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“The Value of Nothing”

Posted on December 18, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

New book by Raj Patel (author of "Stuffed and Starved") highlights Campaign for Fair Food! Message is food for thought for Publix... The author of "Stuffed and Starved," Raj Patel, has a new book coming out in a couple of weeks entitled "The Value of Nothing." The phrase comes from a quotation by Oscar Wilde: "Nowadays, people know the price >> Read More

News Round-up…

Posted on December 14, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

When we can't keep up with everything happening in the Campaign for Fair Food, it's time for a round-up! The Campaign for Fair Food has been very busy as the holiday season approaches, visiting Stop & Shop (one of several US brands owned by Dutch supermarket giant Ahold) at its corporate headquarters in Boston, Giant (another Ahold brand) at its >> Read More

And in other news…

Posted on December 11, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

Chipotle CEO Steve Ells challenged to debate on merits of Campaign for Fair Food by Kellogg Food and Society Fellow! Will the promoter of "Food with Integrity" answer the call? Plus, check out an exclusive video (below) from Sunday's huge March for Farmworker Justice! Laying down a virtual gauntlet before Chipotle CEO Steve Ells, Kellogg Food and Society Fellow Sean >> Read More

More from Sunday’s March for Farmworker Justice!

Posted on December 8, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

Photo by Cindy Skop, Lakeland Ledger. You can find a gallery of great pics from yesterday's action at the Ledger website by clicking here. Check out the photo report and all the latest press... Don't miss the CIW photo report -- with analysis and pictures you won't find anywhere else -- from the biggest Publix protest of the year this >> Read More

Walk for Farmworker Justice

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

Walk for Farmworker Justice Lakeland, FL Dec 6 , 2009 photos by JJ Tiziou Sunday's Walk for Farmworker Justice started shortly after noon when nearly 200 workers from Immokalee arrived at the Publix on Florida Avenue on the edge of downtown Lakeland, hometown of the Publix supermarket chain. It wasn't long before the Immokalee contingent was joined by a growing >> Read More

Walk for Farmworker Justice

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

It's just around the corner! Walk for Farmworker Justice Sunday Dec. 6 Gather, starting at 2:30 pm, for picket at 2515 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland (Southgate Plaza Publix) Followed by 2.2 miles march down Florida Ave. to Kryger Park, 100-198 S. Massachusetts Ave., for a rally/candlelight vigil. Click here for more details! And click here to see the press release >> Read More

Walk for Farmworker Justice: Photo Report

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

Lakeland, FL photos by JJ Tiziou [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="288"] Sunday's Walk for Farmworker Justice started shortly after noon when nearly 200 workers from Immokalee arrived at the Publix on Florida Avenue on the edge of downtown Lakeland, hometown of the Publix supermarket chain.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="288"] It wasn't long before the Immokalee contingent was joined by a growing corps >> Read More

“Walk for Farmworker Justice” in Lakeland!

Posted on December 5, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

Here it is, your 11th hour call to action to join us tomorrow for the big "Walk for Farmworker Justice" in Lakeland! Courtesy of Robyn Blumner, St. Petersburg Times (from an online op/ed to appear in tomorrow's paper entitled, "Hey, Publix, pony up a penny per pound"): "... Publix has taken a 'talk to the hand' approach. Corporate spokeswoman Shannon >> Read More

All the pieces are coming together for Sunday’s big “Walk for Farmworker Justice”!…

Posted on December 4, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

All the pieces are coming together for Sunday's big "Walk for Farmworker Justice"!... Two Kennedys, two eras of human rights leadership, set to join CIW for biggest Publix protest of the year! In a bit of news we are truly honored to report, one of Florida's hidden treasures, 93-year old Stetson Kennedy (pictured above at a recent Publix protest in >> Read More

Aramark, Sodexo under fire on campuses from Florida to Colorado!

Posted on December 2, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

Jose Soto, a University of Florida gradate student, argues in favor of the Student Senate resolution calling on Aramark to work with the CIW to improve wages and working conditions in Florida's tomato fields. The resolution passed 57-19. Student government resolutions call on foodservice providers to work with CIW for Fair Food!... The past month has been a whirlwind not >> Read More