Clinton Global Citizen Award sparks
surge of social media about @CIW and the #FairFoodProgram…
Sunday’s Clinton Global Citizen Award ceremony in New York was a
truly unforgettable celebration of the remarkable progress achieved in Florida’s
fields through the Fair Food Program. Over 1,000 people squeezed into the
Sheraton ballroom in Times Square for an evening line-up that included the
Clinton family, Leonardo DiCaprio, Seth Myers, the Roots, Aloe Blacc, Natalie
Merchant and hundreds of leading figures in the world working for social,
economic, and environmental justice.
But as amazing as the scene was inside the room, the crowd outside
was even more impressive. So strong was the flood of social media
attention during the ceremony that at one point the CIW was trending #5 on
Twitter! Indeed, thanks to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, many, many more
than the thousand people actually physically at the ceremony were able to join
us for one of the most exciting moments in the CIW’s two-decade long
history.
So today we wanted to share with you just a small sampling of the
wonderful messages that poured in on Sunday and Monday, words of support and
celebration from a wide range of friends and allies, many of whom have walked
many miles alongside farmworkers in the fight for Fair Food.
First, the Clinton Global Initiative itself as well as actress Ashley Judd
teed up the evening…
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