Join Us at Reynolds Tobacco Shareholder Meeting – May 6th
The Annual Shareholders Meeting of Reynolds Tobacco (RAI) will be held on Wednesday, May 6 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. As these decision-makers ... Read More »
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Farm Worker Conditions
Migrant and seasonal farm workers perform numerous tasks necessary for cultivating and harvesting a large share of our nation's food supply. But in sp... Read More »
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Farmworker Awareness Week in NC
To celebrate Farmworker Awareness Week in North Carolina, Alexandria (Alex) Jones gave the reflection during the Sunday service at Caledonia UMC in La... Read More »
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Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was the founder of the United Farm Workers. He advocated tirelessly for justice in the struggle to achieve equality for farm workers. Cl... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, History, United Farm Workers
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Activities for Older Children & Adults
Below are experiential activities to use with young people or adults to make farm worker issues come alive. 1. Farm worker Jeopardy 2. Repollo/ Cabb... Read More »
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Books
Autobiography of La Causa. Jacques E. Levy. W.W. Norton & Co. 1975. Conquering Goliath: Cesar Chavez at the Beginning. Fred Ross. El Taller Graf... Read More »
Videos
“Viva La Causa”, Southern Poverty Law Center (2008) 39 min. Documentary focusing on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights - the... Read More »
Other Links
AFL-CIO Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network Farmworker Justice Global Exchange on Farmworkers Interfaith Worker Justice Justice and Advocacy Commissio... Read More »
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‘Dine With Dignity’ Campaign
Student/Farmworker Alliance Launches National "Dine With Dignity" Campaign Urging Aramark, Compass, Sodexo to Address Human Rights Crisis in Florida A... Read More »
United Methodist Church Florida Conference and NFWM Florida
We offer many thanks to the United Methodist Church in Florida, and particularly to Bishop Whitaker, Rev. Larry Rankin, and Melinda Trotti. The UMC h... Read More »