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VIDEO: The Return to Human Rights Tour returns to Florida and a huge final march and rally at Tampa Wendy’s, Publix!

Posted on March 30, 2017October 16, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Farmworkers, students, religious leaders, union members and everyday consumers let Wendy's, Publix know that the fight for Fair Food only grows stronger the longer they hold out...Yesterday, in the final action of the 14-day, 14-city Return to Human Rights Tour, nearly 300 Floridians converged in Tampa, Florida, to welcome the Coalition of Immokalee Workers home with a massive rally and march from the Publix >> Read More

Quick hit: Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello gives shoutout to CIW in front of over 10,000 concert goers in Tampa!

Posted on October 3, 2016October 15, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

"Prophets of Rage" Concert highlights farmworkers' human rights... Last Saturday, Tampa's hopping bay area was visited by the powerhouse tour, Prophets of Rage -- a combination of musicians from Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill -- which is sweeping the country this fall with the timely tagline, "Make America Rage Again." Lighting up the stage, guitar in hand, was Rage Against the >> Read More

Not in our house! Students call on USF Board of Trustees to reject campus Publix!

Posted on January 12, 2016October 16, 2020 by Coalition of Immokalee Workers

CALL TO ACTION: University of South Florida students, community members tell university administration: "Publix can't set up shop on our campus until they respect farmworkers' human rights!"And they want you to help! Here's how...Even as students from Florida to New York gear up to join farmworkers for Wendy's protests as part of the upcoming 2016 Workers' Voice Tour, students here in >> Read More

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

Posted on December 2, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

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

How long, Publix? Not long, because…

Posted on January 24, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

Over 100 farmworkers and allies hold moving vigil outside flagship Publix store in Lakeland in wake of Walmart agreement; Tampa Bay Times editorial: "With Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and Wal-Mart now participating in the program, there is no reason Publix should not join its grocery competitors in helping to raise pay and improve working conditions in Florida's tomato fields." Following last >> Read More

On the wrong side of history…

Posted on September 11, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="When history passes by..." url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16177"] Publix stuck in 2009 as historic changes sweep through the Florida agricultural industry Labor Day Weekend of Action video, messages from CIW members capture spirit of change lost on Florida's grocery giant Four years ago -- after several years of private letters requesting a dialogue with Publix leaders on the Campaign for Fair Food >> Read More

Photo Report: CIW families, consumers teach Publix the true meaning of Labor Day!

Posted on September 3, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="Labor Day Weekend of Action in FL: CIW's Women's Group leads the way" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=16081"] CIW's Women's Group leads the way in big Labor Day Weekend of Action across Florida... Four years ago, CIW members took their call for Publix to sign a Fair Food agreement to the streets for the very first time. This past weekend, CIW members once again loaded >> Read More

Labor Day 2009 – Labor Day 2013: Four years of unprecedented progress in Florida’s fields, four years of unconscionable resistance from Florida’s “hometown grocer” Publix…

Posted on August 23, 2013October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#LaborDay '09 - Labor Day '13" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=15970"] Farmworkers, consumers ready for protests across the state of Florida this Labor Day weekend calling on Publix to end the excuses and join the Fair Food Program! Last Labor Day, Holly Burkhalter of the International Justice Mission concluded her Washington Post op/ed on the CIW's Fair Food Program with the following paragraph: >> Read More

4th of July Farmworker Freedom Fest!…

Posted on July 5, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

UCC leads more than 450 Fair Food activists in huge march on Tampa Publix Ten years ago at its General Synod, in 2001, the United Church of Christ approved a resolution to endorse the Taco Bell boycott, making the UCC one of the Campaign for Fair Food's earliest, and staunchest, allies in the faith community. Yesterday, ten years later, at >> Read More

Farmworker Freedom March Photo Report

Posted on July 5, 2011October 15, 2020 by CIW

If it's a UCC action with farmworkers, Olgha Sandman must be there! There is no one that embodies the leadership of the UCC on the issues of human rights and farm labor justice like Olgha, and she was there again yesterday, leading the way on the 450-person strong march. Olgha's indefatigable spirit was matched by the crew from Immokalee, which >> Read More