Reactions to Presidential
Medal nod to CIW history, power of Fair Food Program…
From the mainstream media to the blogosphere to
twitter, news of the CIW’s reception of the Presidential Medal for Extraordinary
Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking traveled far and wide last week, and we’ve
collected some of the highlights for you here.
Let’s start with the Ft. Myers News-Press, the paper
of record for the Fair Food movement. The News-Press went straight to a source
— former Chief Assistant US Attorney Doug Molloy — who has not only known the
CIW’s work for the better part of two decades but was the prosecutor that helped
bring several slavery rings to justice in collaboration with the CIW during his
distinguished career. Here are his thoughts on the award:
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Wednesday, February 04, 2015
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