After months of gaining momentum, D.C. Fair Food is holding its first network-wide meeting, and would love for you to come! When? Tuesday, November 29, 2011 — 6:30 to 8:00 pm Where? 1760 Columbia Rd. NW, Washington, D.C. What? A potluck (bring a dish and/or Thanksgiving leftovers!) & visioning for the next year of D.C.Continue reading “D.C. Fair Food invites YOU to our first meeting!”
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NEW VIDEO! Action @ Trader Joe’s on National Food Day
Support the Campaign for Fair Food on Oct 24, National Food Day!
JOIN D.C. FAIR FOOD AND LOCAL FOOD JUSTICE ALLIES FOR OCT. 24, NATIONAL FOOD DAY! COME OUT FOR MUSIC AND ART TO TELL TRADER JOE’S TO JOIN THE CAMPAIGN FOR FAIR FOOD & SIGN WITH THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS When? Monday, October 24 · 6:00 pm Where? Trader Joes near Foggy Bottom 1101 25th Street NW Washington D. C.Continue reading “Support the Campaign for Fair Food on Oct 24, National Food Day!”
CIW’s response to Ahold: What is the company saying?
From the CIW’s website! April 22, 2011 Over the past year, the $40 billion supermarket conglomerate Ahold (Dutch parent company of US-based chains Stop & Shop, Giant, Martin’s, and Peapod), has issued a steady stream of corporate responsibility reports, open letters, and public statements in an attempt to justify its decision to forgo participation in the CIW’s Fair FoodContinue reading “CIW’s response to Ahold: What is the company saying?”
Royal Ahold: the CIW goes to Amsterdam!
“Royal” Ahold sticks to company line at 2011 shareholders meeting in Amsterdam; CIW responds… The CIW’s Lucas Benitez crossed the Atlantic this week to attend Ahold’s 2011 shareholders meeting in Amsterdam. He went in the hope that, given a chance to make his case to the company’s board and the gathered shareholders, a more sincereContinue reading “Royal Ahold: the CIW goes to Amsterdam!”
APRIL 16 VIDEO: Where do you stand, Giant?
rain or shine, DCFF + allies celebrate D.C. Emancipation Day with a Giant picket!
In spite of inclement weather, D.C. Fair Food joined up with Power Shift allies today to ask Giant Food — and its parent company, Ahold USA — to join the Campaign for Fair Food! On April 16 in 1862, President Lincoln emancipated the slaves of Washington, D.C. Today, we commemorated this momentous decision to reject theContinue reading “rain or shine, DCFF + allies celebrate D.C. Emancipation Day with a Giant picket!”
Directions to Emancipation Day Demonstration at Giant
Map and Directions Join us at 5pm Saturday, April 16th at the Columbia Heights Giant for a demonstration and discussion, and then we’ll head over to Haydee’s for dinner! The closest metro stop is Columbia Heights on the green and yellow lines. If you’re coming from Powershift , meet at 4:40 at Mount Vernon metroContinue reading “Directions to Emancipation Day Demonstration at Giant”
April 16: Emancipation in 1862, but not 2011?
It’s time for the supermarkets to get on board with the Campaign for Fair Food, and build towards a world in which slavery is truly over. In spite of support from nine other major buyers of tomatoes in the U.S. — including Ahold USA’s competitor Whole Foods, another major supermarket — Ahold USA refuses to workContinue reading “April 16: Emancipation in 1862, but not 2011?”
April 4 Action: Tell Ahold USA to sign with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers!
Sign the online petition asking Ahold USA to join with the CIW, and send it to your friends! In 1996, after a 17-year-old tomato picker was brutally beaten by his supervisor for stopping to get a drink of water, workers in Immokalee declared at the ensuing protest, “golpear a uno es golpear a todos” —Continue reading “April 4 Action: Tell Ahold USA to sign with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers!”
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