Fellsmere Gardening Day!
On Sunday, June 23, join YAYA and the Fellsmere office of the Farm Worker Association of Florida for another fun day in the sun! YAYA will be helping ... Read More »
Yearly Archives: 2013
The Equitable Food Initiative
National Farm Worker Ministry is a founding member of the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), an exciting new project to help farm workers and grow... Read More »
Tags: Equitable Food Initiative, Farm Workers
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The Equitable Food Initiative
EFI Leadership Team members including workersand managers, talked with NFWM Board members at SierraFarm... Read More »
Tags: Equitable Food Initiative, working conditions
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Hit the Fields for Farm Worker Justice was a success!
Confession: I had never played in soccer in my life before May 18, 2013. In fact, I had never even kicked a soccer ball before we started kicking it a... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida, Soccer
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AFL-CIO Immersion Trip at HCC
On Saturday, June 1st, Florida AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) joined the Hope CommUnity Center (HCC... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves immigration reform legislation
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved... Read More »
Tags: immigration reform
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In support of FLOC
On Thursday, May 9th, five YAYAs packed in a van and drove to the RJ Reynolds Plaza Building, in North Carolina, for the RJ Reynolds annual shareholde... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Right to Live, Right to Work, Right to Stay Together!
On May 1, 2013, YAYA members attended the Right to Live, Work, and Stay Together event at the Fountain of Living Water Church in south Orlando. Nico,... Read More »
Tags: Florida, Immigration
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Apopka Community Garden
On April 27, our community came alive at the Billie Dean Community garden, when farm workers and college students joined forces to enjoy a day of gard... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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Hit the Fields for Farm Worker Justice III
On Saturday May 18th, 2013, the Alliance of Active Women (AMA), and NFWM-YAYA will host Hit the Fields for Farm Worker Justice III- our third f... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida, Soccer
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