October Month of Action: Don’t cross the picket line!

Following the summer’s shocking case of violence against a farmworker family, Migrant Justice is calling for a month of action at Hannaford Supermarkets to demand Milk with Dignity. Throughout October, farmworkers and allies will picket stores, urging customers not to cross the picket line and not to shop at Hannaford.

In May of this year, on International Workers’ Day, farmworkers held their first-ever, one-day boycott of a Hannaford store. After years of mobilizing consumers to engage with the grocery chain through calls, letters, postcards, social media, and conversations with managers – and receiving nothing but excuses from company executives – farmworkers took the important step of asking Hannaford customers to withhold their purchasing power. The action was a success, with hundreds of potential customers turning away at the picket line and Hannaford sales plummeting.

Join the Milk with Dignity Month of Action! Sign up to join a picket, or volunteer to organize an event at a Hannaford near you!

October will see farmworker-led actions at Hannaford stores around the region. The month of action will include a mix of larger pickets urging potential customers not to shop at Hannaford and smaller events engaging with consumers and educating them about Milk with Dignity. Pickets are already planned at nine stores, and we invite you to organize an additional event at your nearest Hannaford.

Spread the word about the month of action, and mark your calendars for the first ten pickets. For the most up-to-date list of actions, check out the interactive map!

• 10/3 6-8pm 935 Shelburne Rd, South Burlington, VT
• 10/5 12-5pm 456 S Barre Rd, Barre, VT
• 10/9 6-8pm, 80 Fairground Plz Route 100, Morrisville, VT
• 10/11 5-8pm 260 Court St, Middlebury, VT
• 10/17 6-8pm 295 Forest Ave, Portland, ME
• 10/19 1-3pm 93 Lincolnville Ave, Belfast, ME
• 10/22 5-7pm 141 Hannaford Square Ste 2, Bennington, VT
• 10/24 3:30-5pm, 1127 North Ave, Burlington, VT
• 10/24 5-7pm 896 Putney Rd #5, Brattleboro, VT
• 10/27 12-5pm 8 Market St, West Lebanon, NH

Get more information on the Month of Action and join farmworkers on the picket line this fall!