Brown U student leader takes Wendy’s to task in forceful call to action…

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4/27/2018 10:47 AM

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Brown U student leader takes Wendy’s to task in forceful call to action… Students join over 2,000 protesters in New York City last month in the Time’s Up Wendy’s March Brown U student, Natalie Lerner: “… it is on us as students, young people, and daily consumers to say that we will not stand for sexual assault on our campus or in the fields… We must elevate real, enforceable solutions to stamp out and prevent sexual harassment and assault in the workplace—and hold corporate giants like Wendy’s responsible for failing to rid their supply chains of human rights violations.” Once back at campus after participating in last month’s 2,000+ strong Time’s Up Wendy’s March, Brown University student Natalie Lerner picked up her pen and composed an ambitious article for her school paper. In her extended piece, Ms. Lerner sought to weave together the powerful nationwide efforts to hold universities accountable for sexual assault on their campuses, and the parallel effort by farmworker leaders to hold Wendy’s accountable for sexual violence in its supply chain. Her op/ed highlighted the silence and impunity that have long buried these acts of violence in both contexts, as well as the successful efforts by farmworkers and students alike to win justice, dignity, and lasting change for survivors of sexual harassment and assault. And, she nailed it.  So today, rather than provide an excerpt, we bring you Ms. Lerner’s piece in full from Brown University’s College Hill Independent — because it’s just that good: BEHIND THE BRAIDS Students, farmworkers, and the Fair Food Program by Natalie Lerner, Illustration by Katya Labowe-Stoll April 12, 2018 During spring of 2015, my first year at Brown, I participated in a campus-wide movement called #MoneyTalksAtBrown. This student-organized march and campaign took place in response to deplorable practices on the part of the school administration with regard to their handling of a sexual assault case that fall. Specifically, two female students were drugged at a party at the now-defunct Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, after which one of the women was sexually assaulted. A Title IX case was brought forward, and in February 2015, all the charges against the accused student were dropped. However, there was evidence of financial ties between the accused perpetrator and the Brown Corporation board of trustees, and after the charges were dropped, many students (including myself) believed that the financial interests of the University influenced their decision in this case... Check out the full op/ed from Brown University student Natalie Lerner at the CIW website! Coalition of Immokalee Workers (239) 657 8311 | workers@ciw-online.org | www.ciw-online.org Connect with us  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌

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