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PHOTO REPORT: Hundreds of allies and farmworkers march in Miami, Washington DC in support of dignity for women in the fields!

Women farmworkers to Wendy's, Publix:  "We will never go back to the way it was before, living every day with exploitation — we want all women to have the experience of working with dignity."This past weekend, the brisk fall weather drew hundreds of farmworkers and allies out onto the sidewalks in both Miami, Florida, and Washington, DC, for two high-spirited protests >> Read More
CIW’s Lupe Gonzalo: “Only together were we able to break our silence…”

CIW’s Lupe Gonzalo: “Only together were we able to break our silence…”

[caption id="attachment_26975" align="aligncenter" width="600"] From right to left, CIW's Lupe Gonzalo, the Alliance for Fair Food's Natali Rodriguez, U.S. Soccer star Abby Wambach, writer Luvvie Ajayi, author Glennon Doyle, WME Entertainment's Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, and author Latham Thomas end on a triumphant note at the Minneapolis stop of the Together Live Tour.[/caption] The Together Live Tour -- the nationwide event >> Read More

Mailbag! A letter from the Fair Food Nation to Immokalee…

[hupso title="Inspired by @FoodChainsFilm, DC middle schoolers sell lemonade for farmworker justice!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/05/mailbag-middle-school/"] Inspired by "Food Chains," DC middle schoolers sell lemonade for farmworker justice! "Fair" is one of the first words we learn when we need to distinguish right from wrong in the world.  "That's not fair!" is a universal childhood lament that echoes across playgrounds, streets, and backyards around the country and across generations.  Indeed, children come >> 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
Massive numbers, multiple actions rock Wendy’s!

Massive numbers, multiple actions rock Wendy’s!

[hupso_hide][hupso title="100s upon 100s! Massive protests greet @Wendys during #FoundersWeekofAction across the #FairFoodNation!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17217"] Over 200 protesters marched on Wendy's in Columbus, OH, to demand that the hamburger giant join the rest of the fast-food leaders in advancing the human rights of farmworkers in its supply chain. 200 in Ohio, 130 in DC, 120 in Miami, 80 high schoolers in >> 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

Wendy’s Week of Action Sweeps through Midwest on Way to East Coast!

[caption id="attachment_15749" align="aligncenter" width="523"] Members of Chicago Fair Food gather outside of a Wendy's in the heart of the Windy City during the Wendy's Week of Action.[/caption] From Chicago, IL, to Providence, RI, the late summer front of protests takes Wendy's by storm! Wendy's long, hot summer raged on this past week, and based on the colorful protests that sprang >> Read More
With the Wendy’s shareholders’ meeting in NYC just around the corner, the pressure is rising on the final fast-food holdout…

With the Wendy’s shareholders’ meeting in NYC just around the corner, the pressure is rising on the final fast-food holdout…

Head of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), farmworker mothers, pen letters to Wendy's calling on the hamburger giant to do the right thing ahead of next week's national actions Before joining Wendy's in September of 2011 as President and CEO, Emil Brolick served for several years as CEO of Taco Bell. It was during his tenure with Taco Bell, in 2005, that >> Read More
Trader Joe’s Northeast Tour August 2-12, 2011

Trader Joe’s Northeast Tour August 2-12, 2011

Days 1 and 2 Baltimore, MD, Washington DC (click here for full schedule) The Northeast Tour started out with a visit by several of the Tour participants to the watermelon fields of Delaware's eastern shore, where members of the CIW's watermelon cooperative (above) were hard at work harvesting melons. Fortunately for the Tour crew, the recent record-breaking heat wave had >> Read More