Tag: youth

Ohio Freedom School scholars take up the Fair Food banner!

[hupso_hide][hupso title="#Ohio Freedom School scholars take up #FairFood banner!" url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/08/ohio-freedom-scholars"] 40+ youth march through streets of Columbus to local Wendy's, are barred from entering store... From the Tour de Fair Food in Denver earlier this month to July's convergence of young food justice leaders in Albuquerque, young consumers across the country have taken to the streets this summer to send a message to Wendy's: We care about poverty and exploitation behind the >> Read More
Wendy’s Week of Action (August 3-11) has begun!

Wendy’s Week of Action (August 3-11) has begun!

[caption id="attachment_15462" align="aligncenter" width="523"] As part of their annual conference last week in Los Angeles, over 100 leaders from Rooted in Community, the national grassroots network that empowers young people to take leadership in their own communities, "delivered a letter to the manager of Wendy's asking them to come to the table to discuss paying more money per pound so >> Read More

McDonald’s 2006 Mini-Tour

2006 McDONALD'S MINI-TOUR CIW TO McDONALD’S: “SWEATSHOP TOMATOES ARE BENEATH THE GOLDEN ARCHES!” WEEK IN REVIEW - GREATER CHICAGO AREA, IL Our five days in the Greater Chicago Area for the McDonald's Mini-Tour were literally overflowing with events and actions – from group presentations and one-on-one discusisons to spirited protests and marathon pickets. For the majority of our time, the >> Read More