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UF, the prison-industrial complex, and you: Boycott today, but what else can you do?
Fight for food justice and against the prison-industrial complex Opinions generic
“Boycott the Reitz! Protect workers’ rights!”
So goes a slogan of the current student-led efforts to boycott the Reitz Union until the University of Florida (UF) meets two core demands centering around food justice and severing more ties with the prison-industrial complex.
The Alligator previously reported that Goddsville Dream Defenders, UF NAACP, the UF Black Student Union, and the Coalition to Abolish Prison Slavery (CAPS) at UF have circulated these demands via a letter and email campaign to UF admins, social media, and campus outreach efforts.
UF students announce boycott against Aramark
The boycott began Tuesday to protest the food company’s prison labor usage January 22, 2021 | 6:15am EST Broc Bohne, 19, UF biology freshman, walks past a Papa John’s and Wendy’s in the J. Wayne Reitz Union food court on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Photo by Chasity Maynard | The Independent Florida Alligator
Four organizations are taking a stand against UF’s official food service provider to protest its use of prison labor.
The Gainesville Chapter of the Dream Defenders, UF NAACP, the UF Black Student Union and the Coalition to Abolish Prison Slavery at UF launched a monetary boycott against Aramark, the food service giant, Tuesday. The goal is to pressur