The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a community-based organization of mainly Latin@, Mayan Indian, and Haitian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the state of Florida. The CIW’s Campaign for Fair Food has won unprecedented support for fundamental farm labor reforms from retail industry leaders.
Headquartered in Immokalee, Florida, the CIW seeks modern working conditions for farmworkers, and promotes their fair treatment in accordance with national and international human rights standards.
On Monday, October 24, two CIW organizers will be visiting Columbus to build awareness about their Campaign for Fair Food and explain how students, community members, people of faith, and consumers can partner with farmworkers to promote human rights and fair wages in the tomato supply chains of supermarket giants Publix, Trader Joe’s, and Kroger:
- Santiago Perez is originally from Guatemala, has been a farmworker in Immokalee for seven years, and recently became a staff member of the CIW.
- Marc Rodrigues is originally from New York and has lived in Immokalee for five years as a national organizer with the Student/Farmworker Alliance.
Perez and Rodrigues will speak at 6:00 PM in the Palmer Room at the Broad Street Presbyterian Church. Everyone is welcome to attend.
What: CIW and the Campaign for Fair Food
When: Monday October 24, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Where: Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Palmer Room,
760 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio
For more information, contact Sue Carter at 239-233-7799, Ruben Castilla Hererra at 614-571-1750, or email ohiofairfood@gmail.com.
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