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Nov. 21st: “Uniting for Fair Food” National Day of Action for the Thanksgiving season…

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As country prepares for Thanksgiving, Fair Food Nation prepares powerful call for justice from Publix, Wendy's...Fall is in the air, and as the end of November draws closer, people across the country are making travel plans and pulling out favorite family recipes for the big Thanksgiving meal on November 26th.For the Fair Food Nation, the central ingredients of that meal are not only the family >> Read More

Wendy’s Week of Action off with a bang! Actions kick off in Orlando, Austin…

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"We plan to fight until Wendy's agrees to respect the dignity of the farmworkers its business depends on..."And, they're off!  Starting last Sunday, the Student / Farmworker Alliance -- cheered on by the rest of the Alliance for Fair Food -- kicked off the National "Schooling Wendy's" Week of Action.  Although we'll be sharing the full round up after the jam-packed >> Read More

ACTION ALERT! Student / Farmworker Alliance calls on network for Wendy’s Week of Action!

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Students to "school Wendy’s on the many ways the fast-food joint has failed to make the grade"...With the academic year now in full swing -- and in the wake of the energizing 2015 Encuentro -- the Student / Farmworker Alliance is kicking off the school season with its first national Week of Action!  Next week, from Sunday, September 27th to Sunday, October 4th, the >> Read More

Watch out, Wendy’s! 100+ Encuentro participants, farmworkers protest for Fair Food…

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CIW members, students: "Maybe Wendy’s will continue to refuse to be a part of the Program today -- but every day, there are more and more of us, and someday, Wendy’s will sign..."This past weekend, after months of planning and preparation, the Student / Farmworker Alliance hosted the 11th annual Encuentro in Immokalee, where students and young people from around >> Read More

A cautionary tale: Farmworker women win massive judgment in sexual assault, retaliation case against Florida farm…

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EEOC case a powerful reminder of: 1) The ongoing epidemic of sexual violence in Florida's fields outside the bounds of the Fair Food Program, and 2) The hypocrisy of retailers and the failure of the corporate social responsibility approach to stop the violence. Last Friday's announcement of a massive jury verdict in favor of five farmworker women who filed sexual >> Read More

Coming Soon: Student/Farmworker Alliance’s 2015 Annual Encuentro!

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Scores of students, young people to gather in Immokalee, develop strategy for Publix, Wendy's campaigns...Each fall, the Campaign for Fair Food takes off with a burst of renewed energy thanks to an annual Immokalee tradition:  The Student/Farmworker Alliance Encuentro!  An action-packed weekend of strategizing and learning for students and youth from all over the country, the Encuentro this year is set for September 10-13.  Check out >> Read More

Tipping Point, Vol. 5: New Jersey puts Wendy’s in the hot seat after Ahold USA joins FFP!

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  "As Wendy's modernizes its brand and its "Old Fashioned Burgers" marquees fall away, so too must this old fashioned way of doing business..." For much of our weeklong "Tipping Point" series, Publix has taken the brunt of consumer contempt for refusing to join the CIW's Fair Food Program.  But Publix isn't the only hold out on the receiving end of consumers' growing >> Read More
Tipping Point, Vol. 4: Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster lifts up Ahold USA agreement as “victory” for farmworkers, consumers!

Tipping Point, Vol. 4: Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster lifts up Ahold USA agreement as “victory” for farmworkers, consumers!

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 "...When the wisdom and expertise of workers is honored at the head of the table, and consumers use public pressure to urge the institutions they patron to heed that expertise, it can result in justice..."Last week, we launched the weeklong "Tipping Point" series, sharing a daily sample of letters, emails, and articles from consumer allies who are celebrating two extraordinary advances of the Fair Food >> Read More

Tipping Point, Vol. 3: Presbyterian Church USA calls on Publix and other companies to follow lead of Ahold USA!

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 [caption id="attachment_22486" align="aligncenter" width="507"] Rev. Noelle Damico represents the Presbyterian Church (USA) at the 2014 March on Wendy's Headquarters.  Members of the Presbyterian Church USA has been marching alongside farmworkers since 2002.[/caption] "My prayer is that Kroger, Wendy’s and Publix will also join and that there will come a day when we know that behind every tomato we buy stands a >> Read More
Tipping Point: Ahold signing, CBS Sunday Morning story pull rug out from under Publix, Kroger, Wendy’s in their fight to turn back Fair Food!

Tipping Point: Ahold signing, CBS Sunday Morning story pull rug out from under Publix, Kroger, Wendy’s in their fight to turn back Fair Food!

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 [caption id="attachment_21073" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Consumers stand alongside farmworkers outside of one of Florida's first Publix stores in Lakeland, Florida (2013).   In the wake of the Ahold signing and the recent CBS Sunday Morning story on the Fair Food Program, the arc is bending ever more forcefully, and companies like Publix, Kroger, and Wendy's are hearing it from their customers.[/caption] Amidst >> Read More