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Author of “I Am Not a Tractor” pens thoughtful op/ed on lessons from Fair Food movement for #MeToo, “#MarchForOurLives” movements…

Author of “I Am Not a Tractor” pens thoughtful op/ed on lessons from Fair Food movement for #MeToo, “#MarchForOurLives” movements…

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Marquis: "The new movements appear to understand one pillar of the coalition's success – real and sustainable change can be driven, designed and implemented from inside the communities most affected." In her unique style – a style perhaps best described as a marriage of the engineer's love for astute systems analysis with the advocate's heartfelt empathy for those facing uphill >> Read More
NPR’s 1A brings news of new book on CIW, story of Fair Food movement, to millions of listeners!

NPR’s 1A brings news of new book on CIW, story of Fair Food movement, to millions of listeners!

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Dean of Pardee RAND Graduate School Susan Marquis's book, "I am not a tractor!", attracts national attention to remarkable story — and promising future — of Fair Food movement... Over the past month, word has spread about an extraordinary new book from the Dean of the Pardee RAND Graduate School in California, Susan Marquis.  Marquis's volume, titled "I Am Not >> Read More

Labor expert: “There’s no reason this model can’t work across the United States…”

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[caption id="attachment_25453" align="aligncenter" width="600"] CREDIT: Christian Science Monitor[/caption]"A SHIFT IN THOUGHT: Florida’s tomato pickers took on some of the country’s biggest retailers and fast-food chains – and won, transforming working conditions in the tomato fields. Now they and their allies are trying to take the fight to new fields and new industries."  Christian Science Monitor article on CIW's Worker-driven Social >> Read More