Omar Dieguez shares updates on day 11 of a 30-day hunger strike against pesticides in the Pajaro Valley.
Reporting by Nik Altenberg at Santa Cruz Local
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PV4ESJ: "We are calling on our communities near and far to stand in solidarity with the #PajaroValley community and the brave hunger strikers led by Omar Dieguez and CORA. Pledge to #BoycottDriscolls berries until they stop spraying harmful and cancer-causing pesticides near our schools and homes!"
11 days into a 30-day hunger strike, Omar Dieguez said he was having trouble concentrating & small tasks were making him tired. He said he had lost 12 pounds.
But even though he’s starting to feel the effects, he said “I’m in it for the 30 days.” #BoycottDriscolls
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About 50 people gather in front of Driscoll’s headquarters on Westridge Drive in Watsonville to protest pesticide use in area agricultural fields. (Photo by Tarmo Hannula / The Pajaronian)
“For too long, you have poisoned our community w/ toxic pesticides that harm our farmworkers, our immigrant & Indigenous families, our youth, and all of #PajaroValley. You are contaminating our water, our land, our oceans, & the very air we breathe.” #BoycottDriscolls
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Workers stand on the side of the road, in front on a big rig hauling truck, while holding signs such as "Eat Sweet Farms LLC. We Demand Fair Wages Now!"
"Agricultural workers in #Watsonville and #Salinas have been on strike for several days, claiming that their demands are not being considered by farming companies. [...] sometimes #pesticides are sprayed in the rows even while they are working."
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Illustration of three ripe harvested strawberries in front of green strawberry leaves. Below the berries, it says in all capital letters, "Si Se Puede. No Más Pesticides. Go Organic."
Today, 4pm, Watsonville, CA: Community Leaders to Launch Hunger Strike in Front of #Driscoll’s
Strike to call on corporate leaders to stop toxic #pesticides & go organic near schools & homes in #Watsonville & #PajaroValley.
🚫🍓 #BoycottDriscolls
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SIGN THE PLEDGE - #BoycottDriscolls berries in solidarity with #Watsonville hunger strikers
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#BoycottDriscolls 🚫🍓 Today, 4pm, Watsonville activist Omar Dieguez and community leaders will hold a press conference and rally announcing a 30-day hunger strike, protesting the use of toxic #pesticides near homes and schools in #Watsonville and the #PajaroValley.
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