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

Sodexo — “lone holdout” among major foodservice companies

Sodexo — “lone holdout” among major foodservice companies

This past spring, New College students in Sarasota, Florida, joined with CIW and Interfaith Action representatives to deliver a petition containing hundreds of student signatures to the campus foodservice company, Sodexo, calling on Sodexo to follow the example of other foodservice leaders and join in partnership with the CIW to improve farm labor wages and working conditions. Sodexo -- "lone >> Read More
Secretary Clinton: Fighting slavery “is everyone’s responsibility.”

Secretary Clinton: Fighting slavery “is everyone’s responsibility.”

On left, Bert Perry (right) of National Farm Worker Ministry hands Publix representative (blue shirt) a copy of the State Department TIP report. On right, the Publix representative walks away after brief exchange. Secretary Clinton: Fighting slavery "is everyone’s responsibility.Businesses that knowingly profit or exhibit reckless disregard about their supply chains… all of us have to speak out and act >> Read More
Campaign for Fair Food in Washington!

Campaign for Fair Food in Washington!

June 22, 2010 NEWS SUMMARY: Campaign for Fair Food spends a whirlwind week in Washington!     As the Campaign for Fair Food prepares for a summer season sure to be full of big news -- including more Publix action and a Northeast Slavery Museum Tour that is currently in the works and will focus on Ahold properties Giant and >> Read More

Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum on National Mall, Washington, D.C.

June 15-16, 2010 photos by Fritz Myer [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="288"] Atop the U.S. Capitol building stands a statue (the dark figure at the top of this picture) with an interesting history.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignright" width="288"] The statue is named “Freedom.”Its original plaster cast, shown here, stands inside the Capitol rotunda today. And one of the artists that created “Freedom” >> Read More
Day Two for the CIW Modern-Day Slavery Museum on the National Mall!

Day Two for the CIW Modern-Day Slavery Museum on the National Mall!

photo by Fritz Myer While we work on a report, check out these two great stories from Monday's ceremony at the State Department: From The Nation (also CBS News and Common Dreams), "Human Trafficking: Not Someone Else's Problem," 6/15/10: "... Holding companies accountable was a theme not only voiced by CdeBaca but also Clinton—and not just the primary perpetrators of >> Read More
CIW’s Laura Germino Recognized as TIP Hero

CIW’s Laura Germino Recognized as TIP Hero

U.S. State Department 2010 "Trafficking in Persons" (TIP) Report Ceremony CIW's Laura Germino Recognized as TIP Hero 6/14/10 photos by Fritz Myer Washington, DC, is unique among U.S. cities. Its famous monuments and massive government buildings have a way of making things seem small. Take the Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum, for example. The museum made headlines across Florida during its >> Read More
CIW’s Germino (right) recognized in standing-room only ceremony at State Department!

CIW’s Germino (right) recognized in standing-room only ceremony at State Department!

Sec. Clinton: "All of us have a responsibility to bring this practice to an end," including "businesses that knowingly profit or exhibit reckless disregard about their supply chains..." Germino: CIW, overseas TIP Heroes pledge to continue "collective fight to wipe slavery off the face of this earth." In an unforgettable ceremony held in a storied room on the top floor >> Read More