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“INDIGENOUS DAY” PROTESTS IN MIAMI!

Posted on October 12, 2004October 15, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="154"] Members of the CIW took Alligator Alley across the state for a protest (or three...) in Miami on the 12th, doing our part for the Taco Bell Boycott National Day of Action marking this year's celebration of "Indigenous Day"[/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="224"] But, as is always the case when we head to Miami for a >> Read More

SOME TIMELY NEWS FROM THE ELECTION WORLD…

Posted on October 10, 2004October 15, 2020 by CIW

Rock the Vote -- the non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1990 by members of the recording industry to engage America's youth in the political process -- recently refused an offer by Taco Bell to team up with the fast-food giant for a high-level PR voter activity. Taco Bell's marketing department proposed partnering with Rock the Vote to carry out voter >> Read More

CIW protest at Yum Brands shareholder meeting

Posted on May 20, 2004August 27, 2020 by CIW

CIW protest at Yum Brands shareholder meeting, Yum "offer to end boycott" cause quite a stir in Louisville, nationally! Taco Bell boycott continues following Yum CEO's public relations gambit... Thursday, May 20th, started out as a fairly typical day in the Taco Bell boycott. Workers from Immokalee traveled to Louisville, KY, for an animated protest at Yum Brands' annual shareholder >> Read More

Former President Jimmy Carter weighs in on Yum’s “proposed solution” to the Boycott

Posted on May 20, 2004October 15, 2020 by CIW

"This cannot be considered a serious proposal": Former President Jimmy Carter weighs in on Yum's "proposed solution" to the boycott... Nobel Peace Prize winner and former US President Jimmy Carter, writing from the Carter Center in Atlanta, added his voice to the growing chorus of organizations and individuals calling on Yum Brands to take meaningful steps to improve wages and >> Read More

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ENDORSES TACO BELL BOYCOTT!

Posted on May 8, 2004October 15, 2020 by CIW

The United Methodist Church, at their General Conference in Pittsburgh last week, voted to join the boycott against Taco Bell, following the recommendations of the Committee on Church and Society. The Committee voted 99 to 4 to recommend support of the boycott. The full Conference voted 846 to 6 to support the Taco Bell boycott. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers >> Read More

CHRISTIAN ALLIES TO FAST, PRAY FOR A JUST RESOLUTION OF TACO BELL BOYCOTT!

Posted on May 5, 2004October 15, 2020 by CIW

Last week, national and regional leaders of Christian churches called upon their members to fast and pray each Friday during Lent for a just resolution of the Taco Bell Boycott. The Christian season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and concludes six weeks later with the celebration of Jesus' resurrection on Easter Sunday. "We pray that both Yum Brands and >> Read More

OZOMATLI, CECIL MARTIN ENDORSE BOYCOTT!…

Posted on March 5, 2004October 15, 2020 by CIW

Ozomatli, the "Afro-Latin-and-beyond style mashing band" from Los Angeles, has formally endorsed the Taco Bell boycott. The groundbreaking band -- which has never been shy about its commitment to social justice and progressive politics -- has featured the boycott and the CIW's struggle on its website in the past, but this week Ozomatli took the formal step to join the >> Read More

FAQ’s on the Taco Bell Boycott (DOWNLOAD THIS DOCUMENT AS PDF)

Posted on January 14, 2004October 15, 2020 by CIW

FAQ’s on the Taco Bell Boycott DOWNLOAD THIS DOCUMENT AS PDF Why Taco Bell? Are farmworkers really poor? Does TB have power to make change? Is there precedent for this kind of campaign? What does the CIW mean when it uses the term slavery? Should we boycott KFC and Pizza Hut too? Will growers harvest mechanically? WIll TB stop buying >> Read More

The UCC endorses the Taco Bell boycott…

Posted on December 3, 2003October 15, 2020 by CIW

'No quiero,' Taco Bell? By W. Evan Golder Think back to how old you were in 1978. Can you remember how much money you made at that time? Now, compare that to how much money you make today. For most of us, our income in 2001 is quite a bit larger than our income in1978. Not so, though, if you >> Read More

PRESS ARCHIVESA Selection of Taco Bell Boycott Press

Posted on September 28, 2001October 15, 2020 by CIW

PRESS ARCHIVES A Selection of Taco Bell Boycott Press Hundreds of stories have been written about the Taco Bell boycott and the CIW's work against modern-day slavery since 2001 in local and national papers, as well as in university dailies and religious news services across the country. However, due to changes in many commercial media web sites, and the increasing >> Read More