‘Do Shit’ Archives
Fighting For A Precious Penny
Contributing Authors: AMANDA ABU-NAB & CONNIE VILOMAR The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) members were here in St. Petersburg, FL to attend a demonstration and march on Publix. The reason for doing so was to ask Publix Super Markets to work with the CIW to ensure fair wages and humane conditions for the farm workers who pick [...]
A Community of Volunteers: Building through Helping the Homeless
By LEONORA STEFANILE Nov. 30: It is 7 p.m. Monday night at the Missiodei church in St. Petersburg, Fla. In the side room, there are twenty some odd people making sandwiches. The scent of peanut butter hangs heavy in the air, amongst the crinkling of plastic bags. Most of the people look to be in their twenties. One [...]
Do you hear the ECHO?
By PATRICK HENRY, Professor of Sociology It was thirteen years ago. I don't recall the date but I do remember how I got involved with ECHO. I said something in a class about how life is hard for those who are disadvantaged, and that we have a responsibility to do something about it. A student showed up at my office that afternoon and said, [...]
This article sucks.
It really does. Good news, I'm the publisher! More pertinent though is that I'm also the president of the Habitat for Humanity club at Eckerd College, and if you'd like to participate with Habitat for Humanity then email me at: hfh@eckerd.edu Now, if you must continue... Here around 8 AM, we don't groove to Notorious B.I.G., The [...]
