Category: A Year to Dine with Dignity: May 2009 – August 2010

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Direct from Immokalee…

Direct from Immokalee…

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(Note: On the eve of the final weekend of actions before the big Publix protest this December 6 in Lakeland, Florida, we wanted to share the following short video with you. It was produced by CIW members to mobilize their fellow members for this weekend's actions in Clearwater and St. Petersburg. It is in Spanish, but we trust that the >> Read More
Two days, five Publix protests!

Two days, five Publix protests!

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Thousands of Publix consumers learn of labor abuse behind their tomatoes in weekend of actions in South Florida... With actions in Lake Worth, Miami, North Miami, Coral Gables, and Hollywood, the "Month of Publix Protests" hit the road again this weekend, taking its message to the streets of South Florida with colorful signs and a contagious spirit, winning the hearts >> Read More
“How long? Not long!”

“How long? Not long!”

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  Rev. Martin Luther King famously asked "How long?" would the nightmare of institutionalized racism stand against the rising tide of social justice, and answered confidently, "Not long!" Today, religious leaders throughout Florida are stepping up to demand an end to the human rights crisis in the state's fields, and asking how long will Publix continue to stand in the >> Read More
Orlando action biggest Publix protest yet in month of action!

Orlando action biggest Publix protest yet in month of action!

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Orlando action (right) biggest Publix protest yet in month of action! Also: Second powerful Op/Ed by Florida pastor in the past week takes Publix to task for "ignor(ing) farmworkers’ plight, quietly profiting from Florida’s persistent harvest of shame." With the third straight weekend of action in the books, workers from Immokalee and their central Florida allies raised the "Month of >> Read More
Aramark, Sodexo under fire on campuses from Florida to Colorado!…

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

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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
“Month of Publix Protests” continues with actions this weekend in Orlando, and a news round-up from a busy week!…

“Month of Publix Protests” continues with actions this weekend in Orlando, and a news round-up from a busy week!…

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As CIW members head north to Orlando to meet with local allies for another weekend of actions at Publix stores, the front lines in the growing battle for the soul of Florida's "neighborhood grocer" just get hotter and hotter, including: a story on the campaign in Publix's hometown paper, the Lakeland Ledger ("Publix targeted by farmworker group," 10/30/09), in which >> Read More
“There is no labor dispute,” Part II…

“There is no labor dispute,” Part II…

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"There is no labor dispute," Part II... Pastor writes forceful Op/Ed in response to Publix claim "we won't get involved in middle of labor disputes" for Ft. Myers News-Press! Rev. Jim Boler, a retired minister with the United Church of Christ, penned a compelling Op/Ed published in yesterday's Ft. Myers News-Press, entitled "Publix involved in tomato pickers' fate, like it >> Read More
MONTH OF PUBLIX PROTESTS

MONTH OF PUBLIX PROTESTS

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MONTH OF PUBLIX PROTESTS(Gainesville, Tampa) Oct. 24-25, 2009 On their way north, one CIW delegation stopped off at a southwest Florida Publix for an impromptu manager's letter drop-off. Without any corporate interference, the communication was far more direct and genuine. Then it was on to Gainesville, where the Immokalee crew met with some great student organizers building momentum for an upcoming >> Read More
“Month of Publix Protests” continues with two days of action in Gainesville, Tampa!

“Month of Publix Protests” continues with two days of action in Gainesville, Tampa!

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Undaunted by the unethical -- and unexplained -- filming under false pretenses of protesters at last week's actions, dozens of farmworker families traveled north this weekend to demand that Publix support the growing movement for social justice in Florida's tomato fields. Foodservice provider Aramark also focus of Gainesville action on UF campus... About 150 farmworkers from Immokalee and their allies >> Read More