A day of gardening and solidarity!
Join Orlando YAYA and the Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF) on Saturday, March 1st for a fun filled day of gardening and solidarity!!! Accordi... Read More »
Tag Archives: Farm Workers
Greater Orlando Human Trafficking Task Force
On January 25, five YAYAs joined the Greater Orlando Human Trafficking Task Force (GOHTTF) at their Sixth Annual Human Trafficking Awareness event at ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Human Trafficking
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Walmart Joins Fair Food Program
Corporate giant Walmart just joined the Fair Food Program by signing a historic agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)! The National... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Walmart
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Fellsmere's Christmas Posada!
In the late afternoon of December 20th, on one of the last Fridays of 2013, three representatives from Orlando YAYA took the familiar journey to visit... Read More »
Tags: Christmas, Farm Workers, Florida
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Homestead FWAF's Christmas Posada!
On December 21st, I met up with Nataly Azcurra, her mother, and two sisters in Homestead, Florida to celebrate YAYA-NFWM’s last Posada for the year... Read More »
Tags: Christmas, Farm Workers, Florida
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Wawa Grand Opening Action
On December 17th, 2013, six YAYAs attended the WAWA grand opening on Orange Blossom Trail by the Florida Mall. The main purpose of this action was to ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, WaWa
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Christmas Toy Distribution with the PSC
On Saturday, December 14th, three YAYA members arrived early in the morning at St. Clements Chruch in Plant City, to help distribute toys and other go... Read More »
Tags: Christmas, Farm Workers, Florida, Pinellas Support Committee
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AMA's Christmas Posada!
Saturday, December 14th marked the date for the Posada hosted by Alianza de Mujeres Activas (AMA) held in Seville, Florida. A Posada is a traditional ... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Christmas, Farm Workers, Florida, Posadas
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Food Justice Advocates Urge Wendy’s to Protect Farm Workers’ Rights
NFWM was one of 75 food justice advocates to sign onto a letter to Wendy's CEO insisting that they join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Fair Foo... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Farm Workers, Florida, Wendy's, Youth and Young Adults
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FWAF Community Forum and Dinner
On Wednesday, December 11, 2013, five YAYA members drove out to Apopka, Florida, to join the Farm Worker Association of Florida (FWAF) and the Domesti... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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