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“You are the light that is bringing the message of God, the message of reconciliation and liberation…”

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="#NowIsTheTime Tour PHOTOS from Day 2! @Publix" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=18418"] "That is why you are on this tour -- to transform the hearts of people around the country..." Candlelight vigil inside Duke's historic University Chapel highlights tour's trek through the Tarheel State... Following yesterday morning's protest at a Charlotte Publix and lunch with Fair Food Program partner Compass Group, the tour >> Read More

“Let them know that reconciliation is possible!”…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="#NowIsTheTime Tour takes off! Full notes" url="https://ciw-online.org/?post=18367"] [caption id="attachment_18371" align="aligncenter" width="523"] Awash in the light of the new day in Immokalee this morning, Wilson Perez (right) and his wife and 9-month-old baby boy listen to Pastor Miguel Estrada as he bestows an Ash Wednesday blessing (below) on dozens of farmworkers and their allies before they embark on the first >> Read More

With Wendy’s protest in Louisville, KY, Campaign for Fair Food will come full circle on Day 5 of “Now Is the Time” Tour!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="Protest in #Louisville at @Wendys brings #FairFoodNation full circle!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?post=18344"] Louisville Fair Food activists brought home first-ever Fair Food agreement with Taco Bell in 2005; Today they are ready to remind then-Taco Bell CEO/now-Wendy's CEO Emil Brolick of his words on that historic day: "We recognize that Florida tomato workers do not enjoy the same rights and conditions as >> Read More

Fair Food Nation in full-blown mobilization mode as “Now is the Time” Tour draws closer!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="#FairFoodNation in full blown mobilization mode as #NowIsTheTime Tour draws close!" URL="https://ciw-online.org/?p=18249"] [caption id="attachment_18265" align="aligncenter" width="523"] CIW in Orlando at the Hope Community Center[/caption] February a busy month in Florida and Ohio as preparations for the big action ramp up... While many across the nation celebrate mid-February with red roses and chocolate, the Fair Food nation has been focusing >> Read More

Planning for the “Now is the Time” Tour takes off!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="#NowIsTheTimeTour planning takes off!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?post=18173"] From snowy Columbus down to sunny Immokalee, the Fair Food Nation is preparing for 2014's spring action... Everyone is getting excited for the 10-day, 10-city "Now is the Time" Tour (March 5-15). Before we go into the flurry of activity across the country, we want to introduce you to the Tour's brand new website, which launches today >> Read More

Spring action announced!: The “Now is the Time” Tour hits the road March 5-15, 2014…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="SPRING ACTION ANNOUNCED! #NowIsTheTime Tour hits the rd this March " url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=18047"] Check out the official "Now is the Time" Tour website!   Ten-day, ten-city tour to take farmworkers, allies to Wendy's home state of Ohio, then back to Florida with a last stop in Publix's hometown of Lakeland... Stops along the way to include actions in major cities, >> Read More

“Wendy’s, why won’t you get back to us?”…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="Young voices from the Campaign for #FairFood call on @Wendys!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17769"] [caption id="attachment_17771" align="aligncenter" width="523"] Children from the Workmen's Circle School with signs saying, "Wendy's, Why Won't You Get Back To Us?" and "Workmen's Circle School Supports the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Do the Right Thing, Wendy's"[/caption] Elementary schoolers have a New Years message for Wendy's... As we gear >> Read More

Out with the old…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="#HappyNewYear! Take a look back at #FairFoodNation during busy & wildly successful #2013 " url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17719"] Not so fast!  We take a look back at 2013 -- the year the Fair Food Program proved its mettle and won acclaim from the White House to the United Nations -- before heading into what is sure to be a huge 2014... The >> Read More

Six score Ohioans for Fair Food — and over 156,000 signatures gathered by CIW ally Walk Free — seen, but not heard, at opening of “flagship” Wendy’s restaurant in Dublin!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="120 join @Wendys execs at opening of flagship store in #Ohio!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17600"] Transparency only in architectural plans for Wendy's executives at VIP opening ceremony... Transparency is, in most instances, a good thing.   The Fair Food Program is all about transparency.  Transparency in the supply chains of the food industry giants that sign Fair Food Agreements, so that human >> Read More

Raj Patel, Frances Moore Lappé, and 75+ more food movement leaders speak out against Wendy’s!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="A new logo isn't enough: 75+ #foodjustice leaders send message to @Wendys for Intl #HumanRights Day!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17582"] 75+ food justice leaders describe 21st century food to Wendy's for International Human Rights Day... The Fair Food Nation was certainly busy this past International Human Rights Day, December 10th.  Last week we reported on the rabbis with T'ruah honoring the  "Human >> Read More