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Food Justice from the Frontline: A Conversation with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers

Presentation on Food Justice from the Frontline
October 25, 2018
12:00PM - 1:30PM
Mershon Center - 1501 Neil Ave

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Add to Calendar 2018-10-25 12:00:00 2018-10-25 13:30:00 Food Justice from the Frontline: A Conversation with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers                  RSVP for lunch: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGvkPR4pOykVPYr-LYrSTRrpD0rcX0qF_hqs7nfFsiLvLjvQ/viewform Speakers: Paloma Martinez-Cruz (OSU, SPPO), Ximena Pedroza (Student Farmworker Alliance), Nely Rodriguez (Coalition of Immokalee Workers), and Inés Valdez (OSU, Political Science) The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a worker-based human rights organization internationally recognized for its achievements in the fields of social responsibility, human trafficking, and gender-based violence at work.  Built on a foundation of farmworker community organizing starting in 1993, and reinforced with the creation of a national consumer network since 2000, CIW’s work been at the forefront of the food the groundbreaking Fair Food Program that is transforming the landscape of social responsibility in our food chains.  Join us in a conversation with CIW member Nely Rodriguez, who has been leading the campaign against sexual harassment in the fields.  This event is co-sponsored by Latina/o Studies, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and the departments of Political Science and Spanish and Portuguese. Free and open to the public.  Mershon Center - 1501 Neil Ave Center for Ethnic Studies ethnicstudies@osu.edu America/New_York public
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speakers: Paloma Martinez-Cruz (OSU, SPPO), Ximena Pedroza (Student Farmworker Alliance), Nely Rodriguez (Coalition of Immokalee Workers), and Inés Valdez (OSU, Political Science)
 
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a worker-based human rights organization internationally recognized for its achievements in the fields of social responsibility, human trafficking, and gender-based violence at work.  Built on a foundation of farmworker community organizing starting in 1993, and reinforced with the creation of a national consumer network since 2000, CIW’s work been at the forefront of the food the groundbreaking Fair Food Program that is transforming the landscape of social responsibility in our food chains.  Join us in a conversation with CIW member Nely Rodriguez, who has been leading the campaign against sexual harassment in the fields. 
 
This event is co-sponsored by Latina/o Studies, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and the departments of Political Science and Spanish and Portuguese. Free and open to the public.