Student/Farmworker Alliance leaders from across the country come together to turn up the pressure on Wendy’s! Dispatches from the student front in the fight for Fair Food ahead of huge Follow the Money March! Student/Farmworker Alliance leaders convene in Immokalee for a face-to-face planning weekend on the Wendy’s Boycott! Student/Farmworker Alliance leaders from across the country come together to turn up the pressure on Wendy’s! Anyone who knows anything about the two-decade old Campaign for Fair Food knows the all-important leadership role students have played in winning the legally-binding agreements — with now fourteen of the world’s leading food brands — that put the teeth behind the groundbreaking Fair Food Program’s human rights standards. Without those agreements, there would be no market consequences for human rights violations on Fair Food Program farms; without those agreements, 35,000 workers (and growing) would still face rampant sexual harassment and assault, systemic wage theft, and even forced labor, on the job, without recourse; and without those agreements, there would be no Fair Food Program. And so whenever student leaders with the Student/Farmworker Alliance (SFA) come together from across the country to make plans for turning up the heat in the Campaign for Fair Food, we here at the CIW are eager to receive news of the gathering, and to share that news with you! And that’s exactly what happened last weekend in Immokalee, which means we have the report, hot off the presses, for you today from the SFA itself. So, without further ado, here below is the latest dispatch from the front lines of student organizing ahead of the major Follow the Money March, (including a special video treat at the end of today’s update…). Enjoy!: Last week, the newly-inducted members of the Student/Farmworker Alliance’s national leadership made their way to Immokalee, FL, for a full weekend of building strategy and student power in the Campaign for Fair Food! The 2020 Steering Committee (SC) — comprised of 15 tireless organizers hailing from Washington State to Rhode Island — convened for its first face-to-face meeting of the year, setting ambitious campaign goals and sharpening their organizing skills. The long weekend’s packed schedule included interactive workshops ranging from the shameful legacy of slavery in our country’s food system to building resilient campus organizations. Most importantly, the SC spent many hours making moves to mobilize scores of students and youth for the CIW’s upcoming Follow the Money March in New York City from March 10-12. Stay tuned in the weeks ahead as we announce details about the buses and caravans leaving from a city near you to the major spring action! Throughout the year, the SC will be helping to coordinate community-building and direct actions within SFA’s vast network of allies. So, here’s your chance to meet the official new and returning members of the 2020 SFA Steering Committee: Head over to the CIW website for more details and the special video! Coalition of Immokalee Workers (239) 657 8311 | [email protected] | www.ciw-online.org Connect with us ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Coalition of Immokalee Workers | 110 S 2nd St, Immokalee, FL 34142 Unsubscribe [email protected] About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!