Farmers are “in” right now. With today’s trend towards local food and sustainable agriculture, farmers are making the news, appearing on lists of most influential
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Yes We Can! Fighting for Farmworkers Rights
Calondra McArthur
To conclude Farmworker Awareness Week, I am happy to share my experience at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) Parade and Concert for Fair Food. The
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WhyHunger Launches New Agroecology Publication
Calondra McArthur
WhyHunger is proud to release its first agroecology publication, “Agroecology: Putting Food Sovereignty into Action.” Agroecology is an agricultural method based on the traditional knowledge
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Farmworker Awareness Week Call to Action
Katrina Moore
Join us in celebrating this year’s Farmworker Awareness Week, a national event that brings light to issues facing farmworkers and their families across the country.
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Get on the Bus! CIW Preps for “Now Is the Time” Tour
Katrina Moore
This Wednesday, March 5, our friends at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and their allies will embark on the ten-day, ten-city “Now is the Time”
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Dear Wendy’s: Do the Right Thing
Siena Chrisman
Our friends at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and allies around the country have been stepping up the pressure on recalcitrant fast food giant Wendy's,
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Fighting for Dignity: Farmworkers Strike in Washington State
Siena Chrisman
All farmworker family photos by Star Angelina Murray. This post originally appeared on Care2. Over 200 immigrant farmworkers have been on strike for almost a
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Coalition of Immokalee Workers Honored With Four Freedoms Medal!
Christina Bronsing
Congratulations are in order once again for WhyHunger friends the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, honored with this year's prestigious Four Freedoms Medal from the Roosevelt Institute!
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Dolores Huerta, Saru Jayaraman Speak Out Against Food Systems Injustices
Candice Comisi
Last week in New York City, The New School held its 29th Social Research Conference, "Food and Immigrant Life: The Role of Food in Forced
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White House Recognizes Coalition of Immokalee Workers Fair Food Program
Candice Comisi
President Barack Obama recently singled out CIW's Fair Food Program in a new report, calling it "one of the most successful and innovative programs" addressing and actively changing
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