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Tag Archives: sodexo
University of London Union Votes to Block Sodexo Contracts
This post follows the previous Kick Out Sodexo Coalition Sit-In’s at the University of Washington. For OAG’s summary of Sodexo labor rights abuses, read this article. Visit the website for the international Kick Out Sodexo campaign here. On Tuesday June 21st, provoked by news of the 71 college students who were arrested across the U.S. [...]
Sit In #3: Amplifying Student Voice
Today the Kick Out Sodexo coalition allied with the Diversity coalition and came together to demand that the University of Washington administration respect student voice. Staging the third direct action of the Kick Out Sodexo campaign, 75 students performed a sit-in at the UW Admissions building, saying “No to Sodexo” and “Yes to Diversity.” OAG [...]
Why We Staged The Sit-Ins
This post originally appeared on Change.org -> many thanks to Jess Kutch, director of Organizing at Change.org, for all her tremendous support of the Kick Out Sodexo Coalition After 7 months of polite letter-deliveries, postponed meetings with the UW administration, and general disinterest in their message to “Kick Out Sodexo,” the UW chapter of the [...]
The OAG Thang 7
We put the social in social justice. Come get down with the get down and join the OAG family for a predictably-amazing evening. The OAG Thang is an evening without an agenda, a chance for OAG folks to talk about everything from Osama bin Laden to Sarah Palin. The Thang is also the best chance [...]
Photos of the Sit-In, Round 2
Hey You(th)! The battle to kick out Sodexo continued May 19th with a massive rally and a second sit-in, this time in the office of Scott Woodward. Check out these photos of the sit-in, the rally outside the building, and of students post-arrest.
Students Stage Sit In #2
On Thursday May 19th, over 80 students from the UW Kick Out Sodexo Coalition, along with a number of unafilliated UW students met in the school’s Red Square at the UW Seattle to deliver a powerful message: we will not tolerate contracts with human rights abusers. The students marched to the Athletics administration building, where [...]
Kick Out Sodexo from the Outside
Hey You(th) – check out the Kick Out Sodexo rally and sit-in from outside the room. This gallery includes images of rallies on Red Square, the vigil for Sodexo workers, students exiting the building post-arrest, and this morning’s protest at the Board of Regents meeting.
Live from Wise’s Office
Today 50 University of Washington students sat-in President Phyllis Wise’s office to demand we cut our current $3.4 million contract with Sodexo Intl, a documented human rights abuser. These 50 students, and many more that were outside, represented the 16 different student organizations that composed the Kick Out Sodexo Coalition (Our American Generation proudly included). [...]
