Spreading the Word to the Denominations
“Most denominations in the 1960s and 1970s were not known as hotbeds for union support,” wrote Pat Hoffman, author of the Ministry of the Dispossessed and early staff member for NFWM, in a piece for the Farmworker Movement Documentation Project at the University of California San Diego. However, as she
Walk for Farmworker Justice
“I remember Sam Trickey and Brother Mark Schroder, a Fransiscan from California – they shouted ‘NORPAC, we’ll be back.’ It took years to sign an agreement with PCUN to provide better housing, working conditions, and wages. It’s a good reminder that the struggle is long, the struggle is hard. It
Equitable Food Initiative
The Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) was begun in recognition that aligning the interests of farm workers, growers and food retailers in collaboration could be a different way to ensure that farm workers earned decent wages and labored in a safe, dignified environment. Virginia Nesmith, former Executive Director of NFWM, was
Advocacy
“The significance of NFWM’s work is its ability to join forces with every effort in the country,” said Hector Rodriguez, National Farm Worker Ministry President. “NFWM assists and organizes farm workers to advocate for themselves by supporting their efforts and by being there with them as they walk the halls
Witness to the Fields
The NFWM board meetings are held in various locations so that the Board can travel to an area of the country where they can engage with and support the workers. Whether it be visits to the farm labor camps, attendance at rallies or marches, or meetings with growers, at the
The Start of the Strawberry Campaigns
“One day, I was driving the [UFW] president to the airport in LA and he said ‘we need to go to St. Louis because the Monsanto headquarters are in St. Louis’, reflected Giev Kshkooli, political and legislative director for the United Farm Workers of America. “They [Monsanto] were a strawberry
From Service to Solidarity
The National Farm Worker Ministry’s mission is to amplify the voice of the workers and support their fight for justice. At the time the organization was created, the mission was clear but there was back and forth deliberation about the model. Those who were there all clearly remember the farm
Chris Hartmire
“He had such a clear understanding of servant ministry,” said Pat Hoffman. “We knew instantly [when we met him] that we would do anything he asked,” said Susan Drake. “He was very charismatic, very personable,” said Richard Cook. And it goes on and on. The admiration and respect for Reverend
Reynolds Tobacco Campaign
For over a decade, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) has been pushing Reynolds Tobacco Company to improve conditions and wages for farm workers in its supply chain. With Reynolds’ headquartered in North Carolina, the National Farm Worker Ministry, also headquartered in North Carolina since 2013, was FLOC’s natural partner
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Whether it was supporting the historic 234-mile march from Ft. Myers, FL to Orlando or activating the faith community nationwide in support of the Taco Bell boycott, the NFWM has been an active partner with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Unlike many of NFWM’s farm worker partners, the CIW is
Members Calendar
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