Jody Williams, winner of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her leadership of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, has endorsed the Alliance for Fair Food and the CIW’s campaign to make fast-food fair food, too. In announcing her endorsement, Ms. Williams wrote:

“The work of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers on behalf of Florida’s farmworkers — especially its efforts to eliminate forced labor and modern-day slavery in U.S. agriculture — represents one of the most important human rights struggles of the 21st century. I am proud to add my name to the growing chorus of individuals and institutions demanding justice in Florida’s fields and responsible purchasing practices from fast-food giants such as McDonald’s and Burger King.”

Ms. Williams is widely respected not just for her courageous fight against the use and proliferation of landmines, but for her work as an international activist, teacher, and writer. In endorsing the Alliance for Fair Food (click here to learn more about the AFF), she joins such outstanding individuals and organizations from the world of human rights and social justice as NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, Congressman John Lewis, Grammy Award winner Bonnie Raitt, Professor Noam Chomsky, Amnesty International USA, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and United Students Against Sweatshops. We are humbled by Ms. William’s support and look forward to working together with her for greater justice in the country’s food industry.