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“Where shooting is a pleasure”: Parkland students put Publix in the hot seat for political contributions to “NRA sellout”…

“Where shooting is a pleasure”: Parkland students put Publix in the hot seat for political contributions to “NRA sellout”…

Posted on by Coalition of Immokalee Workers
  Parkland students notch another victory in fight for common sense gun reform with protest at Florida grocer Publix; Publix's pledge to "never knowingly disappoint our customers or the communities we serve" prompts cries of hypocrisy, calls for supermarket giant to drop resistance and join the Fair Food Program... Last week, Florida's "hometown grocer," Publix, found itself trending on Twitter — >> Read More

THIS WEEK: 60+ student and youth leaders converge on Immokalee for annual Encuentro!

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret MeadWith Labor Day weekend in the rearview mirror, the summer of 2017 is officially over and fall is in the air.  On college campuses across the country, that can only mean one thing: The students are back into town! >> Read More

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

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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

Watch out, Wendy’s! 100+ Encuentro participants, farmworkers protest for Fair Food…

Posted on by CIW
CIW members, students: "Maybe Wendy’s will continue to refuse to be a part of the Program today -- but every day, there are more and more of us, and someday, Wendy’s will sign..."This past weekend, after months of planning and preparation, the Student / Farmworker Alliance hosted the 11th annual Encuentro in Immokalee, where students and young people from around >> Read More

Coming Soon: Student/Farmworker Alliance’s 2015 Annual Encuentro!

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Scores of students, young people to gather in Immokalee, develop strategy for Publix, Wendy's campaigns...Each fall, the Campaign for Fair Food takes off with a burst of renewed energy thanks to an annual Immokalee tradition:  The Student/Farmworker Alliance Encuentro!  An action-packed weekend of strategizing and learning for students and youth from all over the country, the Encuentro this year is set for September 10-13.  Check out >> Read More

Bestselling authors Eric Schlosser, Tracie McMillan weigh in on Fair Food Program!

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[hupso title="Bestselling authors Eric Schlosser, Tracie McMillan weigh in on @FairFoodProgram!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/07/schlosser-mcmillan-kiana/"]Schlosser: "Everyone who eats fruits and vegetables should care about the farmworkers who harvest these foods.  Our good health depends upon their hard labor..."Today, we have two excellent stories from the Fair Food network we'd like to share with you.  The first comes from two of the most respected voices on the country's food >> Read More

Mailbag! A letter from the Fair Food Nation to Immokalee…

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[hupso title="Inspired by @FoodChainsFilm, DC middle schoolers sell lemonade for farmworker justice!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/05/mailbag-middle-school/"] Inspired by "Food Chains," DC middle schoolers sell lemonade for farmworker justice! "Fair" is one of the first words we learn when we need to distinguish right from wrong in the world.  "That's not fair!" is a universal childhood lament that echoes across playgrounds, streets, and backyards around the country and across generations.  Indeed, children come >> Read More

National student boycott against Wendy’s picks up major steam!

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[hupso title="National @Sfalliance student boycott against @Wendys picks up major steam!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2015/04/wendys-boycott-update/"] [caption id="attachment_21823" align="aligncenter" width="600"] University of California students rallying during Wendy's Weekend of Action[/caption] U of Michigan declares official boycott; Students on over a dozen campuses take to the streets (and food courts) for Weekend of Action... Since Ohio State University's declaration of a national student boycott of Wendy's at last month's >> 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

Boot the Braids!… Student-led Wendy’s campaign set to hit the road running this coming school year!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="Immokalee prepares for #2014Encuentro! Students & youth from #FairFoodNation make plans for @Wendys this fall..." url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/08/encuentro/"] With the annual Student/Farmworker Alliance "Encuentro" just around the corner, student and youth leaders of the Fair Food Nation train their sights on Wendy's with an echo of the seminal "Boot the Bell" campus-based movement...  [caption id="attachment_19941" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Members of the Student/Farmworker >> Read More