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DEAR GOVERNOR CRIST…

Posted on March 14, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

Dear Governor Crist, I am a 1978 graduate of Florida State University, a registered dietitian and a journalist. I write and speak nationally about the connection between public health and our food system. I teach my patients, clients and national audiences to question where their food comes from, who produced it, and under what conditions. Then I advise them to >> Read More

09 CIW YEAR OF THE WORKER PARTYIMMOKALEE, FL

Posted on March 1, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

"Enslave one of us, you enslave us all!" The CIW's 2009 Year of the Worker party was a serious affair this year, the message of community solidarity with workers held in modern-day slavery setting the tone for a moving day-long gathering outside the CIW's new community center in Immokalee. But, of course, the serious message was accompanied by some serious >> Read More

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT MARY ROBINSON

Posted on February 14, 2009October 15, 2020 by CIW

[President Robinson was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002.] "Every day, in countries across the world, men, women and children are forced to labor against their will in modern day slavery. The United States, as evidenced by the seven prosecutions for slavery >> Read More