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Gone, but never to be forgotten…

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Short title" url="the URL"] [caption id="attachment_19968" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Bishop John Nevins (left) performs a mass in Immokalee on January 15, 2007, during his final days as bishop of the Diocese of Venice. Bishop Nevins passed away this past Tuesday at his residence in Venice, FL.[/caption] Bishop John Nevins has passed away, but his commitment to social justice and to >> Read More
Fair Food movement gains key new ally in campaign to demand respect for human rights in Publix supply chain!

Fair Food movement gains key new ally in campaign to demand respect for human rights in Publix supply chain!

International anti-slavery champion Walk Free to mobilize network of 2 million activists, call on Publix to "join the Fair Food Program and ensure our tomatoes meet the highest human rights standards in the food industry." The Fair Food Program has been winning the attention of more and more advocates for fundamental human rights these days, and this past week another international human rights organization has stepped >> Read More
Myth #2: The market price, by definition, is a “fair price”

Myth #2: The market price, by definition, is a “fair price”

Myth #2: The market price, by definition, is a "fair price" It is time, again, to return to our our continuing series, "The Three Founding Myths of Corporate-Led Social Responsibility," the series we began in response to Ahold's statement on the Campaign for Fair Food, issued in the run up to its recent shareholders' meeting in Amsterdam. When we launched the series, we wrote: >> Read More
Modern-Day Slavery Museum invited to Lakeland!

Modern-Day Slavery Museum invited to Lakeland!

Visit to Publix's hometown (including stops at the Church of the Resurrection, and a Black History Month celebration) underscores the value of CIW's Fair Food Program, injustice of Publix's refusal to support historic changes in Florida's fields... This past weekend, one of Lakeland's largest houses of worship, Church of the Resurrection, welcomed the CIW to its beautiful campus for a weekend-long program of >> Read More

The Archbishop of Acapulco (Guerrero, MX) visits Immokalee, congratulates CIW members for “fighting for workers’ rights, your rights”

In a moving visit, the Archbishop of the Diocese of Acapulco in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos (above, left), met with CIW members in Immokalee this past Wednesday afternoon, hearing stories of the organization's struggles for fundamental human rights and warmly expressing his own support and encouragement to the workers, many of whom hail from the >> Read More
MEDIA CONTACT Jordan Buckley, Interfaith Action Oscar Otzoy, Coalition of Immokalee Workers 239 503 0928 -- www.ciw-online.org Farmworkers to Arrive at Publix HQ Tomorrow after 200-mile Bike Ride, Will Invite CEO Ed Crenshaw to Immokalee to Learn the Truth About Fair Food Initiative Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) members believe Publix CEO personally unaware of farmworker poverty and abuse, misinformed >> Read More
On the Occasion of the Groundbreaking Agreement between the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Pacific Tomato Growers

On the Occasion of the Groundbreaking Agreement between the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Pacific Tomato Growers

"Today we celebrate the groundbreaking agreement between the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and Pacific Tomato Growers. We are grateful to witness this display of social responsibility. This agreement will bring about basic rights for farmworkers. We hope and pray that the spirit of collaboration exhibited by the CIW and Pacific Tomato Growers leads the way to a future in >> Read More
Letter to McDonald’s from Most Reverend John R. Manz

Letter to McDonald’s from Most Reverend John R. Manz

Mr. James Skinner, CEO McDonald's Corporation 2111 McDonald's Drive Oak Brook, IL 60523 Dear Mr. Skinner, As the Episcopal Liaison to Migrant Farmworkers for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, I have had the opportunity to visit farmworker communities throughout the United States. In November of 2004, I traveled to Florida and visited with the (CIW). I celebrated Mass >> Read More