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Blowback! Pop culture media explodes with news of Wendy’s attack on farmworker women, response from #TimesUp leaders…

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[caption id="attachment_33034" align="alignright" width="405"] InStyle (with an audience of 9.5 million) posted the above video at the top of their story on Alyssa Milano's powerful response to Wendy's outrageous claim that farmworker women were "exploiting" the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.[/caption] People Magazine (76 million readers): "Alyssa Milano Slams Wendy's 'Outrageous' Response Amid Farmworkers' Protest of Fast Food Chain..." Elle Magazine >> Read More

American history happens in a watermelon shed…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="World responds to @Walmart joining #FairFoodProgram! Press, statements, social media..." url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17932"] The world responds to news of the Walmart agreement! [caption id="attachment_17944" align="aligncenter" width="530"] A member of the Walmart delegation holds the Fair Food Program rights booklet during a meeting among CIW members, Florida tomato growers, Walmart representatives, and the Chairperson of the UN's Working Group on Business and >> Read More
Walk for Farmworker Justice

Walk for Farmworker Justice

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Walk for Farmworker Justice Lakeland, FL Dec 6 , 2009 photos by JJ Tiziou Sunday's Walk for Farmworker Justice started shortly after noon when nearly 200 workers from Immokalee arrived at the Publix on Florida Avenue on the edge of downtown Lakeland, hometown of the Publix supermarket chain. It wasn't long before the Immokalee contingent was joined by a growing >> Read More