YAYA presentations on Immigration
On February 23, 2010, Orlando and Deland YAYA members organized presentations in their communities to talk about immigration reform and how lack of do... Read More »
Orlando YAYA Fundraiser
On February 20, 2010, Orlando YAYA hosted a carwash to fund raise money for our chapter and for the Farmworker Council of Palm Beach County. On Saturd... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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NFWM Board & Staff Meet in Florida
On January 30th and 31st, the NFWM Board and Staff held it’s winter meeting at the United Methodist Church Life Enrichment Center near Leesburg, Fl.... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Florida, NFWM Board, Youth and Young Adults
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Evergreen State University YAYAs visit the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
On February 8th I traveled to Cornelius, OR to meet Rosa Rivera at the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center. Virginia Garcia was a six year old that... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Washington State
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Deland YAYA Fundraiser at St Peter Catholic Church
On Sunday February 7, 2010, Deland YAYA held a bake sale at St Peter Catholic Church. Deland YAYAs sold a variety of baked goods that included muffins... Read More »
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YAYAs attend NFWM Board Meeting
On January 30, 2010, a group of 13 Florida YAYAs attended the National Farm Worker Ministry's Board meeting in Leesburg, Florida. During this event t... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, NFWM
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Orlando YAYAs in Front Porch Radio
On Wednesday, January 20, Lariza, Juan, and I spoke as guests on Front Porch Radio, a local talk radio show hosted by Julie Norris that focuses on loc... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers
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YAYAs support the Trail of Dreams
The trail of dreams is a 1,500-mile walk from Miami, Florida, to Washington DC, in which four undocumented students walk in order to share their stori... Read More »
Tags: DREAM Act, Florida, Immigration
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2009 Newsletter
In this issue: 2009 Achievements Take Action! YAYAs in Action! YAYA On-line 1. 2009 Achievements We want to thank you for yo... Read More »
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D.-Ill.) Introduces Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill
On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D.-Ill.) introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill – Comprehensive Immigration Reform f... Read More »
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