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Get on the caravan to the March for Rights, Respect, and Fair Food!

Posted on February 26, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

From the Northeast to the Midwest, we've got you covered... Five days and counting to the launch of the big March for Rights, Respect, and Fair Food, and farmworker allies everywhere are organizing caravans to make their way to Florida and write their names in the latest chapter of farm labor history. Pictured above are some of the fine people >> Read More

With the March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food just one week away…

Posted on February 24, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

... Immokalee community preparations are in full swing! Over the past several weeks we've seen Fair Food activists preparing for the upcoming 200-mile march to Publix headquarters in cities from Orlando to Atlanta and beyond. But as we enter the final week before the big kick-off in Ft. Myers this coming Sunday, March 3rd, the real action is in Immokalee, where >> Read More

Press Release: March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food

Posted on February 22, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

Contact:Gerardo Reyes Chávez239-503-0950gerardo@ciw-online.org Marley Moynahan239-357-0393marley@ciw-online.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Farmworkers, consumers to launch two-week, 200-mile "March for Rights, Respect, and Fair Food" calling on Publix to support historic human rights advances in Florida tomato fields March to highlight farm labor reforms underway thanks to Fair Food Program, Publix's unconscionable decision to turn its back on social responsibility Immokalee, Florida (February 22, >> Read More

The march website is live!

Posted on February 20, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

With the March for Rights, Respect, and Fair Food just around the corner, preparations enter the final stretch... Preparations for the "Gran Marcha," as they are calling it in Immokalee, are heating up across the country: Allies from New York, NY, to Atlanta, GA, are organizing caravans to join the upcoming march (on the right, below, is a particularly fine >> Read More

“Roses are red, violets are blue…

Posted on February 18, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

"...Sign the Fair Food agreement, Wendy's, it's the right thing to do!" Valentine's Day actions hit Wendy's restaurants from Washington, DC, to Santa Ana, CA A month ago, Fair Food activists across the country visited their local Wendy's to deliver a message: It's time to join the rest of the fast-food industry and support the Fair Food Program. They promised >> Read More

Modern-Day Slavery Museum invited to Lakeland!

Posted on February 14, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

Visit to Publix's hometown (including stops at the Church of the Resurrection, and a Black History Month celebration) underscores the value of CIW's Fair Food Program, injustice of Publix's refusal to support historic changes in Florida's fields... This past weekend, one of Lakeland's largest houses of worship, Church of the Resurrection, welcomed the CIW to its beautiful campus for a weekend-long program of >> Read More

Atlanta’s Freedom Now Singers rehearsing for first-ever public performance!

Posted on February 12, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

Newly formed vocal ensemble to debut at the CIW's March for Rights, Respect, and Fair Food! Preparations for next month's 175-mile, 14-day march from Ft. Myers to Publix's corporate headquarters in Lakeland are now in full swing, both across the state of Florida and in communities across the country, from Nashville, Tennessee, to Denver, Colorado. Not to be outdone, Fair Food activists in >> Read More

“Consider what your faith calls upon you to do…”

Posted on February 11, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

Quaker youth stand for justice in the fields, make preparations for March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food! From the early days of the Taco Bell Boycott more than a decade ago to the present, two of the greatest sources of strength for the Campaign for Fair Food have been youth and communities of faith. Last fall, the CIW was visited >> Read More

“To-mah-toes” a sore spot for Publix…

Posted on February 9, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

Food justice delegation to Immokalee "highlights the staunch refusal of Florida's largest corporation, Publix supermarkets... to put their weight behind supporting this historic partnership" Earlier this week, leaders in the sustainable food and food justice movements converged on Immokalee for a special delegation organized by Just Harvest USA. For writers, chefs, and farmers alike, the gathering was a powerful opportunity >> Read More

One month away! Are you coming?

Posted on February 4, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

The March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food inches ever closer... In Immokalee, February is greeted not as the month of Valentine's Day or the easing of the winter, but rather as the final stretch before launching the big spring action. And, indeed, a month from today, we will be setting out from Fort Myers on our way to Publix >> Read More