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Gallo Internet boycott goes ‘viral’ before July 21 talks

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