Demand more protections for farm workers
Farm workers are some of the hardest working people in our country. They play a vital and indispensable role in our entire food system, and all of u... Read More »
Category: Action Alerts
Hundreds of Farm Workers Tell Rep. McCarthy that the Time is Now for Immigration Reform
On April 24th, 2014 thousands of people from across the country and hundreds of farm workers coming from all over California are standing side-by-sid... Read More »
Tags: California, CIR, immigration reform, UFW
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Hold Walmart accountable for Prima brand products
A message from the United Farm Workers: Retailers and growers want us to believe that they're doing right by the environment and workers. Gerawan Far... Read More »
Tags: California, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Work with us at the Campesino Gardens in Fellsmere!
Join Orlando YAYA on Saturday, April 26th for a trip to Fellsmere to work on the Farm Worker Association of Florida's (FWAF) Campesino Community Garde... Read More »
Tags: Community Garden
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Organizing Trainings
What: Organizing training When: Sunday, April 13th from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Where: 4420 Parkway Commerce Blvd. Orlando, Florida, 32808 On Sunday, Ap... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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Support tobacco farm workers! Travel to NC with us!
Join YAYA for our trip to North Carolina in support of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC)! For 6 years, YAYAs have traveled to North Carolina... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food
For decades, the farms around Lake Apopka, Florida's third largest lake, were sprayed with chemicals ranging from the now-banned DDT to toxaphene. The... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Pesticides
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Tell the state of CA to take Prima's owners to court ASAP!
A Message from the United Farm Workers: Gerawan Farming - which markets its fruits under the Prima brand - is a multi-million dollar company employin... Read More »
Tags: California, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Annual Yard sale and Bake Sale!
Join us this Saturday, March 22nd Orlando YAYA's annual Yard Sale & Bake Sale! There will be lots of great items for sale and baked goodies to sna... Read More »
2014 Farm Worker Awareness Week
*** (If you are planning on attending the premier of Cesar Chavez: An American Hero in Orlando, please notice that the time has changed to 9:50 pm) J... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Community Garden, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Reynolds Tobacco, WaWa, Women
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