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February 18, 2022 at 5:23 PM

Announcing the First Fair Food Program Sponsor in Tennessee!

Dear John ,We wanted to make sure you saw this exciting news: yesterday, we announced the first Fair Food Program Sponsor in Tennessee! Check it out below.  P.S., if you're a member of a co-op (or a regular at your local independent grocery store) and want to learn more about the FFP Sponsor Prog…

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February 16, 2022 at 6:48 PM

It’s risky business to turn a blind eye to forced labor in today’s agricultural industry, yet here Wendy’s is...

Behind the mask of the friendly little girl with red pigtails, there is one man more responsible than any other for Wendy’s failure to join the Fair Food Program: Multi-billionaire and hedge fund mogul, Nelson Peltz.Join us on Saturday, April 2, in Palm Beach, Florida, when we march to end forced l…

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February 10, 2022 at 5:57 PM

U.S. Department of Labor lifts up Fair Food Program as national model for eradicating forced labor!

        CIW’s unparalleled experience in combatting — and, most importantly, preventing — modern-day slavery in agriculture offers lessons for growers, buyers, and human rights activists alike in USDOL’s widely-watched…

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February 2, 2022 at 3:59 PM

SAVE THE DATE: Farmworkers, allies to converge in Palm Beach, Florida, for major Wendy’s action on April 2, 2022!

    Over 500 farmworkers and consumers march in support of the Wendy’s Boycott through the posh streets of Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida. March 2016. Get ready, Fair Food Nation! Major Wendy’s Boycott mobilization on April …

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January 31, 2022 at 5:28 PM

“The Next Supper:” New book on the future of food features CIW, Fair Food Program!

    New book “a searing expose of the restaurant industry, and a path to a better, safer, happier meal”;   Author Mintz: “The victories of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are based on getting people to give a damn.  That’s what gras…

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January 11, 2022 at 4:09 PM

Growing wave of brutal modern-day slavery operations in agriculture prompts renewed calls for expansion of Fair Food Program

    Officials from the U.S. Justice Department, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. State Department, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and state and local law enforcement officers speak at a news conf…

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December 31, 2021 at 4:31 PM

Less than 24 hours left to support Fair Food in 2021

Dear John,   This is it! Our last message of the year and the last opportunity to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Fair Food Program in 2021.    It has been a long, challenging year but we’re already planning for big things in 2022 — and we need …

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December 30, 2021 at 4:31 PM

Before 2021 ends, help change farmworkers' lives

The clock is ticking! With your help, we want to give farmworkers and their families a gift that changes everything: access to dignity and safety in the workplace. Can we count on you to make a contribution before the year ends? Dear John,    The first decade …

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December 27, 2021 at 6:43 PM

Don’t miss your chance to have your gift doubled

Longtime CIW ally Travis McConnell has generously offered to match the last $10,000 in donations in our end of year drive. If you make a contribution TODAY, your donation — and impact — will be doubled! Dear John,    The novel coronavirus has taught its hosts …

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December 24, 2021 at 6:38 PM

Another world is possible

Can you share a gift today in honor of the next generation of Fair Food activism? Dear John,    Because the CIW was launched in Immokalee nearly 30 years ago, we’ve seen the Fair Food family grow as new generations join us and bring their own children into the…

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December 20, 2021 at 5:36 PM

Double your impact today

One of our long-term supporters has offered to match the first $2,000 in donations we receive this week, immediately doubling the impact of your contribution today! It’s no secret that rooting out systemic abuse and safeguarding human rights in agriculture wil…

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December 15, 2021 at 5:01 PM

New video from Phoenix, AZ, provides timely reminder that a preventable police killing can never be justified...

    Banner petition, signed by over 1,000 Immokalee community members, declares that “An injury to one is an injury to all” and demands accountability for the wrongful death of single father and Immokalee farmworker Nicolas Morales. …

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December 13, 2021 at 2:21 PM

What does it take to build resilient communities?

