Naples

Tag: Naples

CIW joins with Southwest Florida allies in march, vigil for unity…

Posted on August 21, 2017October 16, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

100+ faith leaders, farmworkers, community members in Naples call for end to division, hate...Over the weekend, the CIW was proud to stand with the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples, the SWFL Justice for All Coalition, Collier Freedom, and many other local organizations and individuals in an emotional vigil against hatred and bigotry, joining tens of thousands of people in cities and towns >> Read More

“Make us hungry for justice!”

Posted on August 1, 2017October 16, 2020 by CIW

150 Farmworkers and people of faith gather in Naples to celebrate the breaking of a month-long rolling fast by Florida faith leaders, follow service with action at nearby Wendy's...This past Sunday -- nearly twenty years after the late Bishop John Nevins of the Diocese of Venice administered the host to six farmworkers from the CIW as they broke their historic >> Read More

Student/Farmworker Alliance Encuentro 2013 puts focus on Wendys, Publix!

Posted on September 16, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title=".@sfalliance #Encuentro2013 puts focus on @Wendys, @Publix!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16386"] Students, youth gather for a weekend of planning, convivio with workers in Immokalee... Last weekend, a storied tradition unfolded once again as the Student/Farmworker Alliance convened it's 9th Annual Encuentro in Immokalee. Students and young people hailing from twenty states across the nation converged in the birthplace of the Campaign for Fair >> Read More

Human Rights Day 2011 is Fair Food Day in Miami, Naples!

Posted on December 10, 2011October 16, 2020 by CIW

Protests scheduled for Publix stores on both Florida coasts this weekend... On December 10, 1948, in the aftermath of the bloodiest war the world had ever known, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. Today, 63 years later, people across the globe will commemorate that day in celebration of Human Rights Day. Here below is a short explanation of >> Read More

Farmworkers to Bike from Immokalee, Carry Iconic Blood-Stained Shirt of Beaten Farmworker to Trader Joe’s

Posted on February 10, 2011August 27, 2020 by CIW

First Florida Opening in Naples Workers, Clergy to Call on Grocery Giant to Sign Fair Food Agreement Immokalee, FL -- A group of tomato pickers will pedal from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Community Center in Immokalee to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Trader Joe's Sunshine State debut on Friday, Feb. 10th at 8 AM. There, joined by local clergy, the >> 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

Collier groups work to address human trafficking problem

Posted on May 11, 2005October 15, 2020 by CIW

The Naples Daily News By Janine A. Zeitlin May 11, 2005 Putting human trafficking on the front-burner in Collier County government could result in locating victims in day-to-day government work and striking the root of slavery, advocates say. Decision-makers stamped May as Human Trafficking Awareness Month at Tuesday's Collier County Commission meeting, while lauding the work of two Collier-based groups >> Read More