Category: Expanding the Fair Food Program: November 2014 – December 2015

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Fair Food Program label finds its first home at Whole Foods!

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[hupso title=".@FairFoodProgram label finds first home at @WholeFoods!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/12/first-label/"] [caption id="attachment_20749" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A point-of-sale display singles out Fair Food Program tomatoes in a Southern Region Whole Foods produce aisle. The sign reads: "Whole Foods Market was the first US supermarket to join the Fair Food Program.  As a partner, we pay a Fair Food Premium on Florida tomatoes that >> Read More

‘Tis the season to… support the Fair Food Program education team!

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[hupso title="Tis the season to support the @FairFoodProgram education team! Help raise $10k for @CIW worker education team!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/ffp-fundraiser/"] [caption id="attachment_20179" align="aligncenter" width="595"] Farmworkers receive worker-to-worker education under the Fair Food Program on a Florida tomato farm.[/caption] Use #GivingTuesday and 2014's holiday season to help us raise $10,000 and underwrite CIW's crucial worker-to-worker education program... In one very important way, this >> Read More
See the movie, speed the movement…

See the movie, speed the movement…

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[hupso title="READ: See @FoodChainsFilm, speed the movement... @FairFoodProgram" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/food-chains-harvest/"]   The seminal CBS Reports documentary "Harvest of Shame" (the Youtube version of which is embedded here, above) first aired on the day after Thanksgiving, 1960.  In a time when the airwaves were dominated by only three networks, the Edward R. Murrow classic reached millions of Americans and shocked the nation, an >> Read More

“A Tale of Two Thanksgivings”: CIW take on Publix holiday commercials is becoming a Thanksgiving tradition in its own right…

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[hupso title="A Tale of Two Thanksgivings: @CIW take on @Publix holiday commercials..." url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/thanksgiving/"]   (Because of its split-screen format, this video is best watched in full-screen mode.  To do so, click play, then click on the square at the bottom right-hand corner of the video.) Before there was "Food Chains" -- the new documentary on the CIW's Campaign for Fair Food >> Read More
The Californian: “Food Chains picks up where Harvest of Shame left off”…

The Californian: “Food Chains picks up where Harvest of Shame left off”…

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  [caption id="attachment_20631" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Moviegoers in Bonita Springs, Florida, hit the streets outside a local Publix store after a showing of "Food Chains" this past Sunday. The film has sparked protests at Wendy's restaurants and Publix stores in cities around the country.[/caption] Documentary snags a 100% positive audience score on leading film rating site Rotten Tomatoes!  Even popular culture blog >> Read More
Lights, camera… Action! Protesters pour into the streets following “Food Chains” screenings in Miami, New York, Washington DC, and more cities…

Lights, camera… Action! Protesters pour into the streets following “Food Chains” screenings in Miami, New York, Washington DC, and more cities…

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[hupso title="Lights, Camera... ACTION! Protesters pour into streets following @FoodChainsFilm..." url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/food-chains-action/ "] [caption id="attachment_20603" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Over two hundred moviegoers hit the streets for a protest targeting Wendy's following a Saturday afternoon showing of the new documentary "Food Chains" in New York. Wendy's is the lone holdout among the fast-food giants to still refuse to join the CIW's Fair Food >> Read More

Sold out theaters, standing ovations, and strong reviews greet “Food Chains” national debut!

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[hupso title=".@FoodChains sold out, with standing ovations on first night!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/sold-out-food-chains/"] [caption id="attachment_20585" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Moviegoers at an evening showing of "Food Chains" in Bonita Springs, Florida, rose to their feet as the final credits rolled on the film's premiere last night.[/caption] Review: "Food Chains' Will Change the Way You Eat"... "That was the best food documentary I've seen yet, and >> Read More
“This is not a film about oppression, it’s actually a film about transformation”…

“This is not a film about oppression, it’s actually a film about transformation”…

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[hupso title="'This is not a film about oppression, it's actually a film about transformation' - @EvaLongoria @Chrislhayes" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/food-chains-media/"]   MSNBC, Washington Post and many, many more national media weigh in on "Food Chains" and the movement for Fair Food! The day has finally arrived, and "Food Chains" hits theaters in major cities around the country today.  Ahead of its release, >> Read More

Must See TV! Eva Longoria talks Fair Food Program, Florida tomatoes, and Food Chains with Stephen Colbert!

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[hupso title="MUST SEE TV! @EvaLongoria talks @FairFoodProgram, @FoodChainsFilm w @StephenAtHome" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/eva-colbert/"] 1.4 million viewers, millions more on Twitter, learn about the revolution taking place in Florida's tomato fields as "Food Chains" readies for nationwide release! Tuesday was a good day for Fair Food.   With standing room only screenings of "Food Chains" taking place Tuesday in New York City, New Orleans, and >> Read More

Fair Food Actions during “Food Chains” opening week!

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[hupso title="#FairFood Actions during @FoodChainsFilm opening week!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/food-chains-actions/"] [ezcol_1half]AUSTIN, TX Wendy’s Protest RSVP on FacebookSunday, Nov. 23 at 2 PM619 S I H 35 (Intersection of E 7th St.and I-35 Access Rd.) Austin, TX 78702Contact: drealejandraortiz@gmail.com BONITA SPRINGS, FL  Publix Protest Sunday, Nov. 23 at 2PMPublix at Center of Bonita Springs3304 Bonita Beach Rd.Bonita Beach Rd & US 41Bonita Springs, FL contact: claire@interfaithact.org  DALLAS, TX Wendy’s >> Read More