The pandemic continues to be a formidable threat to frontline farmworkers today, even with extraordinary advances in vaccines, testing, and therapies. Your support helps ensure the continued resilience of our staff and community in these trying times. Dear Joh…

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December 10, 2021 at 2:21 PM

Stand with farmworkers on International Human Rights Day

As we mark the 10-year anniversary of the Fair Food Program, will you donate $3 to help us protect farmworkers' human rights for the next decade? Dear John,   Some of the most challenging calls we get on the Fair Food Program hotline come from farmworkers on …

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December 1, 2021 at 5:37 PM

CIW Op-Ed: "We must recognize the injustice of Nicolas Morales's death"

        CIW op-ed in the Naples Daily News: "We as a community can— and must — recognize the injustice of Nicolas Morales's death and honor his life by implementing the long-overdue reforms necessary to ensure…

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November 30, 2021 at 2:45 PM

This Giving Tuesday, honor the farmworkers at your table

You can support the human rights of the farmworkers who harvested your Thanksgiving meal. Make a one-time donation for Giving Tuesday! Dear John,   Every year, we mark the holiday season by celebrating “Giving Tuesday,” a day to put our gratitude to work by su…

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November 23, 2021 at 2:53 PM

BREAKING: U.S. DOJ busts sprawling modern-day slavery operation in fields of South Georgia

    Officials from the U.S. Justice Department, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. State Department, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and state and local law enforcement officers speak at a news conferen…

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November 19, 2021 at 2:33 PM

WEEK OF ACTION, DAY 5: Join the #DaveWouldNever social media campaign!

    John,   It's been quite the week!  Between sending emails, making phone calls, posting tweets and signing petitions, supporters of the Wendy's Boycott have made their voices heard loud and clear.  As we get ready for even more action …

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November 18, 2021 at 1:58 PM

WEEK OF ACTION, DAY 4: Sign the #DeliverWithDignity Petition!

Help us reach 5,000 signatures by the end of the month.     During the Week of Action kick-off on Monday, Fair Food allies sent over 300 emails to DoorDash's CEO Tony Xu urging the tech billionaire to meet with farmworker leaders of th…

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November 17, 2021 at 2:16 PM

WEEK OF ACTION, DAY 3: Send a tweet to Ohio State’s President demanding OSU listen to its students and boot Wendy’s from campus!

    John,    We’re halfway through the Week of Action, and with over 300 emails sent to DoorDash’s CEO and dozens of calls made to New York City Council members, the Fair Food Nation is on a roll!  Today’s virtual action takes us to the he…

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November 16, 2021 at 1:57 PM

WEEK OF ACTION, DAY 2: Call on NYC Council Members to support the Wendy’s Boycott resolution!

PLUS: If you're in NYC, join New York Fair Food for a lively protest for farmworker justice on Nov. 18 at 4 pm outside Trian Partners.     John,    It's Day 2 of our weeklong series of creative, 1-minute virtual actions supporting the Wend…

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November 15, 2021 at 1:55 PM

WEEK OF ACTION, DAY 1: Email DoorDash’s CEO!

Send an email NOW to DoorDash’s CEO Tony Xu urging him to meet with farmworker leaders of the CIW and join the Wendy's Boycott!     John  —   It’s official: The Boycott Wendy’s Week of Action is here!  Over the next five days, you will be …

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November 8, 2021 at 4:31 PM

Corporate Accountability Lab sues Hershey and Rainforest Alliance for “false and deceptive marketing representations”

    A promotional poster for a November 18, 2019, march in New York City demanding Wendy’s verify its claims of social responsibility in its suppliers’ greenhouse operations.  The claims made in the Corporate Accountability Lab’s (CAL)…

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November 2, 2021 at 1:42 PM

It’s Official: Watkins Farm of North Carolina joins the Fair Food Program!

    CIW’s farmworker education team visited Watkins Farm in June 2021 when the NC sweet potato operation joined as a new FFP Participating Grower Fair Food Program expansion continues apace with new crop and n…

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October 22, 2021 at 2:35 PM

Three academics, one WSR activist, and one corporate social responsibility expert walk into a bar...

    Authors: “True cost of [dignified] labour must be worker-defined.”   Unique team of academics and Worker-driven Social Responsibility practitioners pens extended letter to the editor of the peer-reviewed scientific and technology r…

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October 19, 2021 at 4:17 PM

SAVE THE DATE: Boycott Wendy’s Week of Action, November 15-21!

