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Fair Food Nation gears up for the June 5th Wendy’s Annual Shareholder meeting!

Posted on June 1, 2018October 15, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_28566" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Farmworkers' freshly-drying artwork for the upcoming Wendy's shareholder meeting.[/caption] "Time's Up, Wendy's!" 40+ farmworkers, scores of allies to descend on Columbus to confront Wendy's executives over failure to protect human rights in burger giant's supply chain... Less than a week to go! We are in the final stretch before Wendy's Annual Shareholder meeting, which will take >> Read More

Brown U student leader takes Wendy’s to task in forceful call to action…

Posted on April 27, 2018October 15, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_28185" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Students join over 2,000 protesters in New York City last month in the Time's Up Wendy's March[/caption] Brown U student, Natalie Lerner: "... it is on us as students, young people, and daily consumers to say that we will not stand for sexual assault on our campus or in the fields... We must elevate real, enforceable >> Read More

Students from coast to coast declare: “It’s On, Wendy’s!”

Posted on April 13, 2018October 15, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_28314" align="aligncenter" width="798"] Students at UNC - Chapel Hill symbolically pin a large red dot to their local Wendy's, building on the nationwide "Red Dot" campaign in which students on university and college campuses map their communities, with red dots indicating locations in which violent incidents of sexual harassment and assault have taken place. For this Sexual Harassment Awareness >> Read More

Blowback! Pop culture media explodes with news of Wendy’s attack on farmworker women, response from #TimesUp leaders…

Posted on March 26, 2018October 15, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_33034" align="alignright" width="405"] InStyle (with an audience of 9.5 million) posted the above video at the top of their story on Alyssa Milano's powerful response to Wendy's outrageous claim that farmworker women were "exploiting" the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.[/caption] People Magazine (76 million readers): "Alyssa Milano Slams Wendy's 'Outrageous' Response Amid Farmworkers' Protest of Fast Food Chain..." Elle Magazine >> Read More

Massive “Time’s Up Wendy’s March” takes Manhattan by storm!

Posted on March 20, 2018October 15, 2020 by CIW

Nearly 2,000 turnout in support of farmworkers' Freedom Fast; Best-selling author Glennon Doyle to farmworker women fasters: "There's nothing more beautiful than using your freedom to fight for those not yet free!" An unforgettable week of action in the heart of Manhattan, 110,000 petition signatures and counting, and media coverage from Newsweek to The Nation lift Wendy's Boycott to the >> Read More

Intense, jam-packed Day 4 of Freedom Fast sets the stage for massive “Time’s Up Wendy’s March”!

Posted on March 15, 2018October 15, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="attachment_28094" align="aligncenter" width="800"] From left to right: Melody Gonzalez, Rev. Michael Livingston, Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, and Noelle Damico prepare to deliver over 103,000 petition signatures to Nelson Peltz on Day 4 of the Freedom Fast.[/caption] Fasters deliver over 100,000 petition signatures in support of fast, boycott, to Wendy's board chair Nelson Peltz; Parkland students tribute; visits from Eve Ensler, Make >> Read More

Fasters survive wet and wild Day 3 of Freedom Fast…

Posted on March 14, 2018October 15, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="attachment_28049" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The fast site turned into a sea of umbrellas as Day 3 of the Freedom Fast dawned under skies heavy with a cold, wet mix of rain and snow. While the weather put a damper on some of the day's planned activities, the fasters' spirits remained strong, and new support rolled in from high places. New >> Read More

Effects of fast, cold front, set in on Day 2 of the Freedom Fast…

Posted on March 13, 2018October 15, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="attachment_27997" align="aligncenter" width="797"] The growing crew of fasters — now well over 80 at the fast site itself, not to mention those joining in support for the full five days remotely — settled in on Day 2 as the physical effects of the fast, and the increasing cold ahead of still tougher weather tomorrow, made themselves felt.[/caption] ... But >> Read More

It’s on! Freedom Fast kicks off in NYC…

Posted on March 12, 2018October 15, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="attachment_27966" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Lupe Gonzalo of the CIW exits the stage at Sunday's opening rally after receiving a yellow armband signifying that she is one of the more than 70 farmworkers and allies taking part in the five-day Freedom Fast.[/caption] Five-day fast to fight sexual violence against women farmworkers launches outside Manhattan office of Wendy's Board Chairman Nelson Peltz >> Read More

ACTION ALERT: This International Women’s Day, 5 ways to support next week’s Freedom Fast…

Posted on March 8, 2018October 15, 2020 by CIW

Today, celebrate International Women’s Day by taking action alongside migrant farmworker women to demand freedom from sexual violence in Wendy’s supply chain! The countdown has begun. In just three days, nearly 100 farmworkers and allies will set up camp outside the hedge fund offices of Wendy’s Board Chair Nelson Peltz on Park Avenue in the heart of Manhattan. They will >> Read More