A New Day in the Fields: September 2010 – December 2011 – Page 6

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Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign…

Posted on September 12, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

80 protest Trader Joe's grand opening in Chicago, 100 Fair Food activists picket Milwaukee TJ's store next day! While Publix has been on the hot seat of late, the back burner hasn't been exactly kind to Trader Joe's, either. Several actions have taken place at midwest Trader Joe's stores recently, including locations in Chicago, Milwaukee, and the Twin Cities. >> Read More

Midwest Protest-fest Trader Joe’s protests Chicago, Milwaukee

Posted on September 11, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

Friday, Sept. 9th marked the Grand Opening for the new South Loop Trader Joe's. Farmworkers waited patiently at a morning ribbon-cutting ceremony behind a plastic lei "ribbon" for a chance to deliver manager letters to the new store manager... ... only to be approached by a woman before the official store opening who preemptively asked the delegation to stay out >> Read More

Turned away… but NOT turned back!

Posted on September 8, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

(Photo by Calvin Knight, Lakeland Ledger. See his excellent photo gallery from the final day of the tour here.) Above: Leaders of the 200-mile Pilgrimage to Publix ride the streets of Lakeland on the final leg to Publix corporate headquarters Tuesday. Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw refused to meet with the workers and rejected an invitation to visit Immokalee to learn >> Read More

Publix takes a pass…

Posted on September 7, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="520"] A Publix spokesperson, above right, who met the delegation of CIW bikers outside of security at the entrance to Publix's long corporate driveway, asks the bikers to "wrap it up" after a brief back and forth at the culmination of the 200-mile Pilgrimage to Publix.[/caption] Publix CEO Crenshaw refuses to meet with bikers, rejects invitation to >> Read More

“Cycling to Crenshaw” Bike Pilgrimage to Publix Immokalee to Lakeland, FL 8/27 – 9/6, 2011

Posted on September 6, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

"Cycling to Crenshaw" Bike Pilgrimage to Publix Immokalee to Lakeland, FL 8/27 - 9/6, 2011 Final Stop Lakeland, FL On Tuesday, September 6th, the day after Labor Day, a hearty crew of bikers from Immokalee and their allies completed the 11-day, 200-mile "Pilgrimage to Publix," arriving in Lakeland for the final leg of the tour, an 8-mile stretch from downtown >> Read More

Labor Day Sunday…

Posted on September 6, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

... and the Pilgrimage crew visits with hundreds of Floridians in churches on the way to its Tuesday rendezvous with Publix CEO Ed Crenshaw! Click here to see the latest photo report now No rest for the weary this Labor Day weekend for our friends on the "Pilgrimage to Publix" bike tour! The intrepid crew continued its quest for a >> Read More

“Cycling to Crenshaw” Bike Pilgrimage to Publix Immokalee to Lakeland, FL 8/27 – 9/6, 2011

Posted on September 6, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

"Cycling to Crenshaw" Bike Pilgrimage to Publix Immokalee to Lakeland, FL 8/27 - 9/6, 2011 Venice to Sarasota Days 5 & 6 After a good night's rest at the Knights of Columbus hall -- the CIW's go-to accommodations in Venice for many years now -- the bikers began a long-awaited stretch of the journey, a ride along the famed Legacy >> Read More

“Cycling to Crenshaw” Bike Pilgrimage to Publix Immokalee to Lakeland, FL 8/27 – 9/6, 2011

Posted on September 6, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

Punta Gorda to Venice Days 3 & 4 The riders arose with the sun Monday morning to begin their ride just north of Cape Coral. A few miles down the road they pulled into the Bean on 41 in Punta Gorda for a tasty breakfast of java, smoothies and bagels courtesy of our new friends at the Bean on 41, >> Read More

Pilgrimage to Publix lands in Lakeland!

Posted on September 6, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

Check out the great video retrospective from the 200-mile tour above -- and the photo report from Days 7 & 8 below -- then check back again soon for a complete report from the exciting culmination at Publix headquarters in Lakeland!

Posted on September 5, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

MEDIA CONTACT Jordan Buckley, Interfaith Action Oscar Otzoy, Coalition of Immokalee Workers 239 503 0928 -- www.ciw-online.org Farmworkers to Arrive at Publix HQ Tomorrow after 200-mile Bike Ride, Will Invite CEO Ed Crenshaw to Immokalee to Learn the Truth About Fair Food Initiative Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) members believe Publix CEO personally unaware of farmworker poverty and abuse, misinformed >> Read More