Momentum building ahead of next month’s
Fast for Fair Food…

Yesterday’s impromptu protest at a Naples area Publix turned out to be part massive picket, part joyous celebration. Over 200 Southwest Florida Fair Food activists — a remarkably diverse and festive crowd — switched tracks in the wake of last week’s announcement of the CIW’s agreement with Trader Joe’s and moved their protest down Hwy 41 to a nearby Publix “Greenwise” store.

And after a vibrant, 2-hr action, the crowd gathered round to celebrate the Trader Joe’s agreement with a custom-made Publix cake, inscription and all (on right, the cake, still in its box, reads: “Thank you Trader Joe’s for signing the Fair Food Agreement”)! It was the best money ever spent at Publix…

Click here for pictures from yesterday’s high-spirited action, or here for the local CBS affiliate’s report on yesterday’s protest.

And check back soon for much more on the upcoming Fast for Fair Food!