Exactly one month from today on March 8th, International Women’s Day, CIW members will be standing in the streets of New York to hold a press conference ahead of next month’s Freedom Fast and Time’s Up Wendy’s March. To celebrate a day where women around the world stand up to protect their rights, farmworker women from Immokalee will announce why they are planning to give up a week’s worth of work — and five days of food — to advance their struggle to end sexual violence in the fields.
Today, we bring you a preview of their message. (And, if you have not done so yet, make sure to register for the action and check out all the details on the fast itself over at the Freedom Fast website!)
#TIMESUPWENDYS: JOIN THE FAIR FOOD PROGRAM!
Inspired by the unprecedented power of the #MeToo movement, women across the country are searching for long-term, proven solutions to sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. An answer to this national scourge has emerged from one of the most unlikely corners of society: the farmworker community of Immokalee, Florida...
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