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Florida United Methodist Church Bishop Kenneth Carter, cabinet members visit Immokalee, meet with CIW, Fair Food Program grower!

Posted on May 10, 2017October 15, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_26173" align="aligncenter" width="600"] CIW members join the statewide delegation from the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church for a group photo outside CIW headquarters in Immokalee.[/caption] On Monday, Bishop Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. and the cabinet of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church kicked off a two-day tour of the Conference’s missional areas across the state >> Read More

Florida United Methodist Church calls on Publix for dialogue, action on Fair Food without further delay!

Posted on September 29, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="attachment_22127" align="aligncenter" width="600"] In June 2015, the Florida United Methodist Conference voted overwhelmingly for a resolution calling on Publix Supermarkets to join the Fair Food Program[/caption]"...I am writing to inform you of the Florida United Methodist Conference’s resolute call to Publix to join the Fair Food Program and to take part in the expansion of long-denied human rights of >> Read More

Labor Day picket kicks off fall season for Campaign for Fair Food!

Posted on September 9, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="attachment_22606" align="aligncenter" width="600"] CIW Women’s Group member, Marta, at Sunday’s Labor Day picket at Publix[/caption]“… It is with these very hands that I supply the tomatoes that you use, from which you profit…”On Monday, we shared a powerful reflection on the global movement for workers’ human rights and the Fair Food Program’s worker-driven, market-powered model — but that was >> 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

“Here today, we are a river…”

Posted on November 27, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="CIW, allies deliver 360k+ signatures from @WalkFree petition to @Publix headquarters!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17395"] CIW, allies deliver 360,000+ signatures from Walk Free petition to Publix Headquarters in Lakeland! Yesterday morning, CIW Fair Food Program education teams fanned out to several farms in the Central Florida region to hold training sessions with farmworkers on their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Food >> Read More

Publix Truth Tour kicks off in Gainesville!

Posted on September 23, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#PublixTruthTour kicks off in Gainesville! Inspiring gathering followed by 100+ protest at @Publix " url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16483"] Tropical downpour only whets Fair Food activists' appetite for action on big first day of Southeast tour... The Publix Truth Tour launched yesterday with a dramatic send-off from some of the CIW's most stalwart allies in Gainesville. The partnership between Immokalee and Gainesville is >> Read More

Photo Report: CIW families, consumers teach Publix the true meaning of Labor Day!

Posted on September 3, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Labor Day Weekend of Action in FL: CIW's Women's Group leads the way" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16081"] CIW's Women's Group leads the way in big Labor Day Weekend of Action across Florida... Four years ago, CIW members took their call for Publix to sign a Fair Food agreement to the streets for the very first time. This past weekend, CIW members once again loaded >> Read More

“We must be aware of what is happening in our back yard and stand up for what is right.”

Posted on June 18, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

Tennessee United Methodist Conference passes resolution calling on Publix to join Fair Food Program! Last week, voting with the power of tens of thousands of fellow Tennesseans behind them, the United Methodist Conference of Tennessee overwhelmingly passed a resolution in support of Fair Food at their annual conference in Nashville. Sponsored by the Chair of the Board of Church and Society, Rev. >> Read More

“Don’t take Publix customers as fools…”

Posted on June 5, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

United Methodist Women call directly on Publix's Carol Jenkins Barnett to "do the right thing" by farmworkers! Building on a long-standing foundation of support for the Campaign for Fair Food, fifty United Methodist Women from Alabama and West Florida sent letters directly to Publix Board of Directors member, Carol Jenkins Barnett, as they gathered this past weekend to learn about -- and >> Read More

The march may be over, but its impact just keeps going and going!

Posted on March 25, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

141 Methodist Women visit Immokalee in wake of the march, send scorching letter to Publix Board Chair Carol Jenkins Barnett; Marchers pen own words in response to Publix's stubborn resistance to human rights... Though the March for Rights, Respect, and Fair Food ended just over a week ago, the momentum for Fair Food continues to build. Inspired by their time >> Read More