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Now you can read the solidarity statements from allies around the country, like these two below, that buoyed marchers’ spirits on the 5-day trek through Florida’s vast sugar plantations and bustling coastal cities:
Wendy Ake, Just Public Finance: “You are shouldering the globe this week and we are all the better for it.”
Noelle Damico, The Workers’ Circle: “With every step you are bringing us closer to a world without slavery, a world of dignity and rights, a world of human equality.”
PLUS… Check out the article on the march in the Supermarket News and some great new video clips from the people at More Perfect Union. And be sure to spend a few minutes with a beautiful Day 5 photo gallery from CIW ally, Jesi Kelley, you’ll be glad you did!
From March 14-17, over 100 farmworkers and allies marched shoulder to shoulder from Pahokee to Palm Beach, Florida, to celebrate more than 10 years of unprecedented human rights progress under the Fair Food Program’s protections, and to demand that Wendy’s, Publix, and Kroger finally join the Presidential Medal-winning program. By the last day, the march had swollen more than five times its size, to nearly 600. The final day of the energetic, colorful march illustrated both the strength of the Fair Food Nation and the urgent need for these holdout corporations to do their part to end forced labor and other longstanding human rights abuses in the fields.
The march was a gargantuan effort. Supporters flew into Florida from all over the country while committees of staff and volunteers worked tirelessly to ensure that every aspect of the march — from the route and police communications to lodging, food, and security — went smoothly. What was sacrificed in sleep and creature comforts along the route was more than replaced by a sense of lasting camaraderie for all who were involved. From the bottom of our hearts here in Immokalee, we want to thank each and every one of you who made the March for Farmworker Freedom possible. We were fueled not only by a celebration of the Fair Food Program and righteous indignation at the plight of forced labor, but also by a sense of love of the incredible community that has helped make the unparalleled human rights progress of the last 30 years possible.
Today, we at the CIW are happy to share the final round-up of highlights from those five unforgettable days in March. While we marched, messages of solidarity flooded in from across the nation, journalists followed us and reported on our progress, and teams of supremely talented documentary crews embedded with our group. We want to share some of those deeply moving messages of solidarity that poured in from around the country for the marchers over the course of their week on the road.
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