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Farmworker women to Wendy’s CEO: “Sexual violence has been our daily bread for decades”…

Farmworker women to Wendy’s CEO: “Sexual violence has been our daily bread for decades”…

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CIW Women's Group pens powerful letters to Wendy's CEO Todd Penegor & Board Chair Nelson Peltz to educate company leaders on farmworker women's struggle against sexual harassment and assault in the fields, request meeting to discuss sexual violence against women in Wendy's supply chain face-to-face; Penegor and Peltz's response to date?  Two weeks of silence, and counting... Also: CIW puts final >> Read More

Labor Day picket kicks off fall season for Campaign for Fair Food!

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[caption id="attachment_22606" align="aligncenter" width="600"] CIW Women’s Group member, Marta, at Sunday’s Labor Day picket at Publix[/caption]“… It is with these very hands that I supply the tomatoes that you use, from which you profit…”On Monday, we shared a powerful reflection on the global movement for workers’ human rights and the Fair Food Program’s worker-driven, market-powered model — but that was >> Read More

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

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[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
Mother’s Day in Immokalee, with a Fair Food twist!

Mother’s Day in Immokalee, with a Fair Food twist!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="#MothersDay in Immokalee with a #FairFood twist!" url="https://ciw-online.org/"] "What are you waiting for, Publix?"  Mother's Day brings farmworker families together to celebrate gains, demand long-overdue justice from Publix... Full of momentum and energy from the blockbuster month of April, the Fair Food movement is hitting the ground running this May and, as is so often the case, Immokalee's mothers are leading the >> Read More

Two excellent articles look at gains for women farmworkers under Fair Food Program…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="Welcome to the tomato fields of Florida. Welcome to the future." url="the URL"] "Welcome to the tomato fields of Immokalee, Florida. Welcome to the future." Two recent articles turned the spotlight on the changing conditions for women in Florida's tomato fields thanks to the Fair Food Program, and they both came away impressed with what they found. The first, entitled >> Read More

On the wrong side of history…

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[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!

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

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[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
“A powerful voice for dignified wages and working conditions in the fields of Florida…”

“A powerful voice for dignified wages and working conditions in the fields of Florida…”

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CIW staff Lupe Gonzalo honored as mother, community leader! Mother's Day is typically celebrated with flowers, cards, and calls home to mom. But the folks at the National Council of Churches's Poverty Initiative have their own way of celebrating mothers, with a special focus on "lifting up, celebrating, and praying for mothers who are fighting poverty and alleviating suffering in their communities." Much >> Read More
With the March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food just one week away…

With the March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food just one week away…

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... Immokalee community preparations are in full swing! Over the past several weeks we've seen Fair Food activists preparing for the upcoming 200-mile march to Publix headquarters in cities from Orlando to Atlanta and beyond. But as we enter the final week before the big kick-off in Ft. Myers this coming Sunday, March 3rd, the real action is in Immokalee, where >> Read More