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You can run, but you can’t hide from Fair Food! Part II…

Posted on July 15, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#TomatoRabbis storm the castle!" url="https://ciw-online.org/"] Rabbinic delegation visits Wendy's Chairman Nelson Peltz at his Park Avenue office, demands answers on human rights and the Fair Food Program... Last week we brought you the story of a live TV interview that took a surprising turn when CNBC reporter Jane Wells decided to grill Wendy's CEO Emil Brolick on why the company continues to >> Read More

“Why not put your name by all the others?…”

Posted on July 10, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title=".@CNBC, @JaneWells grills @Wendys CEO on refusal to commit to the #FairFoodProgram" url="https://ciw-online.org/"] Social Responsibility Live! CNBC reporter grills Wendy's CEO on refusal to commit to the Fair Food Program during live interview after Twitter-verse demands answers... (jump ahead to the 2:58 mark to watch Question #4 on the Fair Food Program) There is no escape these days for Wendy's CEO Emil >> Read More

Kroger slams door on human rights at shareholder meeting in Cincinnati!

Posted on June 30, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="FULL REPORT: @Kroger slams the door on #humanrights!" url="https://ciw-online.org/"] CIW delegation turned away despite holding legitimate proxies; 100 stage impromptu march on Kroger headquarters to protest workers' extraordinary exclusion from supermarket giant's annual shareholder meeting... No one saw that coming. Since the days of the Taco Bell boycott in the early 2000's, members of the CIW and their allies have >> Read More

Cumberland Presbyterian women “Step Out” for Fair Food!

Posted on June 26, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#Chattanooga TN Cumberland Presbyterian Women step out for Fair Food!" url="https://ciw-online.org"] First-ever Fair Food protest in Chattanooga, TN, "a proud day to be part of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.” Last week, Silvia Perez of the CIW delivered the keynote address at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s Women’s Ministry Convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Women’s Ministry, as part of its “Step Out” initiative committed to putting faith >> Read More

Publix: “May your practices reflect God’s care. The world is watching.”

Posted on June 23, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="United Methodist Women denounce @Publix for rejecting #FairFoodProgram..." url="https://ciw-online.org/"] United Methodist Women chastise Publix for rejecting Fair Food Program, celebrate deep and growing partnership with farmworkers... United Methodist Women just won't take no for an answer when it comes to food justice and Florida's supermarket giant, Publix! Last week we posted a story about this incredible video, a moving look at three generations >> Read More

“Shaping Generations”… United Methodist Women and the Fair Food Movement!

Posted on June 19, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Shaping generations: @UMWomen join with @CIW to shine spotlight on social change" url="https://ciw-online.org/"]Worker-driven, consumer-powered social responsibility: Moving video by United Methodist Women puts spotlight on crucial role of consumers in Fair Food Movement...Earlier this week we brought you a reflection on the "secret" behind the success of the CIW's Fair Food Program, the fact that the Fair Food Program >> Read More

Help us ensure dignity and respect for farmworker women!

Posted on June 11, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Help ensure dignity & respect for #farmworker women!" url="https://ciw-online.org/"] Catapult launches new crowdfunding project to support expansion of the Fair Food Program... Earlier this year, the Fair Food Program won the support of Catapult, a pioneering crowdfunding platform that works with groups around the globe to advance the rights of women and girls. And today, we have the great pleasure of announcing >> Read More

Ohio Media Round-up! Wendy’s takes a hit in hometown newspapers…

Posted on June 6, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Short title" url="the URL"] Ohio papers spotlight Fair Food demands at Wendy's shareholder meeting! They say the best things come in threes, and so to round out our coverage of Wendy's 2014 shareholder meeting -- following last week's exciting first-hand report from inside the meeting, and this week's open letters to Wendy's leadership from some of the country's most important religious leaders -- we bring you >> Read More

Religious leaders around the country call on Wendy’s: “Lead Wendy’s to be a part of the common good…”

Posted on June 4, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="60+ religious leaders call on @Wendys: Lead Wendys to be a part of the common good..." url="https://ciw-online.org/"] "We've witnessed the powerful partnerships between workers, growers and corporations, whose collaboration is transforming an industry once mired in slavery to one now founded on dignity and respect..." The campaign to shepherd Wendy's into the growing Fair Food movement continued to gain momentum >> Read More