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Fair Food Festival Community/Farmworker Alliance New York, New York

Posted on September 24, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

This past Saturday, Fair Food activists gathered for the family-friendly Fair Food Festival in Brooklyn, NY, an all-day event sponsored by a number of local organizations, including the indomitable Community/Farmworker Alliance. The day featured workshops on the roof-top garden, movie screenings, face-painting and much more! As described in the Carroll Gardens Patch, "The Commons on Atlantic Avenue served as a >> Read More

Special Comment on the Lawsuit Filed Recently Against Burger King

Posted on September 13, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

Many of you may have already read coverage of a lawsuit filed this week in Miami against Burger King involving questions around the payment of penny-per-pound funds to farmworkers. If not, here is an example of the coverage. It's hard to figure out where Florida Legal Services could possibly be coming from with this lawsuit. But we do know this, >> Read More

CIW Response to Trader Joe’s “A Note to our Customers about Florida Tomatoes”

Posted on April 13, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

Confronted with mounting pressure from the Campaign for Fair Food, Trader Joe's recently posted an update to its website entitled, “A Note to our Customers about Florida Tomatoes.” Its key passage states that: “Trader Joe's is working directly with wholesalers and growers to pay an extra penny per pound to all growers from whom we buy tomatoes grown in Florida. >> Read More

The Tour may be over, but the action never stops!

Posted on March 10, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

Sojourners blog asks: Why not give up Publix for Lent this year? Quiznos on the hot seat as Denver Fair Food calls for "Spring Blitz" of protests in company's hometown... The Bible boasts many prophets, but none spoke louder on the matters of human dignity, freedom, and justice than the Prophet Isaiah. And so it is fitting that when the >> Read More

Happy MLK Day!

Posted on January 17, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

Dr. King's words as true today as they were half a century ago, ring out as powerful lesson for Publix, Ahold, supermarket industry... Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 82 years old today had his life not been cut short by an assassin's bullet in Memphis, TN, in 1968. Dr. King was in Memphis at the time to >> Read More

Harvesting Hope/Pennies For Publix Photo report November 15, 2010

Posted on November 18, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

The first-ever "Harvesting Hope interfaith community event" hit Naples this past weekend with a whirlwind of activities spread over three days, including a radio panel on farm labor issues broadcast on the local NPR affiliate, a visit by the CIW's Modern-Day Slavery Museum, several opportunities for worship at the Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church, children's activities, a Publix protest, a great benefit >> Read More

’08: Top Five Stories | CIW

Posted on January 6, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

January 6, 2009 2008: Five stories that defined a momentous year in the Campaign for Fair Food... Whether it was the year in national news -- from the election of the country's first African American president to the worst economic crash since the Great Depression -- or just the year in Fair Food -- from three stunning new victories in >> Read More

“Two roads diverged…”

Posted on October 10, 2007October 15, 2020 by CIW

“Two roads diverged…” Those are the famous first words of Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken.” The poem tells of a traveler faced with a choice between two roads. After some contemplation, he ultimately chooses the “one less traveled by.” His choice, the traveler tells us, “made all the difference.” Last week, the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange (FTGE), the >> Read More

Burger King Protest at Dania Beach, FL

Posted on August 25, 2007October 15, 2020 by CIW

Huge protest at Dania Beach, FL, Burger King!... Latest action sets the tone for the months ahead as the Campaign for Fair Food ramps up for the November shareholders meeting at BK headquarters in Miami! See the report and more pictures from the action here! Read the South Florida Sun Sentinel story from the protest, "Immokalee farmworker activists take on >> Read More

10/27-28: DAYS OF ACTION 2006 A HUGE SUCCESS!

Posted on October 27, 2006October 15, 2020 by CIW

Press reports from Days of Action: "Students participate in McDonald's protest," The Daily Colonial 11/30/06 "Students protest popular fast food restaurant," Central Michigan Life 11/27/06 And remember, be sure to check out the SFA update from the Days of Action, with pics and reports from cities you won't find here, including Madison, WI, Washington, DC, Ft. Myers, FL, Mount Pleasant, >> Read More