    Time to get creative: Get ready to participate in a series of five, 1-minute virtual actions in support of the Wendy’s Boycott during next month’s national Week of Action, November 15-21!   PLUS: San Francisco students and communit…

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October 15, 2021 at 6:04 PM

“This is the Dream Team”... CIW, Partners In Health, and the Healthcare Network address unique partnership to fight COVID-19

    Press Club of Southwest Florida hosts panel on Immokalee’s “Dream Team” COVID response as way forward for addressing increasing health inequality;   Jude Beauchamp, Partners in Health: Our partnership is “unique, a…

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October 5, 2021 at 2:21 PM

(Corrected) Latest slavery indictments expose exploitive nature of H-2A “guestworker” program

CORRECTED: Our earlier email omitted the caption below!     ABOVE: A Naples Daily News editorial cartoon from the 1990s captured the shock and disbelief of the Southwest Florida community at the exposure of modern-day slavery rin…

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October 5, 2021 at 1:48 PM

Latest slavery indictments expose exploitive nature of H-2A “guestworker” program

    Associated Press (9/22/21): Farm bosses employing H-2A guestworkers harvesting in Florida and 3 other states "face charges of conspiracy under the RICO Act, conspiracy to commit forced labor, forced labor and conspiracy to obstruct…

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September 23, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Nicolas Morales, Jr.: "Here’s what justice looks like to me...”

    WATCH: Naples Daily News video, “Coalition of Immokalee Workers asks for justice in the death of Nicolas Morales”…   Nicolas Morales Jr.: “I will need to be strong, and with the help of loving people, I will manage to become stronger, and to become a …

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September 20, 2021 at 3:09 PM

Immokalee youth: “Our community is not safe until those officers are gone from our streets...”

    Dozens of farmworkers and Southwest Florida allies mark one year since Nicolas Morales was shot to death by a Collier County Sheriff’s deputy with vigil outside Collier County Sheriff’s office in Naples demanding justice for Nicolas, accountability fo…

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September 17, 2021 at 3:17 PM

A Community Speaks with One Voice: Vigil for Justice for Nicolas Morales Today!

    CIW's Lupe Gonzalo in Naples Daily News today: "We want to be treated as human beings. We want sufficient attention being placed on the mental health needs of people in Immokalee."   Join us today at 3 p.m. at the Collier County Sheriff’s Office in N…

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September 13, 2021 at 4:55 PM

Bring the Fair Food Program to your neighborhood!

    Dear John,    Remember life, and the Fair Food movement, before the pandemic? Massive, colorful marches filling the streets with thousands of farmworkers and allies, like the one above, brought the Fair Food Nation together on a regular basis and drov…

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September 8, 2021 at 4:37 PM

Temperatures are rising, farmworkers and growers in the FFP are doing something about it

    Naples Daily News article underscores the urgent need for enforceable, mandatory heat stress protections like those now made real by the Fair Food Program     CIW's Cruz Salucio: “The harsh reality is temperatures are rising and workers feel that and …

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September 2, 2021 at 4:59 PM

RELEASED: 2021 Fair Food Program Report

      Dear John,   We're so excited to share the 2021 Fair Food Program report with you today!   Ten years in, one of many factors that continue to elevate the Fair Food Program over less rigorous “social auditing” and PR-driven corpor…

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August 27, 2021 at 6:08 PM

The time for waiting is over. The time for action is now.

    Nearly a year has passed without justice for Nicolas Morales, gunned down by Collier County Sheriff's deputy who remains on the job, and in our streets, today...   Leaving bad police on the streets begets more police violence. Accountability for past …

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August 24, 2021 at 3:00 PM

“Waiting for El Colibrí”... Proceeds from new children’s book inspired by trip to Immokalee to benefit Fair Food movement!

