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VICTORY! Wendy’s not welcome on University of Michigan campus until the fast food giant joins the Fair Food Program!

Posted on February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_29329" align="aligncenter" width="770"] University of Michigan student marching in the 2017 Fair Food Parade in Columbus, Ohio.[/caption] Student Union Board of Representatives: "It is the position of the Michigan Union Board of Representatives to not support companies that engage in practices deemed unethical by the Fair Food Program..." One down, three to go, and the "4 for Fair Food" >> Read More

PART 2: University of Florida and the “4 for Fair Food” Tour…

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_25484" align="aligncenter" width="800"] University of Florida students marching on the Reitz Union in 2017, demanding an end to UF's contract with Wendy's.[/caption] Florida Gators, proud of the state's homegrown Fair Food Program, are fighting for University of Florida to kick Wendy's off campus. Will this be the year that Florida's flagship public university and agricultural school finally demonstrates support >> Read More

THIS WEEK: Student/Farmworker Alliance calls for Valentines to be sent to 4 for Fair Food University leaders!

Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

ACTION ALERT: Join Fair Food Nation in calling for "No More Frosty Hearts" from university leaders doing business with Wendy's by sending Valentines this week! This morning, the Student/Farmworker Alliance put out a call to action for not only students, but all members of the #FairFoodNation, to get geared up for the 4 for Fair Food Tour by sending a very >> Read More

TEDMED video featuring CIW’s Gerardo Reyes Chavez and Greg Asbed goes live!

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

CIW at TEDMED 2018: "...a new theory of change was born: Rather than fight with farmers over a shrinking slice of the pie, we were going to have to make common cause with consumers to demand an entirely new kind of food – Fair Food…" Just a few short months ago, CIW’s Gerardo Reyes and Greg Asbed sat together on >> Read More

PART 1: Ohio State University and the 4 for Fair Food Tour

Posted on February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_25695" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Ohio State University student fasters at the culmination of their seven-day fast in March 2017.[/caption] On International Women's Day, Ohio State University students will join with farmworkers to march on the president’s office and demand an end to Wendy's contract following years of broken promises by President Michael Drake... Today we bring you the first of >> Read More

Get on the bus! 4 for Fair Food Tour caravans are popping up from coast to coast!

Posted on January 29, 2019January 31, 2019 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_29323" align="aligncenter" width="799"] UNC Chapel Hill students march to demand the removal of Wendy's from their campus in support of the national Wendy’s Boycott (November 2018).[/caption] Make sure to sign up for your seat on the caravan nearest to you to join the CIW in Ohio or Florida during the 4 for Fair Food Tour... Plans are well underway >> Read More

Why are farmworkers embarking on the 4 for Fair Food Tour?

Posted on January 25, 2019January 27, 2019 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

By now, you know that farmworkers will be embarking on the 4 for Fair Food Tour from March 2-14, traveling across the nation to four of the country’s top public universities – the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Ohio State University in Columbus, and the University of Florida in Gainesville – >> Read More

Get ready! Farmworkers from Immokalee are bringing the Wendy’s Boycott to a campus near you!…

Posted on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_29454" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Brand-new 4 for Fair Food Tour logo, hot off the presses, featuring the four universities where farmworkers and consumer allies will take action this coming March.[/caption] As students, community leaders and farmworkers lay the groundwork for the upcoming tour, calling on four leading universities to cut ties with Wendy's, YOU can start making plans for getting >> Read More

KPFA radio show “Against The Grain” highlights power of Fair Food!

Posted on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_28182" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Thousands march in the streets of New York City during the Time's Up Wendy's March in March 2018.[/caption] Syracuse U Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern on the Campaign for Fair Food: "It empowers people getting involved whether it's a student organizing or the workers themselves, people are now aware of how these shifts can happen." Earlier this week, >> Read More

Ally Corner: Reading, and writing, about the Fair Food Program!…

Posted on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

For a Better World Magazine features excellent article on Worker-driven Social Responsibility as solution to gender-based violence penned by longtime Fair Food ally Rev. Noelle Damico... Here's a fun way to kick off the New Year! People often ask us what they can do as allies to help advance the expansion of the award-winning Fair Food Program. Well, the first >> Read More