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ACTION ALERT: Students at Ohio State University call for support from Fair Food Nation!

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This morning, we bring you a breaking announcement from the Student/Farmworker Alliance network:Yesterday, the administration of The Ohio State University canceled a long-awaited meeting with students regarding whether or not the university would uphold its commitment to cut its contract with Wendy's unless the fast-food giant satisfied students' concerns over farm labor conditions in its supply chain and joined the Fair Food Program.  The OSU >> Read More

BREAKING:  OSU students, Columbus community announce weeklong fast in lead up to Return to Human Rights Tour!

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[caption id="attachment_23568" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Hundreds of Fair Food supporters joined the Workers' Voice Tour in a march through Columbus, Ohio, last year.[/caption]"We are fasting in solidarity with farmworkers who have had to go hungry while harvesting the food we all eat because of Wendy’s indifference to their exploitation..."Just this morning, members of Ohio Fair Food -- including students at The >> Read More

TOMORROW: Send a heartfelt Fair Food message to Wendy’s for Valentine’s Day!

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ACTION ALERT: Melt that frosty heart!  Send Wendy's CEO Todd Penegor a special message on February 14th to let him know you will boycott Wendy's until they join the Presidential Medal-winning Fair Food Program...Last week, the CIW released a must-see, 30-second spoof (above) of Wendy's Super Bowl commercial to wide acclaim.  The CIW's video -- which has reached a whopping 17,000 views since >> Read More

Check out the route! 2017 Return to Human Rights Tour only two months away…

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2,000-mile route of major spring action charts path from Immokalee through the heart of Wendy's territory in the midwest... It's official!  The countdown from eight weeks until the Return to Human Rights Tour has begun.  As we announced back in December, CIW members and their allies will embark on the longest protest action in a decade, from March 16th to 29th, joining forces with thousands >> Read More

PHOTO REPORT: Mississippians bring the Wendy’s Boycott to the Deep South!

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Food justice, farmworker rights, and Wendy’s Boycott make waves in the Magnolia State!After nearly two decades, and thousands upon thousands of protests from Maine to California, there are very few corners of this great land of ours that the Campaign for Fair Food has yet to reach.   But today, we are pleased to bring you news of a new milestone in the Fair >> Read More

The Grand Finale! Wendy’s protests from Miami to Chicago highlight final Behind the Braids tour, Weekend of Action…

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[caption id="attachment_24990" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 150+ march for final Behind the Braids Weekend of Action in Miami, Florida, last Sunday[/caption]Hundreds of farmworkers and Fair Food allies, new and old, let Wendy's know nothing will deter the Fair Food Nation as the Wendy's Boycott heads into the new season in high gear!Even as the country continues to adjust to the new political >> Read More

“Behind the Braids” Wendy’s Boycott Tours hit the Mid-Atlantic!

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 Wendy's Boycott on the rise in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Western Maryland and Pennsylvania...As we hit the halfway mark of the six "Behind the Braids" Wendy's Boycott tours, there is no doubt that the fast food giant is feeling the pressure coming from all corners of the Fair Food Nation! Instead of deterring consumers from standing with farmworkers, Wendy’s recent public statement of half-truths, innuendo and >> Read More

Northeast “Behind the Braids” Tour heads north to Providence, Boston!

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Consumers across Northeast: “There’s nothing they can do to stop us.  We’re here under the rain, we’re building power, making noise, spreading a message...!"After wrapping up a powerful visit to New York -- which kicked off with a high-spirited march led by the ever-boisterous Lower East Side Girls Club and concluded with a stirring evening vigil outside the luxurious hedge fund offices of Wendy's Board Chairman, Nelson >> Read More
And you thought the presidential debates were maddening…

And you thought the presidential debates were maddening…

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Wendy's issues statement on boycott after months of silence.  Silence was better. As we write this on Wednesday evening, the nation prepares (and by "prepares" we mean curls into the fetal position on the couch in front of the TV...) for the third and final presidential debate.   But if you are like us and happened to catch Wendy's new statement >> Read More

The Nation: “There’s a Nationwide Boycott of Wendy’s Underway…”

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"For over a decade the small coalition of farmworkers and community activists have taken on the giants of Big Ag and built a new system of labor protection. Now they’re taking the fight to a Goliath in red pigtails..." Last week, as the Midwest and Southeast "Behind the Braids" Tours were wrapping up, attention turned to the next tour on the >> Read More