SCUPE Congress
On June 22, I had the privilege of traveling to Chicago with my fellow YAYA member, Jonathan, and YAYA Organizer, Nico, to give a presentation about f... Read More »
Monthly Archives: June 2014
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Our latest trip to the garden :)
I had the pleasure of traveling to Fellsmere, Florida two weekends in a row to maintain the Fellsmere Community Garden, an ongoing project that provid... Read More »
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Leaders of key influential U.S. faith-based groups urge Dan Gerawan to implement his workers’ union contract
Press Release June 17, 2014 RALEIGH, NC—Two faith-based groups representing millions of worshipers in more than 100,000 local congregations across ... Read More »
Tags: National Council of Churches, NFWM, UFW
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Ensure Dignity and Respect for Farm Worker Women
A Message From the Coalition of Immokalee Workers: Earlier this year, the Fair Food Program won the support of Catapult, a pioneering crowdfunding ... Read More »
Faith Communities Rally Behind CIW and Demand Wendy’s Join the Fair Food Program
On May 28th, the Coaliti... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Fair Food Program, Faith Leaders, National Council of Churches, NFWM, Wendy's
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Volunteer at the Campesino Garden!
Join YAYA and the Farm Worker Association of Florida (FWAF) on Saturday, June 14th as we continue our efforts in supporting farm workers and their Cam... Read More »
Tags: Community Garden, Florida
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Respect, Recognition, Raise!
The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) has officially launched the "Respect, Recognition, Raise!" campaign. In 2013, FLOC members decided to cont... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, FLOC
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Take Action Now: Sign On Letter to Support Tobacco Farm Workers
Dear NFWM Supporter: For seven years, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), faith leaders and other community activists from coast to coast hav... Read More »
Victory for Berry Pickers as Sakuma Withdraws its H-2A Application
A Message From Farmworker Justice: Washington State berry grower Sakuma Brothers Farms has withdrawn its application asking the federal governmen... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Farmworker Justice, H-2A
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NFWM Allies Challenge EPA’s Failure to Protect Children from Pesticides
A Message from Farmworker Justice: Environmental, health, and farmworker advocacy groups filed an Administrative Objection and a court appeal... Read More »