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 »
Tag Archives: Florida
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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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 »
Tags: Florida
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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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CIW March in Lakeland
On December 6, 2009, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers organized a day full of activities in Lakeland, where around 500 people marched and rallied to... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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The Exploitation That Feeds Our Nation: Our Food, Farmworkers, and the Urgency of Immigration Reform
On November 16, 2009, Orlando YAYA and the UCF Alpha Alpha Chapter of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. organized an event called: "The Exploita... Read More »
Tags: DREAM Act, Farm Workers, Florida, Immigration
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FLOC Rally in Gainesville
November 7, 2009 - A group of approximately 30 concerned students from the University of Florida, Orlando YAYAs and YAYA supporters gathered in Gaines... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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CIW rally in Orlando
On November 1st, 2009, a group of 15 YAYAs attended a Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) rally in Orlando. We asked Publix to work with the CIW to ... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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YAYA Orlando presentation at iKiwi
On October 27, 2009, Orlando YAYA organized a presentation at iKiwi Frozen Yogurt with the objective of educating people about the issues faced by far... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Orlando YAYA Immersion Trip!
From October 23 through October 25, members of the Orlando Youth and Young Adult Network of The National Farm Worker Ministry participated in an immer... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida
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