    Author and Ally Dr. Kerry Olitzky will donate proceeds from his new children's book,Waiting for El Colibrí, available in both English and Spanish!   For more than 30 years, the CIW has been fortunate to count a wide variety of exceptionally talented w…

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August 20, 2021 at 5:04 PM

Relief from the Heat

    Fair Food Program sets new, enforceable standards to protect farmworkers from heat stress in a warming world...   New FFP standards require mandatory breaks, comprehensive training, and emergency response protocols on participating farms as summer sea…

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August 17, 2021 at 3:58 PM

NEW VIDEO: The Power of Prevention

COVID-19 continues to pose a serious threat to essential farmworkers on the ground, making the rigorous protections of the Fair Food Program as critical as ever.     Dear John,   Today we're excited to share a compelling new snapshot of the Fair Food Program.…

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July 29, 2021 at 2:32 PM

A tale of two police killings...

    Two very similar killings at the hands of the police result in two very different findings on responsibility of police to de-escalate before using deadly force;   Collier County Sheriff’s Office Professional Responsibility Bureau (PRB) Investigation i…

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July 26, 2021 at 1:53 PM

SAVE THE DATE! “Essential Rights for Essential Workers” Tour

    As the Fair Food Program continues to grow and change the lives of more and more farmworkers in new states and new crops, including tomatoes in Tennessee and fresh-cut sunflowers in California, we have exciting news to share on the Wendy’s Boycott fro…

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July 22, 2021 at 2:17 PM

A (Great) Smoky Mountain Welcome

    Sunripe Certified Brands and hundreds of workers at Smoky Mountain Family Farms welcome the CIW Education Team to Tennessee!   Sunripe CEO, Jon Esformes: “[CIW] is our partner in making sure that we’re meeting and exceeding the highest standards of co…

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July 20, 2021 at 7:22 PM

“New York City Should Send a Message to Wendy’s, Which Refuses to Protect Its Farmworkers”

    Former Manhattan Borough President and stalwart CIW ally Ruth Messinger pens powerful op/ed for the Gotham Gazette: “It’s time for the New York City Council to pass a resolution introduced over a year ago calling on Wendy’s to join the [Fair Food] pro…

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July 12, 2021 at 4:21 PM

MUST-READ: Rolling Stone Magazine publishes feature on fatal police shooting of Immokalee farmworker Nicolas Morales

    Rolling Stone Magazine: "[Nicolas'] shooting seemed to sit at the nexus of problems with policing that cities across the country have been grappling with for the past year: allegations of excessive force, the vulnerability of marginalized communities …

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June 30, 2021 at 1:39 PM

A better world is possible

Last day to join our 10-day anniversary celebration and sign up as a monthly donor John —   Today is the last day of our 10-day anniversary celebration, marking a decade since the birth of the Fair Food Program, the pioneering inspiration for the Worker-driven…

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June 29, 2021 at 2:35 PM

48 hours left: If you donate today, the impact of your donation will be doubled by a matching pledge!

The Fair Food Program was born 10 years ago after years of unwavering commitment from allies like you. As a Fair Food Sustainer, you can continue to fuel the Campaign in the years ahead. John,    In 2001, as farmworkers studied their situation in Immokalee, th…

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June 28, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Today, your monthly donation will be doubled instantly!

Dear John,   For conscious consumers and farmworkers alike, Fair Food is more than a product, more than a campaign, and more than a program – it is a new food system and culture, one that fundamentally affirms the dignity of farmworkers.   A key part of that…

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June 27, 2021 at 6:25 PM

A marathon, not a sprint.

Donate $3 a month to help us build for the days, years, and generations to come. John —   Thirty years ago, when farmworkers in Immokalee decided to come together and fight to end the human rights abuses that had plagued Florida’s fields for centuries, they h…

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June 26, 2021 at 6:55 PM

"COVID is not over yet. We are still fighting to safeguard farmworkers' health and offer them more protections"

Hear stories from the frontlines of the COVID-19 response in Immokalee and become a Fair Food Sustainer today! John,    The past year has been among the most trying in living memory. The devastating impact of COVID-19 crashes in waves as countries around the w…

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June 25, 2021 at 1:53 PM

"Before the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, there were slaves ... But not anymore."

If you can, donate $5 a month to support farmworkers' human rights. John —   The CIW's farmworker educators start every on-farm session with this declaration:  The "Know Your Rights and Responsibilities" booklet you received on your first day of work will be …

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