CIW Campaign for Fair Food
The National Farm Worker Ministry began working with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in response to a request for support during their month-long h... Read More »
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Plan a Farm Worker Celebration
NFWM encourages supporters to participate in a tradition of the farm worker movement. We are offering all the materials you'll need to host a sacrific... Read More »
Tags: Worship Service
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Organize Locally
Educate Within Your Communities: Educate members of your congregation or community organization and seek the endorsement of current farm worker boycot... Read More »
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Join Us at Reynolds Tobacco Shareholder Meeting – May 6th
The Annual Shareholders Meeting of Reynolds Tobacco (RAI) will be held on Wednesday, May 6 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. As these decision-makers ... Read More »
Tags: Event Announcements, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds
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Farm Worker Conditions
Migrant and seasonal farm workers perform numerous tasks necessary for cultivating and harvesting a large share of our nation's food supply. But in sp... Read More »
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Farmworker Awareness Week in NC
To celebrate Farmworker Awareness Week in North Carolina, Alexandria (Alex) Jones gave the reflection during the Sunday service at Caledonia UMC in La... Read More »
Tags: Event Announcements, North Carolina
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Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was the founder of the United Farm Workers. He advocated tirelessly for justice in the struggle to achieve equality for farm workers. Cl... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, History, United Farm Workers
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Activities for Older Children & Adults
Below are experiential activities to use with young people or adults to make farm worker issues come alive. 1. Farm worker Jeopardy 2. Repollo/ Cabb... Read More »
Tags: North Carolina
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Books
Autobiography of La Causa. Jacques E. Levy. W.W. Norton & Co. 1975. Conquering Goliath: Cesar Chavez at the Beginning. Fred Ross. El Taller Graf... Read More »
Videos
“Viva La Causa”, Southern Poverty Law Center (2008) 39 min. Documentary focusing on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights - the... Read More »