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UN Global Compact write up on Fair Food Program a great read…

Posted on December 3, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title=".@UN cites #FairFoodProgram in supply chain sustainability index!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17431"] [caption id="attachment_17440" align="aligncenter" width="523"] The entryway to the United Nations offices in Geneva.[/caption] Have you ever wanted the perfect one-pager on the Fair Food Program -- the document you could hand your local grocery store manager, your campus foodservice provider, your community or church social justice group, or just a >> Read More

“Here today, we are a river…”

Posted on November 27, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="CIW, allies deliver 360k+ signatures from @WalkFree petition to @Publix headquarters!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17395"] CIW, allies deliver 360,000+ signatures from Walk Free petition to Publix Headquarters in Lakeland! Yesterday morning, CIW Fair Food Program education teams fanned out to several farms in the Central Florida region to hold training sessions with farmworkers on their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Food >> Read More

Food movement voices weigh in on Fair Food on eve of harvest holiday…

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

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#FoodMovement voices from #FairFoodNation weigh in on #Thanksgiving! @BamCo @CivilEats" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17380"] (The CIW's "Tale of Two Thanksgivings" is quickly becoming a holiday classic in its own right) With Thanksgiving now just two days out, our minds begin the inevitable turn away from the workday life and toward the 4 F's of our great American harvest celebration -- family, friends, >> Read More

First ever Fair Food Program Annual Report now online!

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

[hupso_hide][hupso title="First ever #FairFoodProgram Report now online!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17259"] The report, issued by the Fair Food Standards Council (FFSC), offers unprecedented insight into the outcomes -- both the concrete advances and the continuing challenges -- from the first two harvest seasons under the oversight of the FFSC... As the Fair Food Program enters its third season in full effect in Florida's >> Read More

Why we fight for Fair Food, a quick reminder from the fields…

Posted on November 5, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="From the front lines of the #FairFoodProgram! Education team sends photos from the fields..." url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17079"] As the Fair Food Program enters its third full season in effect, the CIW's worker-to-worker education program hits the fields across the state! Just a quick reminder this morning of what we are fighting for when we fight for Fair Food: Above is a >> Read More

Publix Truth Tour crew brings Fair Food gospel to Publix’s newest market, North Carolina!

Posted on October 1, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#PublixTruthTour brings #FairFoodNation to @Publix's newest market, NC!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16538"] Educational swing through the Tar Heel state gets warm reception from student, faith, community and corporate allies... Over the course of four days in North Carolina -- days that took them on a whirlwind tour through Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, and Asheville -- the Publix Truth Tour crew met >> Read More

Student/Farmworker Alliance Encuentro 2013 puts focus on Wendys, Publix!

Posted on September 16, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title=".@sfalliance #Encuentro2013 puts focus on @Wendys, @Publix!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16386"] Students, youth gather for a weekend of planning, convivio with workers in Immokalee... Last weekend, a storied tradition unfolded once again as the Student/Farmworker Alliance convened it's 9th Annual Encuentro in Immokalee. Students and young people hailing from twenty states across the nation converged in the birthplace of the Campaign for Fair >> Read More

BREAKING NEWS! Sept. 21 – Oct 5: Southeast Publix Truth Tour!

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

[hupso_hide][hupso title=".@ciw, #FairFoodNation gearing up for Southeast #PublixTruthTour, Sept 21 - Oct 5! Watch out, @Publix… " url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16157"] NOTE: Don't miss the full schedule at the Publix Truth Tour mainpage! Rolling out from Immokalee on September 21st, the CIW will be launching a marathon tour of the southern branch of the Fair Food Nation to spread the truth about Publix and >> Read More

Photo Report: CIW families, consumers teach Publix the true meaning of Labor Day!

Posted on September 3, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Labor Day Weekend of Action in FL: CIW's Women's Group leads the way" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16081"] CIW's Women's Group leads the way in big Labor Day Weekend of Action across Florida... Four years ago, CIW members took their call for Publix to sign a Fair Food agreement to the streets for the very first time. This past weekend, CIW members once again loaded >> Read More

Cosecha de verguenza…

Posted on June 28, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

Massive slavery operation uncovered in Mexican tomato fields underscores value of Fair Food Program and market consequences for human rights violations Earlier this month, a horrifying story of human rights abuse and exploitation broke when Mexican authorities rescued nearly 300 workers from brutal forced labor conditions on a tomato farm in the state of Jalisco. Here is an excerpt from a report >> Read More