Film Screening w/ St. Pete for Peace
On July 27, 8:30 pm, YAYA and St. Pete for Peace showed two, very touching, short films to raise awareness for the farmworkers' struggle that continue... Read More »
Tag Archives: Farm Workers
Working with Local Farm Worker Groups
Working with Local Farm Worker Groups In addition to supporting national campaigns, YAYA also supports local farm workers who are organizing to make ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers
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Protecting the Health of Farm Workers from Pesticide Exposure
About Pesticide Exposure: Pesticide exposure is a severe problem that affects the health of farm workers and their communities. Farm workers in th... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Pesticides
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Immersion Trip in Seville
YAYA's immersion trip to Seville, FL, on June 17th - 19th, was my first meeting since becoming a core member of YAYA. I found it to be incredibly usef... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida
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Trip to NC for RJ Reynolds Shareholders' Meeting with FLOC
YAYA- Juan's Speech at FLOC Rally from YAYA Media on Vimeo. From May 5th to the 8th, YAYA members took 2 rental cars to North Carolina to support F... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Marching in Apopka against FL anti-immigrant bills
On Sunday, May 1st, YAYA joined the Farm Worker Association of Florida for a march in Apopka, defending farmworkers and their rights by protesting ant... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Immigration
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Picketing at Publix Grand Opening
On April 28th, 2011 Publix opened up a new unit on the corner of University Blvd and N Goldenrod Rd (Orlando, FL), replacing a now bankrupt K-mart ... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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Florida Will Not Be Fooled by Arizona Laws in Disguise!
Youth, immigrants, faith-based communities, farm workers, labor unions and allies gathered outside of Senator David Simmons’ office on April 1st t... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Immigration
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Dialogue for Farmworker Justice 2011
On March 31st at TESC (the evergreen state college) YAYA held a panel discussion with Bridges Not Walls (BNW) and Mason County Literacy (MCL) and mo... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Washington State
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Trip to Immokalee
I had been looking forward to visiting Immokalee since Lariza had offered for me to come with her. I completely fell in love with the people and the e... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Immigration
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