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Title: 13. Song : wild grape
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Title: 13. Song : wild grape
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Title: The Grape (Wine Maker)
Date: ca. 1906,

Title: Grape Boycott Campaign Press Conference.
Description: A joint press conference oraganized by CFU with UFW President Cesar Chavez to launch a renewed Grape Boycott campaign to pressure California growers to stop using pesticides and poisoning farm workers and consumers. The CFU hosted Cesar Chavez promoting the UFW's second major table grapes boycott. CFU held a press conference to announce the start
Show moreA joint press conference oraganized by CFU with UFW President Cesar Chavez to launch a renewed Grape Boycott campaign to pressure California growers to stop using pesticides and poisoning farm workers and consumers. The CFU hosted Cesar Chavez promoting the UFW's second major table grapes boycott. CFU held a press conference to announce the start of the Canadian boycott at the CFU Burnaby office. Attending (right to left) Father Jim Roberts, BC Federation of Labour President Art Kube, CFU Secretary-Treasurer Sarwan Boal and Cesar Chavez. The conference was attended by major electronic and print media.
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Date: 1985-09-23

Title: Grape Boycott : CFU Press Release
Description: A joint press conference with the CFU and UFW President Cesar Chavez to launch a renewed Grape Boycott campaign to pressure California growers to stop using pesticides and poisoning farm workers and consumers.
Date: 1985-09-23

Title: 'Last Pssst: The media grape-vine'.

Title: Grape Boycott : Campaign in Canada Proposal
Description: This proposal is for the Canadian campaign of a consumer boycott of all California table grapes. Goals: Ban dangerous pesticides, Captan, Methyl Bromide, Dinoseb, Parathion and Phosdrin; establishment of joint UFW and grower testing program; free and fair elections for farmworkers. Describes cancer clusters in California rural towns, and media
Show moreThis proposal is for the Canadian campaign of a consumer boycott of all California table grapes. Goals: Ban dangerous pesticides, Captan, Methyl Bromide, Dinoseb, Parathion and Phosdrin; establishment of joint UFW and grower testing program; free and fair elections for farmworkers. Describes cancer clusters in California rural towns, and media campaign with actor Martin Sheen. The CFU hosted Cesar Chavez, President of the United Farmworkers of America, and promoted the UFW's second major table grapes boycott. CFU held a press conference to announce the start of the Canadian boycott. Attending BC Federation of Labour President Art Kube, CLC Director of Organization Len Ruel, Father Jim Roberts, Cesar Chavez, and CFU Secretary Treasurer Sarwan Boal. The media conference was a success, attended by major electronic and print media.
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Date: 1985-09-23

Title: Grape Boycott : Cesar Chavez in Vancouver
Description: UFW President Cesar Chavez itinerary at various BC media events (radio and TV) and picket line at Safeway grocery store.
Date: 1985-09-22

Title: Grape Boycott : United Farm Workers of America AFL-CIO: Why is there a new grape boycott?
Description: A short history of the UFW and grape boycotts in California.
Date: 1985-09-23

Title: Grape Boycott : USA Senator Edward M. Kennedy in Support of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers' Grape Boycott
Description: Letter of Support
Date: 1985-07-31

Title: Grapes Grown in Open Creston, B.C.
Description: Some grapes grown in Creston, B.C.
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Title: Grape Boycott : Declaring 'War on Pesticides' Cesar Chavez Organizes to Make Grape Boycott of '60s and '70s Work in the 1980s
Description: UFW makes pesticide poisoning the centrepiece of of a new grape boycott. Distributed at CFU press conference.
Date: 1985-09-23

Title: Martin Sheen and Ken Georgetti at Fed press conference re: grape boycott
Description: Film actor and director Martin Sheen joins B.C. Federation of Labour president Ken Georgetti at press conference in Vancouver Oct. 7 to publicize the Fast for Life, three day fasts being carried out by national leaders and leading personalities in support of the California farm workers grape boycott. The Farmworkers launched the new boycott to
Show moreFilm actor and director Martin Sheen joins B.C. Federation of Labour president Ken Georgetti at press conference in Vancouver Oct. 7 to publicize the Fast for Life, three day fasts being carried out by national leaders and leading personalities in support of the California farm workers grape boycott. The Farmworkers launched the new boycott to protest the use of carcinogenic pesticides linked to high rates of cancer among farmworkers.
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Date: 1988-10-07

