Search Results for: Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017
Take Action to Promote the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017
ACTION ALERT: Please Take Action to Promote the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 (AWPA). Help undocumented farm workers gain a path to citizenship, stop the separation of families and live without fear and exploitation. When: Before Friday, July 7th. ... Read More »
NFWM Supports the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017
On May 3, 2017, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced the "Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017," S.1034. The bill would allow many undocumented farm workers and their family members the opportunity to earn legal immigration status and citizenship. Three ... Read More »
Agricultural Justice Project
The Agricultural Justice Project (AJP) is a cross-sector, stakeholder-driven coalition working towards fairness, equity, & empowerment in the food system through awareness raising, tools for improving labor & trade practices, & Food J... Read More »
Session 1: Celebrating the Work of Farm Worker Women
Listen “We work in the shadows of society in isolated fields and packing houses that are out of site and out of mind for most people in this country...We share the common experience of being preyed on by individuals that have the power to hire, f... Read More »
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a worker-based human rights organization recognized for its achievements in the fields of corporate social responsibility, community organizing, and modern-day slavery and other labor abuses common in agric... Read More »
Legislative Training: A Pathway to Citizenship for Farm Workers!
On July 18, the YAYA training focused on talking to lawmakers effectively, focusing on the question: "Why would and should they care about the issue you are presenting to them?" The rest becomes the details that can aid in persuading your legislator to take ac... Read More »
Legislative Visits: We Need Legal Status for Farm Workers!
On Tuesday, August 15th, YAYA members Faiza Begani, Stephanie Melendez, and Thomas Hellinger and staff Dominique Aulisio joined the Farm Worker Association of Florida in two separate meetings with the offices of Senators Nelson and Rubio to ask them to co-spon... Read More »
Immigration
Immigration is a complex issue that can impact almost every facet of an immigrant's life. For farm worker communities, immigration status varies greatly, but many in the community are undocumented. Being undocumented or having family members who are undocument... Read More »
Coronavirus: The Latest
Updated, 3/28/2021 Information is coming out daily that expands the implications of the current Coronavirus pandemic to all sorts of demographics. Our focus remains on farm workers. Their exposure to the coronavirus is of tremendous concern right now ... Read More »
Session 3: Building Accountability Through Partnership
Listen “Suffering doesn’t have to be a part of the food we eat.” -Gerardo Reyes Chavez, Coalition of Imokalee Workers “...And how we as people of faith can be active in solidarity as they [farm workers] are leading us, inviting us to live differen... Read More »