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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

ACTION REPORT: Students, people of faith and community allies drop banners in support of Wendy’s Boycott! Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Coalition of Immokalee Workers<workers@ciw-online.org>

4/23/2019 11:20 AM

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ACTION REPORT: Students, people of faith and community allies drop banners in support of Wendy’s Boycott

PLUS: Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and the Florida Poor People’s Campaign join forces with CIW to demand a moral commitment to human rights from Wendy’s…

Today, we bring you a report from last week’s jam-packed actions in the Campaign for Fair Food, courtesy of the Student/Farmworker Alliance. From student- and community-led banner drops across the country to a powerful visit to Immokalee from the national Poor People’s Campaign, it was a big week in the Fair Food Nation!

Without further ado, here is SFA’s report from the week’s events (and make sure to head over to their website for even more action photos!):

Last week, amidst the scramble of final exams and Easter weekend preparations, students, people of faith and community allies in over a dozen cities from coast to coast put their solidarity with the Wendy’s Boycott on display! From Washington State to Rhode Island, the Fair Food Nation dropped protest banners to expose the hypocrisy of Wendy’s refusing to pay an extra penny per pound of tomatoes to ensure farmworkers’ dignity in the fields even as the company invests $25 million in digital media to secure consumers’ loyalty.

Today, we bring you just a few of the visual highlights from SFA’s “We Won’t Yield” National Day of Action on April 18! Because the banners below speak for themselves. After passing a unanimous resolution to ban Wendy’s from campus until the fast-food giant joins the Fair Food Program, students at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL, suspend a banner from the second floor balcony at the Ritter Art Gallery...

Head over to the CIW website for more highlights from last week's Day of Action!

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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