NFWM Florida Organizer Position & DeLand Florida Office Closing
Over the past two years, the National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM) has been reviewing its mission and program goals, which has led to the development of an organizational strategy approved by the NFWM Board at their January 2013 board meeting. Because of this, the difficult determination has been made that we will be closing our [...]
Recent News on Immigration and Farm Workers
In Salinas, CA, hundreds of farm workers welcomed Rep. Luis Gutierrez, who spoke about the urgency of legalizing undocumented workers. “Today, 1,400 people were deported. Yesterday, also, 1,400 people were deported. Tomorrow, another 1,400 people will be deported,” he said in Spanish. “Those who say ‘there’s no hurry’ means they’re [sic] not suffering the consequences [...]
Position Announcement – NFWM Executive Director
National Farm Worker Ministry seeks a dynamic, passionate leader with demonstrated commitment to social justice for the position of Executive Director. ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW NFWM is a faith-based organization committed to justice for and empowerment of farm workers. Since its organization in 1971, the ministry has worked with farm workers in their struggle for justice [...]
NFWM Announces Upcoming Departure of Executive Director
National Farm Worker Ministry is a faith based organization committed to justice for and empowerment of farm workers. NFWM educates, equips and mobilizes member organizations and other faith communities, groups and individuals to support farm worker led efforts to improve their living and working conditions. The National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM) Board of Directors announces [...]
UFW Vice President testifies at House hearing on immigration
Giev Kashkooli, Vice President of the United Farm Workers, provided testimony at the February 26th hearing of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security on the topic of Agricultural Labor and the H2A program. The National Farm Worker Ministry applauds his testimony in which he called for a path to citizenship for [...]
Vice President Biden supports CIR!
National Farm Worker Ministry welcomes Vice President Biden’s push for the passage of Comprehensive Immigration reform (CIR). On a call held recently with faith leaders, the vice president discussed the critical importance of passing legislation for CIR, as well as for gun control. During the call, Sr. Simone Campbell, Executive Director of Network, reminded us [...]
NFWM Applauds Push for Immigration Reform Giving Farm Workers a Path to Citizenship
We applaud President’s Obama’ commitment to Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) which includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants living in the United States. We are glad to see that the President understands the urgency of the situation and wants Congress to act on this quickly. The current situation is untenable. As the President said [...]
President Obama to Establish César E. Chávez National Monument
National Farm Worker Ministry Executive Director Virginia Nesmith, NFWM California Organizer Lucy Boutte, and founding NFWM Director Rev. Chris Hartmire and his wife Jane along with several other past and present board members of NFWM will be attending the establishment of the César E. Chávez National Monument on Monday, October 8 in Keene, CA. President Barack Obama will [...]
Chipotle Signs Agreement with CIW to Join Fair Food Program
The National Farm Worker Ministry congratulates the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Chipotle Mexican Grill on the October 4th signing of the Fair Food Agreement! We thank our many supporters who wrote letters, visited stores, marched with the CIW and worked tirelessly to bring a message of fairness and equality on behalf of tomato farm [...]
Over 200 Religious Leaders Sign a Letter Sent to Reynolds CEO on Behalf of Tobacco Farm Workers
The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) is seeking to address labor and human rights abuses suffered by farm workers who pick tobacco, such as sub-minimum wages, child labor, heat stroke, pesticide poisoning, uninhabitable housing, green tobacco sickness, lack of water, lack of breaks, and fatalities. Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) is one of the largest tobacco [...]