Title: Grape Boycott : Cesar Chavez with CFU staff and supporters, Vancouver, BC, 1985.
Description: The CFU hosted UFW President Cesar Chavez promoting the UFW's second major table grape boycott. CFU held a press conference to announce the start of the Canadian grape boycott at the CFU Burnaby office. This photo is a private house meeting with CFU staff and supporters. (Left to right) Arturo Rodriguiez (current 2011 UFW President), Calvin
Show moreThe CFU hosted UFW President Cesar Chavez promoting the UFW's second major table grape boycott. CFU held a press conference to announce the start of the Canadian grape boycott at the CFU Burnaby office. This photo is a private house meeting with CFU staff and supporters. (Left to right) Arturo Rodriguiez (current 2011 UFW President), Calvin Sandborn (4th), Tom Sandborn (5th), Sarwan Boal, (6th center), Cesar Chavez (7th center top), Anju Hundal (7th center bottom), Sukhwant Hundal (8th top), Joanne Millard (8th bottom), Sadhu Binning & child (9th), Raj Chouhan (10th), Inder Chouhan (11th), Hari Sharma (12th back), Chinmoy Banerjee (far right).
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Date: 1985-09-01

Title: Cesar Chavez with CFU [Canadian Farmworkers Union], CLC [Canadian Labour Congress], B.C. Fed [British Columbia Federation of Labour] at CFU office re: grape boycott
Description: With BC Federation of Labour president Art Kube (right) Father Jim Roberts and Canadian Farmworkers Union secretary-treasurer Sarwan Boal (left) beside him, United Farm Workers president Cesar Chavez announces launch of renewed California grape boycott in Canada. The boycott followed growers' action in cancelling UFW contracts and was also aimed at
Show moreWith BC Federation of Labour president Art Kube (right) Father Jim Roberts and Canadian Farmworkers Union secretary-treasurer Sarwan Boal (left) beside him, United Farm Workers president Cesar Chavez announces launch of renewed California grape boycott in Canada. The boycott followed growers' action in cancelling UFW contracts and was also aimed at highlighting growers' use of toxic pesticide in both the U.S. and Canada.
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Date: 1985-09-23

Title: Cesar Chavez with CFU [Canadian Farmworkers Union], CLC [Canadian Labour Congress], B.C. Fed [British Columbia Federation of Labour] at CFU office re: grape boycott
Description: With Canadian Labour Congress director of organization Len Ruel (left) and Canadian Farmworkers Union secretary-treasurer Sarwan Boal beside him, United Farm Workers president Cesar Chavez announces launch of renewed California grape boycott in Canada. The boycott followed growers' action in cancelling UFW contracts and was also aimed at
Show moreWith Canadian Labour Congress director of organization Len Ruel (left) and Canadian Farmworkers Union secretary-treasurer Sarwan Boal beside him, United Farm Workers president Cesar Chavez announces launch of renewed California grape boycott in Canada. The boycott followed growers' action in cancelling UFW contracts and was also aimed at highlighting growers' use of toxic pesticide in both the U.S. and Canada.
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Date: 1985-09-23

Title: "... and for the victory celebration may I suggest a vintage grape juice ... 1960 ... put down in the same year as the voter's list?"
Date: 1963-08-27

Title: Death of a farm worker - United Farm Workers of America
Description: A social documentary photo narrative booklet about the pesticide poisoning death of a Mexican-American farmworker in California. This booklet was part of a campaign to raise awareness and money to launch the UFW's 1985 Grape Boycott. The back page is an image of the UFW poster 'The Wrath of Grapes'. Circa 1985.
Date: 1985-09-23

Title: Canadian Farmworkers Union Media Fact Sheet
Description: A condensed history of CFU activities concerning provincial BC Workers' Compensation; federal Unemployment Insurance (UIC); provincial Minimum Wages; distributed to the media during the September 23, 1985 CFU, BC Federation of Labour and Cesar Chavez press conference launching the renewed UFW Grape Boycott in Canada.
Date: 1985-09-23

Title: Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Westmoreland. Containing an Account of its Situation, Extent, Towns, Roads, Rivers, Minerals, Fisheries, Manufactures, Commerce, Agriculture, Markets, Curiosities, Antiquities, Biography, Natural History, Civil and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, &c. To Which is Prefixed, A Copious Travelling Guide: Exhibiting, The Direct and Principal Cross Roads, Inns and Distances of Stages, Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats. Forming a Complete County Itinerary. Also, A List of the Fairs; And an Index Table, Shewing, at One View, the Distances of the Towns from London, and from Each Other. By George Alexander Cooke, Editor of the Universal System of Geography. Illustrated with a Map of the County., page 133

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