Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Part One: “Boot the Braids” Truth Tour makes a splash along the East Coast! Coalition of Immokalee Workers

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On June 23, after making the long trek from the small town of Immokalee to one of North Carolina’s largest cities, Charlotte, the Truth Tour team was received by our friends at Holy Covenant United Church of Christ, who gave us a proper southern welcome to the Queen City (this on the very day CIW was honored with the “Movement Maker” Award at the United Church of Christ General Synod). After a day of productive meetings, including a sit-down with the University of North Carolina Charlotte’s dining administration to discuss Wendy’s refusal to protect farmworkers’ human rights through the Fair Food Program, we gathered with leaders of North Carolina AFL-CIO and Action NC, as well as committed community allies, for a screening of the James Beard Award-winning documentary “Food Chains”. Following the film, CIW’s Oscar Otzoy led a lively discussion centered around the human rights revolution transforming America’s fields under the protections of the Fair Food Program (below).
The Tour crew then headed two hours northeast to Chapel Hill, where we jumped right into back-to-back meetings with UNC Chapel Hill students, Triangle Area faith leaders, and local government leaders to ramp up support for the student-led campaign to kick Wendy’s off UNC’s campus. Still energized from the momentous 4 for Fair Food Tour stop in Chapel Hill this March, students and community members alike are making plans for an action-packed fall to demand UNC cut its contract with Wendy’s...
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A copy of the CIW's official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Florida Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free 1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352). Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. The website for the Florida Division of Consumer Services is  https://www.freshfromflorida.com  

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