Activists in the Fair Food movement will protest in front of Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants across the country Wednesday. The Coalition of Immokalee (CIW) workers say the chain is not living up to a 2009 agreement. But, the nationwide purveyor of burritos and other Mexican-style food says that’s not the case.

A small tent city remains today in Ft. Myers Centennial Park as Occupy Ft. Myers protestors hold their ground.   Thursday night police issued more than a hundred citations to protestors for being in the park after closing time and for not  having liability insurance  Allan Combs left before he got a citation but was back Friday morning.

Hundreds of people, including many who are severely disabled, protested state funding cuts Thursday in Ft. Myers. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

Thousands of people in Florida and throughout the world drew a literal “line in the sand” Saturday afternoon against off-shore drilling and showing support for clean and renewable energy.  WGCU’s John Davis attended a “Hands Across the Sand” demonstration in Naples and has this report.

Organizers estimate people from about 150 communities in Florida will take part Saturday in a global action called “Hands Across the Sand.”  WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

Farm workers and migrant advocates in Immokalee gathered wednesday to organize a cry for help.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida will hold a rally in front of a Publix store in Lakeland on Sunday to protest what they say are poor wages and working conditions faced by farmworkers. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The
Sierra Club announced Thursday that it’s joining the Conservancy of
Southwest Florida in petitioning the federal government to impose
protections on critical habitat for the endangered Florida Panther. 
WGCU’s John Davis reports.

A spokesperson for Florida's largest supermarket chain denies planting an employee to film a farm worker protest rally in Fort Myers. WGCU's Valerie Alker reports.

Wednesday marks the eighth anniversary of the U-S invasion of Afghanistan. Anti-war protesters in Lee County plan to mark the date with a march calling on the Obama Administration to pull troops out of the country. WGCU’s John Davis reports.