Has Governor Crist been contacted before?
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) requested a meeting with Gov. Crist in September 2007 through his scheduler but were rebuffed. So a delegation of workers from Immokalee traveled 8 hours to Tallahassee to request a meeting in person. Though the governor was in his office, he declined to meet with the CIW delegation and an aide was sent to the receptionist’s area. The CIW gave the aide a copy of “Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the Global Economy,” by John Bowe to give to Gov. Crist. This new book about modern-day slavery highlights the investigation and prosecution of a violent slavery operation in Lake Placid, Florida. The aide received the book and the CIW delegation expressed their interest in working with Gov. Crist to eradicate slavery in Florida and their hope that, after reading the book, Gov. Crist might become more interested in doing so. Unfortunately, there has been no response from Gov. Crist.
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