NFWM Board Meeting
From August 23rd through 25th, I was in Belleville, Illinois for the National Farm Worker Ministry board meeting. The event took place at the Natio... Read More »
Yearly Archives: 2013
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Rally at WAWA
On Saturday, August 10th, from 7:00-8:00 pm, 10 members and supporters of Orlando YAYA held a rally at WAWA store #5111 in solidarity with the Farm La... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Rally at WAWA for farm worker justice
In support of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee's campaign with Reynolds American, Orlando YAYA will be hosting monthly actions on the second Saturd... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Reynolds Tobacco
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Thank you! The yard sale was a success :)
On Saturday, August 3, YAYA President Brian Luft parted ways with his beloved and rare collection of all four Jaws movies on VHS. The collection was ... Read More »
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Ralph Nader Speaks about Farm Workers
Ralph Nader has spent decades speaking truth to power. In an August 13th article he does so again - for the 2 million farm workers who work our fields... Read More »
Tags: FLOC, United Farm Workers, working conditions
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UFW and PCUN leadership stand in support of CIR
National Farm Worker Ministry applauds Giev Kashkooli, Vice President of the United Farm Workers (UFW) and Ramon Ramirez, President of Northwest Treep... Read More »
Tags: Immigration, PCUN, Pineros Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, UFW, United Farm Workers
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UFW and PCUN leadership arrested for their courageous stand in support of CIR
National Farm Worker Ministry applauds Giev Kashkooli, Vice President of the United Farm Workers (UFW) and Ramon Ramirez, President of Northwest Treep... Read More »
Tags: immigration reform, United Farm Workers
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reRoute, Building Youth and Student Power for a New Economy
From July 19th through the 21st, Nico Gumbs, YAYA organizer, and I, traveled to New York to attend, “reRoute, Building Youth and Student Power for a... Read More »
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EPA: Protect farm workers from pesticides!
A message from the Pesticide Action Network of North America (PANNA): "Many of our summer favorites — watermelon, strawberries, peaches — carry p... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Pesticides
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Farm Worker Provisions in Senate Bill 744
Senate Bill 744, The Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, includes provisions that would specifically impact farm workers and th... Read More »
Tags: immigration reform, NFWM
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