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Wendy’s gets no love from the #FairFoodNation on Valentine’s Day…

Posted on February 25, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title=".@Wendys gets no love from the #FairFoodNation on #VDay" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/02/wendys-vday-report/"] Fair Food activists flood Wendy's with broken-hearted selfies, calls to join the Fair Food Program! Last month, the Alliance for Fair Food (AFF) launched a call for a national Valentine's Day Weekend of Action, demanding that Wendy's, the final fast-food hold-out, join the award-winning Fair Food Program. And last weekend, hundreds of members >> Read More

“This Human Rights Group Is A Model For How The U.S. Can End Slave Labor…”

Posted on February 12, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title="This #HumanRights Group is a Model for How the U.S. Can End Slave Labor..." url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/02/huffpo-wendys/"] Huffington Post highlights CIW's Presidential Medal, model for ending slave labor; Wendy's campaign starts heating up for Valentine's Day! Today, we bring you two quick hits from the Fair Food front! First up, the Huffington Post just published an excellent piece on the CIW's >> Read More

Have a heart, Wendy’s! Valentine’s Day Weekend of Action around the corner…

Posted on February 9, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title="Have a heart @Wendys! #VDay Weekend of Action around the corner..." url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/02/wendys-vday/"] The Fair Food Nation gets creative this Valentine's Day! Across the country, storefronts are filling up with red hearts, chocolates, and roses. And, of course, the fast food chain Wendy's isn't missing out on the advertising hook, inviting couples to celebrate their romance with an ice-cold frosty or >> Read More

Watch out, Wendy’s! #BootTheBraids “Food Chains” tour hits the road…

Posted on February 5, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title="Watch out @Wendys! #BootTheBraids @FoodChainsFilm tour hits the road..." url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/02/boot-tour/"] Students throughout the Midwest, Northeast readying to Boot the Braids! Hot on the heels of an exciting first month of the new year for the Fair Food Program (January began with the announcement of the newest Fair Food Agreement and ended with the CIW receiving a presidential medal for its efforts >> Read More

Wendy’s blocked by Beautiful Bodies; Moyers features Fair Food Program in fight against poverty!

Posted on January 27, 2015October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title=".@Wendys blocked by @BeautifulBodiez; @BillMoyersHQ features @FairFoodProgram!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/01/beautiful-bodies-moyers/"] [caption id="attachment_21107" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Alicia Solombrino, lead singer of the fast-rising alternative rock band Beautiful Bodies, joins the crowd during a December performance in Kansas City, Missouri. Ms. Sombrino turned down an offer from Wendy's to participate in an ad due to the fast-food company's refusal to support the Fair Food Program.[/caption] >> Read More

The Californian: “Food Chains picks up where Harvest of Shame left off”…

Posted on November 25, 2014October 15, 2020 by CIW

[caption id="attachment_20631" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Moviegoers in Bonita Springs, Florida, hit the streets outside a local Publix store after a showing of "Food Chains" this past Sunday. The film has sparked protests at Wendy's restaurants and Publix stores in cities around the country.[/caption] Documentary snags a 100% positive audience score on leading film rating site Rotten Tomatoes! Even popular culture blog >> Read More

Fair Food Actions during “Food Chains” opening week!

Posted on November 17, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title="#FairFood Actions during @FoodChainsFilm opening week!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/food-chains-actions/"] [ezcol_1half]AUSTIN, TX Wendy’s Protest RSVP on FacebookSunday, Nov. 23 at 2 PM619 S I H 35 (Intersection of E 7th St.and I-35 Access Rd.) Austin, TX 78702Contact: drealejandraortiz@gmail.com BONITA SPRINGS, FL Publix Protest Sunday, Nov. 23 at 2PMPublix at Center of Bonita Springs3304 Bonita Beach Rd.Bonita Beach Rd & US 41Bonita Springs, FL contact: claire@interfaithact.org DALLAS, TX Wendy’s >> Read More

From Florida to Denver, Wendy’s hears from a fed up Fair Food Nation…

Posted on November 7, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title="From #FL to #Denver, @Wendys hears from a fed up #FairFoodNation..." url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/wendys-protests/"] With the fall picking season just around the corner, farmworkers in Immokalee and Fair Food activists across the country crank up creative Wendy's actions... Between farmworkers returning to Florida for the start of the new harvest season and allies in cooler climes taking to the streets for vibrant Fair Food protests, >> Read More

Divestment? Now there’s an interesting idea for a campaign…

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

[hupso title="#Divestment? Now there's an interesting idea for a campaign... @Wendys @FoodChainsFilm @FairFoodProgram" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/10/divestment/"] The exciting new documentary "Food Chains" is having an impact even before it's released, prompting one Berlin Film Festival goer to divest 50,000 shares in Wendy's after seeing the film... Well this was a surprise. And a thought-provoking one at that. This week, news reached the CIW >> Read More

Better late than never… A Labor Day action report from the Publix AND Wendy’s fronts!

Posted on September 8, 2014October 16, 2020 by CIW

[hupso title="Better late than never... A Labor Day action report from the @Publix and @Wendys fronts!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/09/labor-day/"] After a relatively quiet summer -- punctuated, of course, by some great protests around the country -- the Fair Food Nation marked the end of the season with two gorgeous, creative actions for Labor Day (yes, we know Labor Day was last weekend, but we had a busy week >> Read More