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Gainesville faith leaders to Publix:

Posted on August 1, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

Dr. Dennis Shuman of P'nai Or Gainesville Jewish Renewal Congregation explains to those gathered at Gainesville City Hall, "We must do more than bless the food we eat; we must sanctify it by working harder to stop the exploitation of farm labor." "The demands of conscience, of the Godly requirements of justice and compassion, call us to support the Campaign >> Read More

Tour wraps up with powerful Bay Area finale! Days Six and Seven of the Trader Joe’s CA Truth Tour July 16-17, 2011

Posted on July 18, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

The Trader Joe's CA Truth Tour ended with a bang this weekend with powerful protests in two of the Bay Area's most storied communities! On Saturday, the CIW tour crew and farmworker allies old and new made their presence felt in the heart of Berkeley, while on Sunday, a finale march, pictured above, made its way (quite literally!) through the >> Read More

Santa Cruz, San Jose lead the way to the Bay! Days Four and Five of the Trader Joe’s CA Truth Tour July 14-15, 2011

Posted on July 16, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

After a very successful stay in Southern California, the Tour crew headed north, stopping on the way for an afternoon at the University of California Santa Cruz campus and its famous Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS), home to one of the largest campus-based farms in the country. CASFS is a research, education, and public service program at >> Read More

Days Two and Three of Trader Joe’s CA Truth Tour hit Irvine, UCLA…

Posted on July 13, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

LA area actions bring out dozens of Taco Bell Boycott veterans, Tour heads north! Like the heat wave spreading across the country this week, Trader Joe's summer just keeps getting longer and hotter. The California tour continued yesterday, joining up with some of the CIW's most loyal and oldest allies -- the Taco Bell-toppling, Fair Food pioneers of the >> Read More

Trader Joe’s California TruthTour Launched with a Love Story…

Posted on July 11, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

Santa Ana action kicks off week-long tour! The Love Story... Many years ago, way back in the early days of the Campaign for Fair Food when the Campaign was focused on McDonald's, and the CIW and its allies logged months at a time organizing in Chicago, a young woman with the Immokalee crew met a young man living in >> Read More

Leaving Trader Joe’s in Las Vegas!

Posted on July 8, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

Plus... Fair Food allies in California prepare for week-long Trader Joe's Tour, with meetings and actions from LA to San Francisco! "Why I'm saying goodbye to Trader Joe's," is the title of an article published in the July 6th edition of the Las Vegas Weekly that reflects the sentiments of Trader Joe's customers everywhere, including more and more longtime customers >> Read More

4th of July Farmworker Freedom Fest!

Posted on July 5, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

UCC leads more than 450 Fair Food activists in huge march on Tampa Publix... Ten years ago at its General Synod, in 2001, the United Church of Christ approved a resolution to endorse the Taco Bell boycott, making the UCC one of the Campaign for Fair Food's earliest, and staunchest, allies in the faith community.Yesterday, ten years later, at its >> Read More

4th of July Farmworker Freedom Fest!…

Posted on July 5, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

UCC leads more than 450 Fair Food activists in huge march on Tampa Publix Ten years ago at its General Synod, in 2001, the United Church of Christ approved a resolution to endorse the Taco Bell boycott, making the UCC one of the Campaign for Fair Food's earliest, and staunchest, allies in the faith community. Yesterday, ten years later, at >> Read More

Farmworker Freedom March Photo Report

Posted on July 5, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

If it's a UCC action with farmworkers, Olgha Sandman must be there! There is no one that embodies the leadership of the UCC on the issues of human rights and farm labor justice like Olgha, and she was there again yesterday, leading the way on the 450-person strong march. Olgha's indefatigable spirit was matched by the crew from Immokalee, which >> Read More

4th of July Fair Food news round-up!…

Posted on June 30, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

Finally! A reason to post a photo of watermelons... As people across the country prepare for the long weekend and a summer's harvest feast -- including so much watermelon it makes your stomach ache -- we are busy scanning the web to bring you the 4th of July Fair Food news round-up. And it's been a busy week along the >> Read More