Work with us at the Campesino Gardens in Fellsmere!
Join Orlando YAYA on Saturday, April 26th for a trip to Fellsmere to work on the Farm Worker Association of Florida's (FWAF) Campesino Community Garde... Read More »
Monthly Archives: April 2014
PSC Strawberry Festival
On Saturday April 5th, Jonathan and I traveled to Pinellas County to support NFWM's Pinellas Support Committee's (PSC) annual Alternative Berry Fest... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Pinellas Support Committee
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Organizing Trainings
What: Organizing training When: Sunday, April 13th from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Where: 4420 Parkway Commerce Blvd. Orlando, Florida, 32808 On Sunday, Ap... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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Support tobacco farm workers! Travel to NC with us!
Join YAYA for our trip to North Carolina in support of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC)! For 6 years, YAYAs have traveled to North Carolina... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food
For decades, the farms around Lake Apopka, Florida's third largest lake, were sprayed with chemicals ranging from the now-banned DDT to toxaphene. The... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Pesticides
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Pilgrimage for Peace and Justice: April 13 – 18, 2014
Each year, our partners at Witness for Peace Southeast organize a Pilgrimage for Peace and Justice during Holy Week to raise awareness about social ju... Read More »
Tell the state of CA to take Prima's owners to court ASAP!
A Message from the United Farm Workers: Gerawan Farming - which markets its fruits under the Prima brand - is a multi-million dollar company employin... Read More »
Tags: California, UFW, United Farm Workers
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National Cesar Chavez Day
YAYA would like to congratulate all of our members and allies in light of the recent proclamation of March 31st as National Cesar Chavez Day. Thanks... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Cesar Chavez, United Farm Workers
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Woman to Woman Conference
On Saturday, March 29th, I attended the Woman to Woman Conference in Apopka, Florida. The day’s event marked the fifth year the University of Centra... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Women
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Viva la Mujer
On Friday, March 28th, I along with 3 other YAYA members attended "Viva La Mujer", an event hosted by the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement... Read More »