Farmworker leaders meet with Archbishop Thomas Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami — representing over half a million Catholics in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties — and receive his blessing and full support for the upcoming major action in Palm Beach!
PLUS: Kerry Kennedy pledges to march alongside CIW for the “March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields” on April 2! Ready to march with us, too? Register now!
With less than three weeks to go before farmworkers and hundreds of Floridians come together for the “March to End Modern Slavery in the Fields” on April 2, word of the CIW’s return to Palm Beach is spreading swiftly across the Sunshine State! And after last week’s major show of support from significant investors for CIW’s call for board accountability at Wendy’s, it’s clear that buzz around Wendy’s failure to address the modern slavery crisis in North American agriculture is growing exponentially, too, and we’re only getting started.
Two teams of CIW farmworker leaders and Alliance for Fair Food organizers have already hit the ground with presentations, events and solidarity-building in the South Florida region: one team has settled into the Miami area and the other is stationed in smaller cities nearby the march location in Palm Beach. It has been a joy to reconnect with longtime partners in the struggle for workers’ rights in South Florida, particularly organizations such as WeCount! and the Miami Workers Center, who are committed to mobilize their members to march with us in Palm Beach. The team has been educating and mobilizing students from colleges and universities in the area, including University of Miami and Barry University, solidifying their commitment to the ever-growing Wendy’s Boycott. During these last two weeks, the crew has also engaged with several area congregations, including Miami Shores Presbyterian and First United Methodist Church of Miami.
Quite the hype has begun building up around the major action across the Magic City that there will be at least two buses leaving from Miami to transport participants to the march in Palm Beach on April 2. If you’re interested in securing your seat on the Miami bus, make sure to email Uriel Zelaya Perez at [email protected].
