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ACTIVITY 3.3
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30 The fast was first and foremost directed at myself. It was something I felt compelled to do to purify my own body, mind and soul.
31 The fast was an act of penance for our own members who, out of ignorance or need, cooperate with those who grow and sell food treated with toxics.
32 The fast was also for those who know what is right and just. It pains me that we continue to shop without protest at stores that offer grapes; that we eat in restaurants that display them; that we are too patient and understanding with those who serve them to us.
33 The fast, then, was for those who know that they could or should do more-for those who, by not acting, become bystanders in the poisoning of our food and the people who produce it.
34 The fast was, finally, a declaration of noncooperation with supermarkets that promote, sell, and profit from California table grapes. They are as culpable as those who manufacture the poisons and those who use them.
35 It is my hope that our friends everywhere will resist in many nonviolent ways the presence of grapes in the stores where they shop.
My notes
Unit 3 • The Challenge to Make a Difference • Part 3: Address by Cesar Chavez 125
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