When I was a kid I remember seeing “No Uvas!” bumper stickers on cars. It means “No Grapes”. I didn’t really understand why at the time, but later learned the movement and the bumper stickers were inspired by Cesar Chavez. He was a union worker, labor leader and civil rights leader. This movement was in response to the poor treatment of (mostly) immigrant produce pickers in California.
I am pretty sure the fight was done by the time I could read those bumper stickers, but the passion lived on in people like my dad, a Mexican American union worker from California. Grapes are one of my favorite fruits and I’m glad I can eat them without guilt, but every now and then I think about how lucky I am to live in a country where people are able to fight for proper treatment at work…and how now people fight for proper treatment of the animals we eat (more on that later).
Lunch was a big salad with hummus and cottage cheese. I bought the biggest tub of cc from Costco so now I have to eat it. I go through phases of liking things, so let’s hope I am in a “like cottage cheese” phase for a while. In the spirit of my Mexican heritage, quesadillas are on the menu for dinner!
jac says
ok.. now you just made me feel like getting some grapes..
Kasondra says
i go through phases with food too, especially with cottage cheese!
Melissa (Melissa Likes To Eat) says
I remember those bumper stickers too!!!! 🙂 I’m not a big fan of cottage cheese….I wish I liked it though. Maybe it can be a food that I make myself like…..it worked for mushrooms. We’ll see.
Karla says
I would definitely agree that we live in a country where people have the legal right to fight for proper treatment at work, but I’m sad to say that many do not because of economic needs and power structures. I think this should remind us of the importance of being aware of how our society works (as well as others) and the power of advocacy in creating positive change.
On a totally different note, I like your placemats 🙂