AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY

This space is dedicated to the proposition that we need to know the history of the struggles on the left and of earlier progressive movements here and world-wide. If we can learn from the mistakes made in the past (as well as what went right) we can move forward in the future to create a more just and equitable society. We will be reviewing books, CDs, and movies we believe everyone needs to read, hear and look at as well as making commentary from time to time. Greg Green, site manager

Friday, September 18, 2015

Support The Florida Farmerworkers-Viva La Huega!

Watch out, Wendy’s! 100+ Encuentro participants, farmworkers protest for Fair Food…

CIW members, students: “Maybe Wendy’s will continue to refuse to be a part of the Program today — but every day, there are more and more of us, and someday, Wendy’s will sign…”
This past weekend, after months of planning and preparation, the Student / Farmworker Alliance hosted the 11th annual Encuentro in Immokalee, where students and young people from around the country gathered for a weekend to lay out a year’s worth plans for the Campaign for Fair Food. Of course, being members of the Fair Food Nation, the weekend’s participants also worked in a bit of action amidst all the conversation!
Energized from two days of workshops, strategic planning, and learning about the Fair Food Program and the road ahead for the CIW, the scores of Encuentro participants visiting Immokalee were ready to hit the streets by late Saturday afternoon for a dual Publix-Wendy’s protest in Naples. Today, we wanted to share a report from the inspiring weekend protest — which, to be sure, was only a taste of the season ahead for Publix, Wendy’s, Kroger and any other major food retailer still turning it back on the Fair Food Program.
Carrying signs still glittering with fresh paint, over 100 students, farmworkers and their families poured onto the sidewalk in front of Publix on the highly-trafficked U.S. 41 in Naples…