Tag: publix

Nov. 21 Uniting for Fair Food Day of Action sweeps across Florida!

From Georgia border to Southern beaches, Florida's consumers, farmworkers unite to demand justice from Publix, Wendy's... Back in November, we laid out the Fair Food Nation's big plans for the November 21st Uniting for Fair Food Day of Action.  CIW members and consumer allies promised to kick off the holiday season with one, clearcut demand:  justice — not charity — for farmworkers from the major food >> Read More

Nov. 21st: “Uniting for Fair Food” National Day of Action for the Thanksgiving season…

As country prepares for Thanksgiving, Fair Food Nation prepares powerful call for justice from Publix, Wendy's...Fall is in the air, and as the end of November draws closer, people across the country are making travel plans and pulling out favorite family recipes for the big Thanksgiving meal on November 26th.For the Fair Food Nation, the central ingredients of that meal are not only the family >> Read More

North Carolina Publix Truth Tour kicks off in Asheville!

Western North Carolina community to Florida-based Publix:  If you want to expand into our community, you must expand your commitment to human rights!Word has come down off the mountain, and the first week of the North Carolina Publix Truth Tour -- spent among the turning leaves and brisk fall breezes of the indescribably beautiful mountain community of Asheville (while today the heat index >> Read More

100+ Floridians take to the streets to keep the heat on Publix…

Farmworker families, allies launch series of fall Publix actions with massive protest at Sarasota's Bay St. Publix, calling on Florida's grocer to join the Fair Food Program!Last weekend, even as Publix executives up north began to prepare for the upcoming North Carolina Publix Truth Tour, the Southeastern grocer got an earful from its own hometown residents down in Florida!  Last Sunday, over 100 allies >> Read More

Coming soon to Nashville air waves: Radio Dignidad 104.1 FM!

[caption id="attachment_22821" align="alignright" width="302"] Dignidad Obrera at the 2013 March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food. In the months ahead, the Nashville worker center will be launching their own worker-led radio station.[/caption]The spirit of the CIW's Radio Conciencia spreads across the South, as workers launch Workers' Dignity Radio in Nashville...And you can help!For five years now, one of the CIW's strongest >> Read More

Extra! Extra! Farmworkers, Tarheel State residents announce North Carolina Publix Truth Tour…

October 29th - November 8th:  Fair Food Nation gears up for five-city tour across Publix's new territory...In just a few short weeks, farmworkers in Immokalee will pack their belongings into a caravan and head up to North Carolina for the season's fall Truth Tour!  Armed with artwork, a burst of energy from the buzz of a new tomato season in Florida, and the support of hundreds >> Read More

Florida United Methodist Church calls on Publix for dialogue, action on Fair Food without further delay!

[caption id="attachment_22127" align="aligncenter" width="600"] In June 2015, the Florida United Methodist Conference voted overwhelmingly for a resolution calling on Publix Supermarkets to join the Fair Food Program[/caption]"...I am writing to inform you of the Florida United Methodist Conference’s resolute call to Publix to join the Fair Food Program and to take part in the expansion of long-denied human rights of >> Read More

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

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

Watch out, Wendy’s! 100+ Encuentro participants, farmworkers protest for Fair Food…

CIW members, students: "Maybe Wendy’s will continue to refuse to be a part of the Program today -- but every day, there are more and more of us, and someday, Wendy’s will sign..."This past weekend, after months of planning and preparation, the Student / Farmworker Alliance hosted the 11th annual Encuentro in Immokalee, where students and young people from around >> Read More

A cautionary tale: Farmworker women win massive judgment in sexual assault, retaliation case against Florida farm…

EEOC case a powerful reminder of: 1) The ongoing epidemic of sexual violence in Florida's fields outside the bounds of the Fair Food Program, and 2) The hypocrisy of retailers and the failure of the corporate social responsibility approach to stop the violence. Last Friday's announcement of a massive jury verdict in favor of five farmworker women who filed sexual >> Read More