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“New York City Should Send a Message to Wendy’s, Which Refuses to Protect Its Farmworkers”

“New York City Should Send a Message to Wendy’s, Which Refuses to Protect Its Farmworkers”

Former Manhattan Borough President and stalwart CIW ally Ruth Messinger pens powerful op/ed for the Gotham Gazette: “It’s time for the New York City Council to pass a resolution introduced over a year ago calling on Wendy's to join the [Fair Food] program as a necessary support for farmworkers' lives.” As the calls for legally-binding and verifiable enforcement against sexual violence >> Read More
MUST-READ: Rolling Stone Magazine publishes feature on fatal police shooting of Immokalee farmworker Nicolas Morales

MUST-READ: Rolling Stone Magazine publishes feature on fatal police shooting of Immokalee farmworker Nicolas Morales

[caption id="attachment_34433" align="aligncenter" width="785"] Nicolas Morales' brother, Francisco (center), holds up a portrait of Nicolas at a community vigil in February 2021. Nicolas Morales, a farmworker and single father, was shot and killed by a Collier County Sheriff's Office deputy in September 2020.[/caption] Rolling Stone Magazine: "[Nicolas'] shooting seemed to sit at the nexus of problems with policing that cities >> Read More
A better world is possible…  Let’s keep building it together!

A better world is possible… Let’s keep building it together!

Anita Hill, Chair of the Hollywood Commission, on adapting the Fair Food Program to the U.S. entertainment industry: “There are myriad lessons for Hollywood to glean from the approach, execution and success of CIW and the Fair Food Program in eradicating sexual harassment from an industry devoid of accountability and rife with abuse…” Today is the last day of our >> Read More
Creativity, Resilience, and YOU!

Creativity, Resilience, and YOU!

[caption id="attachment_30887" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Immokalee youth, the children of farmworkers, join hundreds of consumers at a Wendy's demonstration in New York City (2019).[/caption] 115 new monthly donors have signed up during our Summer Sustainer Drive!  48 hours left: If you become a Fair Food Sustainer in these final two days, the impact of your donation will be doubled by a >> Read More
Real and lasting change is not a sprint – it’s a marathon.

Real and lasting change is not a sprint – it’s a marathon.

Thirty years ago, when farmworkers in Immokalee decided to come together and fight to end the human rights abuses that had plagued Florida's fields for centuries, they had a vision of a more just agricultural industry that they captured in these simple words: Dignity, Dialogue, and a Fair Wage.  Those words became a call to action in 2000, adorning countless >> Read More
“COVID is not over yet. We are still fighting to safeguard farmworkers’ health and offer them more protections”…

“COVID is not over yet. We are still fighting to safeguard farmworkers’ health and offer them more protections”…

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmXDT5M_a-s[/embed] The past year has been among the most trying in living memory.  The devastating impact of COVID-19 crashes in waves as the countries around the world continue to face surging death tolls and a painfully insufficient supply of life-saving vaccines. Predictably, the brunt of that impact has been borne disproportionately by communities already living at the edge of survival before >> Read More
“Before the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, there were slaves … But not anymore.”

“Before the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, there were slaves … But not anymore.”

  We've reached the halfway mark of the 2021 Fair Food Sustainer Summer Drive, and we are crushing our goal!  With the goal of 10 new Sustainers every day – and already, 55 people have stepped up to the plate.  Help us keep the momentum going by signing up here to become a Sustainer today! The CIW's farmworker Education Team starts >> Read More
Question: What is the first ingredient in the recipe for achieving real and lasting change?

Question: What is the first ingredient in the recipe for achieving real and lasting change?

  Answer: Education.  But not just any education, Education for Action! Farmworkers in Immokalee have made the call – and the Fair Food Nation is answering!  41 new Sustainers have joined the ranks this week – help us get 10 more today! The Fair Food Program is more than just a certification program, it's a culture change program that is >> Read More
Imagine a U.S. food system in which farmworkers can feed their own families.

Imagine a U.S. food system in which farmworkers can feed their own families.

  In the last 10 years, the Fair Food Program has put over $36,000,000 into farmworkers' pockets in Penny-per-Pound bonuses, and eradicated multiple long-standing practices of wage theft.  Imagine what we can do in 10 more years. Farm labor has long been one of the most dangerous, most physically challenging jobs in the United States. It has also been one of >> Read More