Lights, camera… Action! Protesters pour into the streets following “Food Chains” screenings in Miami, New York, Washington DC, and more cities… Over two hundred moviegoers hit the streets for a protest targeting Wendy’s following a Saturday afternoon showing of the new documentary “Food Chains” in New York. Wendy’s is the lone holdout among the fast-food giants to still refuse to join the CIW’s Fair Food Program. Similar protests took place in several cities, including Miami, Washington DC, and Orlando. Meanwhile, reviewers continue to praise “Food Chains.”  Film Journal International writes, “this film should literally be seen by every American who unquestioningly lifts fork to mouth for their three squares a day." The new documentary “Food Chains” has hit the ground running, and has been tallying an opening weekend to remember in the process! Michael Pollan, Barry Estabrook, Eric Schlosser, Marion Nestle, Amy Goodman, Ted Genoways, Greg Kaufmann, and Arthur Allen have all hosted standing-room-only panel discussions following showings in New York.  The film has garnered great reviews and feature stories from the New York Times,  the Washington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle (not to mention Inc , Film Journal, Mother Jones  and others!).  And as if that weren’t enough, there have been 12 major protests for farmworker rights around the nation, like this one in Miami pictured below, with more planned for Sunday: In Miami, over 200 farmworkers and student supporters joined forces for a colorful protest outside a nearby Publix after a Saturday afternoon screening of “Food Chains”. It is fitting that a film that tells the story of successful consumer action in alliance with farmworkers should itself spark action, but the size and spirit of the protests have been truly surprising… Don't miss the full action report from "Food Chains" opening weekend at the CIW website!