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Alliance for Fair Food announces National Day of Prayer and Fasting in support of OSU student fast!

Posted on by CIW
[caption id="attachment_25465" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Last week, Ohio State University students declared a weeklong fast to begin March 20th calling on the university administration to cut Wendy's campus lease unless the fast-food giant joins the Fair Food Program.  Here they are seen at a gathering yesterday in Columbus painting protest art ahead of next week's actions.[/caption]As CIW members and allies in Immokalee >> Read More

ACTION ALERT: Students at Ohio State University call for support from Fair Food Nation!

Posted on by Coalition of Immokalee Workers
This morning, we bring you a breaking announcement from the Student/Farmworker Alliance network:Yesterday, the administration of The Ohio State University canceled a long-awaited meeting with students regarding whether or not the university would uphold its commitment to cut its contract with Wendy's unless the fast-food giant satisfied students' concerns over farm labor conditions in its supply chain and joined the Fair Food Program.  The OSU >> Read More

BREAKING:  OSU students, Columbus community announce weeklong fast in lead up to Return to Human Rights Tour!

Posted on by Coalition of Immokalee Workers
[caption id="attachment_23568" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Hundreds of Fair Food supporters joined the Workers' Voice Tour in a march through Columbus, Ohio, last year.[/caption]"We are fasting in solidarity with farmworkers who have had to go hungry while harvesting the food we all eat because of Wendy’s indifference to their exploitation..."Just this morning, members of Ohio Fair Food -- including students at The >> Read More

It’s still a pig…

Posted on by CIW
  Wendy's latest public relations ploy in response to Campaign for Fair Food isn't fooling anyone... Sometimes, you just have to hand it to Wikipedia.  It can be a wonderful resource, with clear, concise definitions of just about every concept under the sun.  Here’s a good example, brought to mind by the very latest news out of Wendy’s public relations department: Lipstick on >> Read More

SAVE THE DATE! Return to Human Rights Tour announced for March 16 – 29, 2017…

Posted on by Coalition of Immokalee Workers
[caption id="attachment_23568" align="aligncenter" width="600"] More than 500 Fair Food supporters joined the Workers' Voice Tour in an unforgettable march through Columbus, Ohio, last spring.[/caption]Wendy's Boycott to take national stage from March 16-29, 2017, with whirlwind tour across Midwest, Southeast...Pull out your calendars, Fair Food Nation, it's time for Wendy's -- and the nation -- to return to human rights!  Today, we are announcing the dates of >> Read More