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New York Times talks sexual harassment in the fields, letter cites Fair Food Program’s unique success in preventing abuse!

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Sanjay Rawal, director of "Food Chains," in letter to editor of NYT: "The problem is real. But so is the solution — and it deserves mention."Earlier this month, the New York Times published a hard-hitting op/ed by two longtime California-based farmworker rights activists, Jose Padilla of California Rural Legal Assistance and David Bacon, an independent author and photojournalist.  The piece, >> Read More
“This is not a film about oppression, it’s actually a film about transformation”…

“This is not a film about oppression, it’s actually a film about transformation”…

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[hupso title="'This is not a film about oppression, it's actually a film about transformation' - @EvaLongoria @Chrislhayes" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/food-chains-media/"]   MSNBC, Washington Post and many, many more national media weigh in on "Food Chains" and the movement for Fair Food! The day has finally arrived, and "Food Chains" hits theaters in major cities around the country today.  Ahead of its release, >> Read More

A call to a different kind of action! “Food Chains” director calls on Fair Food Nation to mobilize for film release…

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[hupso title="FILM UPDATE: Mobilize for the release of @FoodChainsFilm! New cities & more..." url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/10/food-chains-mobilize/"] Film's national release coming up fast! As the November 21st nationwide release of "Food Chains" rapidly approaches, we are thrilled to be able to share the list of cities in which a full theatrical launch is planned (a "full theatrical launch" is when a film is screened at a proper theater for a >> Read More

Lost in the flood: Two great stories on the FFP get left behind in deluge of big news…

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[hupso title="MUST READ: Two great stories on #FairFoodProgram from @SarasotaMagazin & @FoodChainsFilm" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/09/lost-in-flood"] With all the recent news surrounding the Clinton Global Citizen Award and the fast-approaching release of "Food Chains," some stories just get lost in the flood.  However, two such stories from recent days were too good leave behind forever, so we thought we'd take advantage of this brief break >> Read More

From the director’s chair: An update on the film “Food Chains”…

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[hupso title="NEW POST: Find out how YOU can bring @FoodChainsFilm to your community!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/09/food-chains-tugg/"]   See how you can organize to bring the film to your city, school, or place of worship this fall! As many readers of this site already know, the documentary Food Chains, which chronicles the CIW's battle for Fair Food and the issue of farm labor exploitation >> Read More

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

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[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