Tag: Columbus

“Tear down the wall!”…

[hupso title="Tear down the wall! @DisciplesGA leaders march on @Wendy's in Columbus, OH!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/07/tear-down-the-wall/"]Over 100 Disciples of Christ (Christian Church) leaders march on Wendy's in Columbus, Ohio, call on Wendy's to tear down the wall keeping the fast-food leader from joining the top human rights program in the US food industry today!As announced last week, when leaders of the Disciples of Christ >> Read More

Ohio Freedom School scholars take up the Fair Food banner!

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#Ohio Freedom School scholars take up #FairFood banner!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/08/ohio-freedom-scholars"] 40+ youth march through streets of Columbus to local Wendy's, are barred from entering store... From the Tour de Fair Food in Denver earlier this month to July's convergence of young food justice leaders in Albuquerque, young consumers across the country have taken to the streets this summer to send a message to Wendy's: We care about poverty and exploitation behind the >> Read More

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

[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

Three generations of CIW women, three hundred workers and consumers, celebrate International Women’s Day by calling on Wendy’s to join the movement for farmworker rights!

[hupso_hide][hupso title="3 generations of CIW women, 300 workers & consumers, gather outside of @Wendys for @InternationalWomensDay" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=18512"] Moving march, vigil in Columbus, Ohio, perfect prelude to today's big March on Wendy's Headquarters in Dublin... After gathering from all four corners of the Fair Food Nation -- with buses and vans pouring into Columbus over the course of the day from >> Read More

Kids say the darndest things! Words from Ohio 3rd and 4th graders provide food for thought for Wendy’s CEO Emil Brolick…

[hupso_hide][hupso title="In advance of #NowIsTheTime Tour, messages pour in for @Wendys and @Publix" url="https://ciw-online.org/?post=18295"] Photos, messages pour in from the Fair Food Nation... With the launch of the "Now is the Time" Tour only a week away, supporters from every corner of the Fair Food Nation are getting into gear for the big spring action!  And as people begin to >> Read More

Spring action announced!: The “Now is the Time” Tour hits the road March 5-15, 2014…

[hupso_hide][hupso title="SPRING ACTION ANNOUNCED! #NowIsTheTime Tour hits the rd this March " url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=18047"] Check out the official "Now is the Time" Tour website!   Ten-day, ten-city tour to take farmworkers, allies to Wendy's home state of Ohio, then back to Florida with a last stop in Publix's hometown of Lakeland... Stops along the way to include actions in major cities, >> Read More

Media round-up! News of Wendy’s Founder’s Week of Action from across the nation…

[hupso_hide][hupso title="MEDIA ROUND UP! @Wendys #FoundersWeekofAction generates press across nation..." url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17359"] It’s that time again!  For the past few weeks, articles have been piling up about the Wendy's campaign, but -- amidst all the beautiful photos and reports pouring in from across the country -- we haven't had a chance to share them.  And that can only mean one thing...  It's >> Read More
Fair Food nation calling on Wendy’s to end the hypocrisy with “Founder’s Week” protests!

Fair Food nation calling on Wendy’s to end the hypocrisy with “Founder’s Week” protests!

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Watch out, @Wendys! @Sfalliance, #FairFoodNation to have actions for @wendys founder's week" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17040"] Allies in cities across the country will be taking action at local Wendy's restaurants the week of Nov. 11 (click here for the full schedule!), calling on Wendy's to live up to the values espoused by its late founder, Dave Thomas... [caption id="attachment_17041" align="aligncenter" width="523"] The above >> Read More
Midwest Tour builds pressure in Wendy’s <br /> stomping grounds…

Midwest Tour builds pressure in Wendy’s
stomping grounds…

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#WendysMidwestTour final report! #FairFoodNation gearing up in #OH for @Wendys campaign this fall..." url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16936"] CIW's travels through the Midwest signal growing impatience of consumers with Wendy's refusal to join widely lauded Fair Food Program -- and foreshadow powerful fall campaign! [caption id="attachment_16939" align="aligncenter" width="523"] Students and other friends of the CIW at Denison University rally in support of justice for >> Read More