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TAKE ACTION FOR FAIR FOOD!
"The arc of the moral universe is long,
but it bends toward justice"
 So began the address by the CIW's Lucas Benitez (right) at the May, 2008, joint press conference at the US Capitol announcing the agreement with Burger King. Lucas went on to describe the road ahead toward social responsibility in the US food industry:
"Social responsibility in this country's food industry is inevitable, and though the exploitation of Florida's farmworkers remains unconscionable today, company by company we are building a path toward justice. The next steps are up to those companies that stand before us in the road ahead."
Since that address, three more companies - Whole Foods, Subway and Bon Appétit Co. - have signed agreements with the CIW, and the focus of the Campaign for Fair Food has shifted to other food industry leaders. It is now time for Kroger, Ahold (parent company of Stop & Shop & Giant) and Publix in the supermarket industry, Aramark, Chartwells and Sodexo in the food service industry and Chipotle to step up and help us build a world where workers in Florida's fields can enjoy a fair wage and dignified working conditions.
Below are some ideas you can use to bring the Campaign to your community and help win the support of more major buyers of Florida tomatoes for the principles of Fair Food:
POSTCARDS
Send postcards to the corporate headquarters of Kroger, Ahold, Publix or Chipotle. To request postcards for yourself, your organization and your friends please email us. Let us know how many of each you would like to receive.
"DINE WITH DIGNITY"
The Student/Farmworker Alliance has launched
the campus-based Dine with Dignity campaign against food service providers Aramark, Chartwells and Sodexo.
For more information about how to get involved with Dine with Dignity, including action ideas and materials, visit the SFA website.
C + C = C (or, if you prefer, free DVD!)
One of the CIW's mottos is that Consciousness + Commitment = Change. You can help create consciousness in your community about the conditions in the fields and the important changes being created through the CIW’s Campaign for Fair Food. You can screen a DVD about our struggle or distribute educational materials. To receive a DVD (which includes PBS's NOW, Y Ahora Qué?, Con Estas Manos and footage from April 2008's US Senate hearing) and other organizing materials such as articles, fact sheets, postcards, stickers, please email us.
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The Alliance for Fair Food is a network of human rights, religious, student, labor, and grassroots organizations who work in partnership with the CIW. We promote principles and practices of socially responsible purchasing in the corporate food industry that advance and ensure the human rights of farmworkers at the bottom of corporate supply chains.
Click
here to visit the AFF website!
Email the AFF at info(at)allianceforfairfood.org
SFA is a national network of students and youth organizing
in alliance with farmworkers to eliminate
sweatshop conditions and modern-day slavery in the
fields. The decentralized network organizes both on and off campuses.
Formed in 2000, SFA has since played a crucial role in the Campaign for Fair Food, and is now leading the "Dine with Dignity" campaign calling on major food service providers to work with the CIW.
Click
here to visit the SFA website!
Email SFA at organize(at)sfalliance.org
INTERFAITH ACTION:
Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida is a broad-based network of people of
faith – both in South Florida and throughout the
U.S. – who work in partnership with the Coalition
of Immokalee Workers as they struggle for human rights
in the fields. Interfaith Action facilitates dialogue,
reflection, education and action between farmworkers
and people of faith (youth groups, congregations and
national religious institutions) in order to build mutual
understanding and work for lasting systemic change in
the agricultural and corporate food industries.
Interfaith Action has been a key partner to the CIW
since 1998, coordinating faith-based participation and
logistical support for CIW actions, tours, educational
events, and more. People of faith across the country
have played a central role in the success of the CIW’s
campaigns, educating their communities and working side-by-side
with the CIW in their quest for social and economic
justice.
Click here to visit the IA website!
Email Interfaith Action at info(at)interfaithact.org
JUST HARVEST USA
Just Harvest USA aims to build a more just and sustainable food system with a focus on establishing fair wages, humane working conditions and fundamental rights for farmworkers. Just Harvest is a key partner to the CIW in the national Campaign for Fair Food, promoting the campaign within the sustainable food movement and advocating for farmworker rights as an integral part of sustainability.
Email Just Harvest at
info(at)justharvestusa.org
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