallying and visiting Latino voters behind Jerry Brown’s gubernatorial candidacy and other candidates
 
WHEN:  Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010; breakfast and introductions at 9 am, start walking neighborhoods at 10 am, lunch at 1pm and speakers, walking neighborhoods from 2-5 pm
 
WHERE: UFW Santa Rosa office, 1700-D Corby Ave., Santa Rosa, California 95407
 
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