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 »
Tag Archives: Farm Workers
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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Cesar Chavez: An American Hero
On March 28th, 16 members and supporters of Orlando YAYA took part in NFWM’s Pack the Theatre selfie challenge for the premiere of the Cesar Chavez ... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Cesar Chavez, Farm Workers, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Wawa, what are you waiting for? Do the right thing!
YAYA continues to work in support of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee's (FLOC) Reynold's Campaign by putting pressure on Wawa stores to “Do the R... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Reynolds Tobacco, WaWa
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Hungry for Justice
On Tuesday, March 25th, I joined YAYA and the Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF) for a film screening of Hungry for Justice. There were at leas... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers
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Now is the Time!
From Friday, March 14th to Saturday, March 15th, Orlando YAYAs attended the culmination of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ (CIW) 10-day, multi-s... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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2014 Farm Worker Awareness Week
*** (If you are planning on attending the premier of Cesar Chavez: An American Hero in Orlando, please notice that the time has changed to 9:50 pm) J... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Community Garden, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Reynolds Tobacco, WaWa, Women
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Working at the Fellsmere Community Garden
On Saturday, March 1st, I was present at the Fellsmere Community Garden event that commemorates the importance of preserving solid relationships betwe... Read More »
Tags: Community Garden, Farm Workers, Florida
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Wawa Do the Right Thing!
On Thursday, February 27, four YAYAs traveled to both Tampa and Largo, Florida, to put pressure on Wawa to “Do The Right Thing” and support the F... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, Reynolds Tobacco, WaWa
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CIW's Now is the Time Tour
Join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) for their Now is the Time Tour! The CIW is organizing a 10 day tour to put pressure on Wendy’s and Pu... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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