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Lakeland students to Publix: “We will not continue to let this happen where Publix has its headquarters!”

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Dozens of Lakeland community members and Southeastern University students watch "Food Chains," lead candlelight vigil outside Publix store in company's hometown...In a powerful evening of reflection and action, students and community members of the central Florida city of Lakeland, Florida -- Publix's corporate hometown and the site of six years’ worth of Fair Food marches, rallies, and fasts -- gathered to express their >> Read More

Publix: “May your practices reflect God’s care. The world is watching.”

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="United Methodist Women denounce @Publix for rejecting #FairFoodProgram..." url="https://ciw-online.org/"] United Methodist Women chastise Publix for rejecting Fair Food Program, celebrate deep and growing partnership with farmworkers... United Methodist Women just won't take no for an answer when it comes to food justice and Florida's supermarket giant, Publix! Last week we posted a story about this incredible video, a moving look at three generations >> Read More

Media Round-up… Now Is the Time Tour all over the news!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="#NowIsTheTime Tour media round up!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=18927"] Publix, Wendy's stand against historic changes in the fields draws attention from state, national, campus and faith press! [caption id="attachment_18853" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Workers and allies gather in the pre-dawn cool for a reflection ahead of last Saturday's big march through Publix's hometown of Lakeland, Florida.[/caption] On Monday, we told our own story of >> Read More

“Publix must turn from its pride and arrogance and turn towards its partners in business, the workers from Immokalee…”

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="1000 marchers in #Lakeland: @Publix must turn from its pride and arrogance..." url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=18828"] 24-hr vigil at Publix ends with march of 1,000 through downtown Lakeland!   The 10-day, 10-city Now Is the Time Tour ended Saturday with a massive march through the heart of Lakeland, Florida.  Responding to the marchers' infectious high spirits and passionate call for human rights >> Read More

The vigil begins: 24 hours for Fair Food…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="#Vigil" url="the URL"] After nine days on the road, the Now Is The Time Tour reaches Lakeland, settles in for 24-hour vigil! Note from the media team: What follows is a quick dispatch from the front recapping yesterday's action at the all-night vigil outside the Southgate Publix in Lakeland, Fl.  After a long night for the documentation crew, our >> Read More

Spring action announced!: The “Now is the Time” Tour hits the road March 5-15, 2014…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="SPRING ACTION ANNOUNCED! #NowIsTheTime Tour hits the rd this March " url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=18047"] Check out the official "Now is the Time" Tour website!   Ten-day, ten-city tour to take farmworkers, allies to Wendy's home state of Ohio, then back to Florida with a last stop in Publix's hometown of Lakeland... Stops along the way to include actions in major cities, >> Read More

How long, Publix? Not long, because…

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Over 100 farmworkers and allies hold moving vigil outside flagship Publix store in Lakeland in wake of Walmart agreement; Tampa Bay Times editorial: "With Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and Wal-Mart now participating in the program, there is no reason Publix should not join its grocery competitors in helping to raise pay and improve working conditions in Florida's tomato fields." Following last >> Read More

“Here today, we are a river…”

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="CIW, allies deliver 360k+ signatures from @WalkFree petition to @Publix headquarters!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17395"] CIW, allies deliver 360,000+ signatures from Walk Free petition to Publix Headquarters in Lakeland! Yesterday morning, CIW Fair Food Program education teams fanned out to several farms in the Central Florida region to hold training sessions with farmworkers on their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Food >> Read More
March for Rights, Respect & Fair Food

March for Rights, Respect & Fair Food

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From March 3 - 17, 2013, the CIW and allies marched 200 miles from Ft. Myers to Lakeland, calling on Publix to join the New Day and sign a Fair Food Agreement! Check out some of the quick links below, or visit the full march site at https://www.ciw-online.org/march. Photo Reports Videos Updates for each day of the March MARCH 3 >> Read More