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Ripped from the headlines!

Posted on July 16, 2013October 16, 2020 by editor

Publix's hometown paper catches up with United Methodist Women as they as they call on Carol Jenkins Barnett to support farmworkers' human rights, study roots of modern-day slavery... Over 60 United Methodist Women from the Florida conference joined CIW members and allies in a prayer vigil at the Southgate Publix in Lakeland last Friday, and the joyous action caught the >> Read More

Modern-Day Slavery Museum invited to Lakeland!

Posted on February 14, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

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

Harvesting Hope/Pennies For Publix Photo report November 15, 2010

Posted on November 18, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

The first-ever "Harvesting Hope interfaith community event" hit Naples this past weekend with a whirlwind of activities spread over three days, including a radio panel on farm labor issues broadcast on the local NPR affiliate, a visit by the CIW's Modern-Day Slavery Museum, several opportunities for worship at the Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church, children's activities, a Publix protest, a great benefit >> Read More

Modern-Day Slavery Museum Northeast Tour Days Twelve and Thirteen, New England

Posted on August 9, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

Aug. 7-8, 2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="288"] After a powerful Day Eleven of bi-continental Ahold actions, the tour crew continued its blitz through New England, making four stops in just two days.The first stop was at the largest of Providence's numerous farmers markets -- the Hope Street Market -- where community members gather every Saturday during the season to buy >> Read More

Modern-Day Slavery Museum Northeast Tour Day Eleven, Aug. 6, 2010 Quincy, MA & Amsterdam

Posted on August 6, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

Day Eleven of the Northeast Tour was a clear departure from previous days, distinguished by two inspiring actions that ratcheted up pressure on supermarket giant Ahold on both sides of the Atlantic. In the U.S., the tour crew (pictured above) delivered nearly 1,000 postcards -- each signed by consumers during the first half of the three-week tour -- to Ahold >> Read More

Modern-Day Slavery Museum Northeast Tour Days Eight, Nine and Ten, New York City

Posted on August 5, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

Aug. 2-4, 2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="288"] To kick off Week Two of the tour, the Modern-Day Slavery Museum spent three very busy days in New York, a Northern city heavily implicated in the history of chattel slavery.This long-forgotten history is best reflected at African Burial Ground National Monument (pictured above), a 6.6-acre burial ground in Lower Manhattan that was >> Read More

Modern-Day Slavery Museum Northeast Tour, Days Six and Seven, Princeton and Paterson, NJ

Posted on August 1, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

July 30 & August 1, 2010 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="288"] To round out the first week of its Northeast Tour, the Modern-Day Slavery Museum departed Pennsylvania for its neighbor to the east, New Jersey. As its nickname hints, the Garden State itself is no stranger to fruit and vegetable production and has served as one of the northernmost points on >> Read More

Modern-Day Slavery Museum Northeast Tour, Days 3-5, Philadelphia, PA

Posted on July 30, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

July 27-29, 2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="288"] After successful stops in Charlottesville, VA and Washington, DC, the Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum spent two and a half days in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, and one-time capital of the United States. The site for most of the visit -- directly outside Independence Hall, in a highly trafficked constellation of museums >> Read More

Modern-Day Slavery Museum Northeast Tour, Day Two, Washington, DC

Posted on July 26, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="288"] Last time the Modern-Day Slavery Museum graced the streets of DC, it was in the shadow of the Capitol Building on the National Mall, following a very special ceremony at the State Department.[/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="280"] This time -- though the setting may have been a bit less monumental, and we arrived to the >> Read More

Modern-Day Slavery Museum Northeast Tour, Day One: Charlottesville, Virginia

Posted on July 25, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="288"] When the CIW's Modern-Day Slavery Museum arrived in Charlottesville for the launch of the 2010 Northeast Tour, all the finest people of Virginia came out, including the Old Dominion's three favorite sons -- Messrs Madison, Jefferson, and Monroe -- under whose watchful gaze the museum crew set up the traveling exhibit at 8:00 in the >> Read More