VegFest 2015
On October 24th, 2015, I, along with the many great faces representing YAYA took part in the Central Florida Veg Fest. It is our region’s major fest... Read More »
Category: News & Archives
Lake Apopka Toxic Tour
On Sunday, October 11th, we took a Toxic Tour of Lake Apopka and the surrounding areas. This was organized by Jeannie Economos, Pesticide Director, of... Read More »
Tags: Farmworker Association of Florida, FWAF
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Farm Worker Ministry Northwest Attends UFW’s Darigold Rally
Representatives of the Farm Worker Ministry Northwest and YAYA stood in solidarity with the UFW and Darilgold workers on September 2nd at a rally ... Read More »
Tags: Darigold, Farm Worker Ministry Northwest, Farm Workers, Justice for Farm Workers, NFWM, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Welcome Rachel Sanchez, Duke Ministerial Intern
We at NFWM are very pleased to introduce Rachel Sanchez, our 2015-16 school year Duke Divinity School Ministerial Intern. Rachel started with us in... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Justice for Farm Workers, NFWM
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Welcome Julie Taylor!
NFWM is proud to welcome it's new director, Julie Taylor. Julie has a deep understanding of NFWM and its mission, informed by her 13 years of ser... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Justice for Farm Workers, NFWM
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Tags: Farm Workers, Justice for Farm Workers, NFWM, United Farm Workers
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Earn NFWM an extra $100. Become a sustainer!
Thanks to the generosity of the Fund for Democratic Communities, NFWM will receive $100 for every new NFWM sustaining donor who signs up to ma... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Justice for Farm Workers, NFWM
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Fall planting with our friends at FWAF
On September 26th, five YAYA’s travelled to the Campesinos' Garden in Fellsmere and although the Fall season had just begun that week, you would not... Read More »
Tags: Campesinos Garden, Farmworker Association of Florida, Fellsmere, FWAF
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Schooling Wendy's on University
On Monday, September 28th, Orlando YAYA organized an action in support of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and the Student/Farmworker Alliance... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Fair Food Program, Solidarity, Tomatoes, UCF, Wendy's
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IAIJ: Action through Collaboration!
On Saturday, September 19th 2015, 2 YAYAs and a Farmworker Association of Florida AmeriCorps volunteer traveled to Gainesville to attend the Interfait... Read More »
Tags: Immigration, immigration reform, Solidarity
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