Who Makes Amy’s Bread??

Amy’s Bread workers have joined together to improve their jobs, make their voices heard, and promote a just food system for everyone. Amy’s Bread is a well-known New York City wholesaler and retailer of hand-made bread, pastries, and sandwiches. Their 33,000 square foot factory in Queens is where employees work hard to produce bread for many of New York’s most exclusive markets and restaurants. Amy’s Bread has achieved phenomenal growth through a combination of highly-talented workers and a brand promise of community, sustainability, and responsibility. Their workers take pride in the food they create, but with current wages it is a struggle to afford food for our own families’ tables, after paying rent and bills. They don’t come close to being able to afford health insurance and their everyday work environment is seriously lacking in respect. Amy’s workers are among 35,000 workers in New York City’s food production and distribution sector. This campaign is part of a growing movement of workers and eaters coming together to deliver on the economic, health, and ecological opportunities presented by the growing popularity of locally produced foods. Click here to support their efforts.

Tell Schumer: Don’t Frack New York

Chuck Schumer, our Senator, went on national television and said he’d be OK with fracking upstate New York. Across the state, people are fighting every day to keep big oil and gas companies from coming to New York and wrecking their communities. Most New Yorkers don’t want fracking. And study after study continues to show how harmful it can be to our drinking water, to our health and to the environment. We can’t afford to let elected leaders like Chuck Schumer ignore the real dangers hydrofracking presents. The stakes are too high. Click here to tell him he’s standing on the wrong side of history in this fight.

Take the Monsanto Stock Plunge – National Day of Action!

Two weeks ago, Food Democracy Now launched their Monsanto divestment campaign and things are off to an amazing start! Already, the phone lines at Fidelity, Vanguard and State Street have been ringing off the hook and thousands have reported calling their financial advisors and discovering that they inadvertently owned shares of Monsanto?s stock that were hiding in mutual funds, 401K or pension funds. The great news is that many of those who took immediate action, asked their advisor to sell those funds and invest in more socially responsible funds. Monsanto claims that their GMOs are engineered to withstand their weedkiller Roundup, and find their way into over 70% of food in our grocery stores, are perfectly safe. So why are they fighting GMO labeling in the U.S.? Unfortunately, if you have a retirement fund, 401K or mutual funds you could be profiting from Monsanto?s toxic products. This coming Friday, May 9th there will be flash mob protests in select cities across the U.S. at Fidelity Investment offices to let them know that we?re serious about dumping Monsanto?s toxic assets. Fidelity alone owns more than $3.2 billion in Monsanto stock. In total, Fidelity manages more than $4.6 trillion in assets and more than 20 million customers in the U.S. ? Are you one of them? Let?s turn up the heat on Monsanto! On May 9, 2014 at 3 pm EST ? 12 pm, PST take it to the streets to tell Wall Street its time to sell Monsanto’s stock. Join thousands on May 9^th to Take the Monsanto Stock Plunge global! Click here to take action.