Scores of students, youth gather in Immokalee for #2018Encuentro, launch plans for nationwide Wendy’s Boycott actions! Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Scores of students, youth gather in Immokalee for #2018Encuentro, launch plans for nationwide Wendy’s Boycott actions!

PLUS: Over 150 farmworkers and allies flood sidewalk on U.S. 41 in Estero, FL, for dazzling Wendy’s Boycott protest…

Scores of students, youth gather in Immokalee for #2018Encuentro, launch plans for nationwide Wendy’s Boycott actions! Students escalate campaigns to boot Wendy’s off college campuses from Michigan to Philadelphia; put finishing touches on upcoming “Pulling Back the Curtain on Wendy’s” National Week of Action, Oct. 22-28… PLUS: Over 150 farmworkers and allies flood sidewalk on U.S. 41 in Estero, FL, for dazzling Wendy’s Boycott protest… Ushering in the beginning of the fall season, Immokalee hosted over 80 students and youth last week for this year’s Student/Farmworker Alliance Encuentro. Traveling from over 35 communities across the country, and even from as far as Mexico City, Encuentro participants gathered in Immokalee, the birthplace of the CIW and the heart of the Fair Food movement, for an extraordinary weekend of building strategy and community with farmworkers and with each other. Today, we bring you the report straight from from the Student/Farmworker Alliance, replete with beautiful photos, to get you fired up for the fall season of the Wendy’s Boycott! The Encuentro weekend brimmed with conversations rooted in compañerismo and commitment from beginning to end, paving the way for SFAers to create long-term strategies for transformative change in our food system and lay down commitments for the upcoming “Pulling Back the Curtain on Wendy’s” National Week of Action from Oct. 22-28 . While gathered in Immokalee, we reflected on the tremendous power and responsibility we as students and young consumers have in holding corporations and our institutions to account for shameful business practices. And, we channeled our inspiration into action with a loud and energized protest outside of a local Wendy’s in Estero, FL! Today, we bring you a day-by-day recap of the Encuentro weekend, interwoven with beautiful photos from some of our favorite moments... Read highlights from the Student/Farmworker Alliance's 2018 Encuentro report over at the CIW website! Coalition of Immokalee Workers (239) 657 8311 | workers@ciw-online.org | www.ciw-online.org Connect with us ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