Category: Fair Food Program to the Fore: November 2012 – October 2013

2012 Thanksgiving Week of Supermarket Action Report

2012 Thanksgiving Week of Supermarket Action Report

Media links (scroll down for photos): The Independent Florida Alligator, "Activists protest outside Publix to push for better farmworker wages," 11/20/12 "... Many will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday with food, but some Gainesville activists are concerned about the hands that gather that feast. Members of the Gainesville Interfaith Alliance for Immigrant Justice, along with some students and local religious >> Read More
A Tale of Two Thanksgivings…

A Tale of Two Thanksgivings…

(click on the expand icon -- the four arrows in the bottom right corner -- for optimal viewing) This holiday season, ask Publix to join us at the Fair Food table... The holiday season is upon us, which means it's time again to gather around the table with loved ones to celebrate another year of life together, of new beginnings >> Read More
The first law of social change dynamics: For every action there is an equal and attendant reflection…

The first law of social change dynamics: For every action there is an equal and attendant reflection…

We typically dedicate this space to chronicling the many actions taking place around the country in the Campaign for Fair Food (and, more recently, the many advances taking shape through the Fair Food Program), but today we wanted to do something a little different. Specifically, we wanted to take a peek behind the actions, in this case, to share the >> Read More
November 12 Publix Action

November 12 Publix Action

"We knocked once and the door was closed..." Allies from the Unitarian Universalist congregations from across Florida joined farmworkers from Immokalee and their families this past Saturday in Port Charlotte, FL, calling on Publix to not only come to the Thanksgiving table, but to join the 11 corporate buyers at the table of the Fair Food Program. "... but we >> Read More
Publix protest in Ft. Myers

Publix protest in Ft. Myers

Publix protest in Ft. Myers, FL portent of things to come in next week's Thanksgiving Week of Supermarket Action! This past weekend, dozens of farmworkers from Immokalee and their local Southwest Florida allies joined forces for a spirited protest outside of a brand new Publix store in north Ft. Myers, crashing the grand opening party with a clear, compelling message >> Read More

The real news out of the Florida tomato industry…

From the 1960 PBS piece “Harvest of Shame” to modern-day slavery cases and disturbing reports about sexual harassment, it is now an indisputable reality that farm labor is one of the most fundamentally impoverished and abusive -- and fundamentally necessary -- jobs in the United States. Though no less deplorable, the existence of these conditions is neither new nor surprising >> Read More
Rural women play critical role; Food movement rising; Talking poverty… It must be time for a media round-up!

Rural women play critical role; Food movement rising; Talking poverty… It must be time for a media round-up!

Plus... 2013 Peace Calendar features CIW! It's that time again. For several weeks now, articles have been piling up about the Campaign for Fair Food, good, compelling articles that, amidst the flurry of actions, tours, and visits to Immokalee that accompany the beginning of the fall season, we haven't had a chance to share. But we can't let all those >> Read More