2014 Farm Worker Awareness Week
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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Community Garden, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Reynolds Tobacco, WaWa, Women
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Faith Leaders and Farm Worker Advocates Continue to Pressure Pantry to Visit Tobacco Fields
National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM) national staff, in partnership with the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), farm worker support gro... Read More »
Tags: FLOC, NFWM, Reynolds American, RJ Reynolds
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NFWM Set to Attend The Pantry, Inc. Shareholders Meeting
In 2011, National Farm Worker Ministry joined other faith justice advocates in signing on to a letter regarding concerns about Reynolds' tobacc... Read More »
Tags: FLOC, NFWM, RJ Reynolds
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Only 18 Days Left to Organize!
When Cesar Chavez first started or... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Farmworker Awareness Week, NFWM, UFW
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I am my “sister’s” keeper: Faith Leaders and Farm Workers Gather on International Women’s Day
As the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) continue their “Now is the Time” Tour to bring awareness to the injustices experienced by farm wor... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Faith Leaders
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Working at the Fellsmere Community Garden
On Saturday, March 1st, I was present at the Fellsmere Community Garden event that commemorates the importance of preserving solid relationships betwe... Read More »
Tags: Community Garden, Farm Workers, Florida
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Cesar Chavez National Day of Service
Urge President Obama to declare a Cesar Chavez National Day of Service so Americans can honor the legacy of this civil rights and farm labor icon. A ... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Cesar Chavez, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Pack the theater selfie contest!
On March 28th, 2014, Cesar Chavez: An American Hero will be released in theaters across the country. A Hollywood depiction of the life and struggles... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Cesar Chavez
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Pack the Theater Selfie Contest!
It's Better than the Oscars! On March 28th, 2014, Cesar Chavez: An American Hero will be released in theaters across the country. Cesar Chavez: An A... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Farmworker Awareness Week
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Wawa Do the Right Thing!
On Thursday, February 27, four YAYAs traveled to both Tampa and Largo, Florida, to put pressure on Wawa to “Do The Right Thing” and support the F... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, Reynolds Tobacco, WaWa
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