European Jewish groups, student groups and labor groups also reacted negatively to the news of Mr. Haider's ascendancy.
The conference, which is modelled on the successful Netroots Nation campaign in the US, will take place on Saturday and aims to link local campaigns with anti-tax avoidance groups, student protesters, unions, and anti-racism activists.
He explained the grass roots nature of the campaign, its evolution from "participatory democracy" and from the "civil society" - the voluntary groups, community groups, student groups that have sprung up throughout Sicily in support of Mrs Borsellino.
The campaign, intended to get the company to bring pressure on the farm owners, has called particular attention to a federal "guest worker" program and brought rare scrutiny to labor practices here, from church groups, student organizations and others.
Its very generality is its strength: it has encouraged existing groups that have sometimes competed against one another, like unions, community groups, student organizations, etc., to mobilize and to join together in resistance to currently unacceptable levels of inequality.
The coalition of education groups, student groups and consumer groups that have pushed for stronger regulations said they were glad to have regulations proposed in time to go into effect next year — but not impressed with their toughness.
