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 ideas for action
- petition campaign
The CIW has launched a national petition drive to demand that Burger King and other food industry leaders work with the CIW to improve the wages and working conditions of the workers who pick their tomatoes, and join with the CIW in an industry-wide effort to eliminate modern-day slavery and human rights abuses from Florida’s fields. Click here for more information and ideas for the petition campaign; we suggest combining the following action ideas with your local petition drive:
CIW and SFA are inviting allies to organize creative actions calling on Burger King and Chipotle to work with the CIW for real labor reform in their supply chains.From a protest and flyering at a nearby restaurant to a visit to a corporate or franchise office, there are many ways you can take action locally. Click here to download flyers, chant sheets, and more. Check out the action archive to the left and click here for action ideas and tips.
- Organize a local “Human Rights Delegation” of your friends or classmates to drop a letter off at one or several Burger King locations. This is a quick and effective way to let BK's decision-makers know how widespread the support is for the campaign. Download the letter here.
Underlying the CIW's organizing is the motto: "Consciousness + Commitment = Change." A great way to create consciousness in your community is to host a film screening and/or campaign presentation. Contact us for a free DVD, plus guidelines and pointers for giving effective and accurate presentations about the campaign in your classrooms and community spaces. This is an excellent
way to build a local base. Also, check out the BK Campaign Analysis, Facts and Figures on farmworker poverty (PDF files), student letter to BK, and our response to BK's lies.
- Unlike the fast-food industry,
we don't have a marketing budget of billions of dollars, so help spread
the word by writing an article for your local campus or city newspaper or independent media center. Contact us for support for your press work.
At both the local and national levels, student, youth, religious, labor, and grassroots organizations are coming together to build broad-based alliances in partnership with the CIW. Now is the time to develop and strengthen relationships that will prove invaluable as the Campaign for Fair Food continues in the wake of the McDonald's victory. Click here for local contacts.
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Gather
signatures for the Burger King postcard campaign, and send them
to corporate headquarters in Miami, Florida. These are great to have at
a protest or educational event, or leave a stack at
your local community space or hang-out spot. Contact us for your free batch of postcards.
- chipotle & whole foods
CIW allies in the Denver area or with Chipotle restaurants nearby are encouraged to protest or flyer at their local Chipotle location; if you can link up a Chipotle and Burger King protest through a march or some other creative action, that's even better. There is also a growing campaign in the Austin, Texas area calling on Whole foods to take responsibility. Contact us for Chipotle and Whole Foods materials, and click here and here for more background information.
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