UFW April 7th Washington DC Event Postponed
The United Farm Workers have postponed the Gerawan workers actions set for April 7th in Washington DC. The DC City Council will be in recess due to ... Read More »
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2015 FWAF Women2Women Conference
On Saturday, March 21st, I made the journey to Apopka, FL to volunteer in the Farmworker Association of Florida’s Women 2 Women Conference. This wa... Read More »
Tags: Central Florida, Farmworker Association of Florida, FWAF, Women, Women2Women
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Concert & Parade for Fair Food!
Growing up as the child of migrant and seasonal farm workers was one of the most difficult challenges I have ever had to overcome in my life. I was bo... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Florida, Solidarity
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Vigil for FLOC Organizer Brutally Murdered for His Work in Mexico in 2007
Santiago Cruz was a Farm Labor Organizing Committee organizer both in the US and in Mexico who was brutally murdered at FLOC’s Mexico office in 2007... Read More »
YAYA Chili Cook-Off: The Second Coming
Join us Thursday, April 16th at 630PM, as Orlando YAYA hosts a Chili Cook-Off fundraiser to support our continued work in solidarity with farm worker ... Read More »
Tags: Central Florida, Farm Workers, Orlando
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Bulls Service Break 2015
During the first week of March, a group of students from the University of South Florida (USF) made their way to Raleigh, North Carolina for their Alt... Read More »
Tags: NFWM, Solidarity
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OCIC Celebrates 50 Years!
This article was submitted by Suzanne Darweesh, Co-chair of the Orange County Interfaith Committee to Aid Farm Workers (OCIC). The National Farm... Read More »
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NFWM
Position Announcement Executive Director National Farm Worker Ministry National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM) seeks a dynamic, passionate leader with ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, NFWM
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Sign onto EPA petition to ban pesticide that harms children’s brains
From the United Farm Workers: Home use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos was banned over a decade ago because science showed it harms to children’s... Read More »
Tags: EPA, NFWM, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Farm Worker Awareness Week March 24-31
Farm Worker Awareness Week 2015 will be from March 24th through 31st. This special week takes place each year to coincide with Cesar Chavez's birthday... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Farmworker Awareness Week, NFWM
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