Fat Bankers Stand for Justice
Can 3 twenty-somethings—with cigars in their mouths and wearing business suits stuffed with pillows—create social change by standing outside a ban... Read More »
Tag Archives: Farm Workers
Tags: Chase Bank, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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NFWM Board Meeting in Washington, D.C.
I had the incredible opportunity to represent YAYA at the National Farm Worker Ministry's national board meeting from January 27-30, 2011 in Washingto... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, NFWM
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Posada and Bike Delivery in Fellsmere, Florida
Posadas are a traditional Catholic Mexican Celebration of the Nativity. The posadas take place nine days before Christmas Eve to represent the nine da... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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The Struggle of Tobacco Harvesters on Front Porch Radio
Thanks to Julie Norris and Front Porch Radio we have been able to make an hour long radio show focused on farm worker issues every two months. This is... Read More »
Tags: Chase Bank, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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A Holiday Surprise for a Community Leader!
On the second week of December we received a surprising and pleasant call from our friends at 1-800 Charity Cars telling us that they had a car donati... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Holding Chase Bank Accountable
On Dec 10th, YAYAs and supporters from different areas of Florida joined hundreds of protestors who leafleted at their local Chase Banks to educate co... Read More »
Tags: Chase Bank, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Musical Action in Support of FLOC!
Friday, December 3, Orlando YAYA joined up with community allies from Jobs with Justice, LCLAA, Unite Here!, and Food Not Bombs to make Chase Bank ver... Read More »
Tags: Chase Bank, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Marching for the DREAM Act
On Wednesday, December 1st, YAYA sent a delegation to participate in a rally in support of the DREAM Act in front of Florida Senator George LeMieux's ... Read More »
Tags: DREAM Act, Farm Workers, Florida, Immigration
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Publix Opening in Winter Park!
On Thursday, November 18th, the CIW (Coalition of Immokalee Workers) and NFWM organized a rally at the newly renovated Publix on Aloma Avenue in Winte... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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