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BOYCOTT!… Farmworkers, consumers declare national boycott of fast-food giant Wendy’s!

Posted on March 4, 2016October 16, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

[caption id="attachment_23449" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Farmworkers and consumers nearly 500 strong march past Radio City Music Hall on their way to the Park Avenue offices of Wendy's Board Chairman Nelson Peltz.[/caption]CIW to Wendy's: "We are here to remind Nelson Peltz that there is something more important than money: Dignity!" As the sun began to dip behind New York's skyscrapers yesterday afternoon, hundreds upon >> Read More

Workers embark on Workers’ Voice Tour with wind in their sails thanks to National Council of Churches’ open letter to Wendy’s, Brolick, and Peltz!

Posted on March 2, 2016October 16, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="attachment_23429" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A sign outside the Faith United Church of Christ this week wishes CIW members well as they head out on the Workers' Voice Tour, which starts this week in New York City. The sign echoes the strongly-worded support expressed in the National Council of Church's open letter to Wendy's CEO Emil Brolick and the Chairman of Wendy's Board >> Read More

BREAKING: CIW, allies to march on NYC offices of Wendy’s Chairman Nelson Peltz!

Posted on November 13, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

Mark your calendar! This coming Monday, November 16th, CIW and allies will march through the heart of New York City from a Wendy's franchise to the office of its Chairman, Nelson Peltz.Here below is the official press release:Gerardo Reyes ChavezCoalition of Immokalee Workers workers@ciw-online.org, (239) 675-9234MEDIA ADVISORY:New York City Residents, Farmworkers to March on Park Avenue Offices of Wendy’s Chairman Nelson >> Read More

“Food Chains” private screening in NYC brings out a VIP crowd…

Posted on July 25, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="@FoodChainsFilm private screening in NYC recruits powerful new allies to the #FairFoodNation!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/07/food-chains-private-screening-nyc/"] Screening recruits powerful new allies in the fight for Fair Food! [caption id="attachment_19857" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of the Nation, addresses the crowd ahead of the private screening of the documentary "Food Chains" in Manhattan this past Tuesday.[/caption] These past few weeks, >> Read More

You can run, but you can’t hide from Fair Food! Part II…

Posted on July 15, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#TomatoRabbis storm the castle!" url="https://ciw-online.org/"] Rabbinic delegation visits Wendy's Chairman Nelson Peltz at his Park Avenue office, demands answers on human rights and the Fair Food Program... Last week we brought you the story of a live TV interview that took a surprising turn when CNBC reporter Jane Wells decided to grill Wendy's CEO Emil Brolick on why the company continues to >> Read More

Mother’s Day brought the kids out in NYC, too, for an art-filled Wendy’s protest!

Posted on May 15, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#MothersDay brought out kids of #NYC, too!" url="https://ciw-online.org"] Midtown Workmen's Circle school kids put their art skills and love for social justice into action to call on Wendy's to join the Fair Food Program... The Midtown Workmen's Circle School is a New York City institution, part of a storied, nationwide Jewish organization founded in 1900. Here's how they describe >> Read More

A good couple of days for Fair Food… Part 2

Posted on October 24, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Part 2 of @CIW's fruitful trip to #NYC! Plans for upcoming @FoodChainsFilm & fair blueberries" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16914"] Following the exciting Roosevelt Medal ceremony, CIW team meets with allies on two important new fronts in the Fair Food movement! The photo above is a still from a compelling new documentary on farm labor in the United States entitled "Food Chains." The >> Read More

A good couple of days for Fair Food…

Posted on October 20, 2013September 26, 2020 by CIW

"Hope that a better world, a more humane world, was in fact possible..." Four Freedoms Medal ceremony, massive Wendy's protest, highlight week full of momentum in movement for Fair Food! “Somewhere we have heard that the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice… Today, for the first time in the history of the south, this >> Read More

It’s been an action-packed few days in New York City!

Posted on October 18, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

CIW honored in historic St. James Episcopal Church with Freedom from Want medal; 100+ turn out at New York Wendy's action! It has been a whirlwind of activity these past couple of days in New York -- such a whirlwind, in fact, that we have not had a free moment to share an update on all of the exciting things happening! Rest >> Read More

ACTION ALERT! Food Sovereignty Prize Winners team up with CIW in New York…

Posted on October 7, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title=".@Wendys picket for farmworker justice in #NYC! Join @CIW & #foodsovprize winners @ Union Sq, 1PM" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16699"] Wendy's Picket for Farmworker Justice in the Big Apple! Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 1 PMUnion Square (14th Street), NYC Next week, the CIW is headed to NYC to accept the Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute's 2013 Four Freedoms Medal. As the CIW >> Read More