To our wonderful Community,

The Olympia Food Co-op is aware of the nationwide call for a general strike and economic boycott taking place tomorrow.

Organizers nationwide are encouraging everyone to pause work and shopping as a way to draw attention to concerns about immigration enforcement practices and their impacts on workers, families, and communities.

Our staff are supported in making their own choices about how they observe the day, and we are working to ensure that everyone is treated with care, dignity, and respect regardless of how they participate.

The Co-op will remain open and operating at a minimal level and we encourage you NOT to shop tomorrow if at all possible.

We understand food is essential, and the Olympia Food Co-op offers a non-corporate option.

If you need essential items, we ask that you consider using cash when possible and avoiding large corporate or big-box retailers, in keeping with the strike’s goals of limiting corporate profit and economic concentration.

We encourage individuals and businesses to endorse the shutdown by signing up at https://nationalshutdown.org/home#endorse.

Beyond tomorrow, our cooperative is committed to continuing conversations and exploring meaningful, long-term ways we can support workers, immigrants, and community members impacted by these issues.

We appreciate our community’s thoughtfulness and solidarity as we navigate both the immediate moment and the work ahead.

In solidarity,

Olympia Food Co-op