Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) leads a Grocery Workers Justice Pilgrimage during the Southern California supermarket strike of 2003-2004. At the front of the march is Rev. Alexia Salvatierra. LAANE Collection, IRLE Archives.A selection from the new Power from the Past website - Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) leads a Grocery Workers Justice Pilgrimage during the Southern California supermarket strike of 2003-2004. LAANE Collection, IRLE Archives.

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