Fighting For Food Sovereignty in Fellsmere
I still remember my first trip to the Fellsmere Community Garden. Yolanda, one of the members of the Farm Worker Association of Florida who plays an i... Read More »
Category: News & Archives
California Farm Workers and Faith Leaders March for Immigration Reform
Led by the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, over 1000 farm workers, faith leaders, activists and students marched to Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s off... Read More »
Tags: CIR, NFWM, UFW, UFW Foundation
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2014 Earth Day
On Saturday, April 19th, 2014, I along with two other YAYAs attended and tabled at Central Florida’s Earth Day event at Lake Eola. The event began a... Read More »
Tags: Earth Day, Farm Workers
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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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YAYA's Organizing Trainings
On Sunday, April 13, I took part in the YAYA Organizing Training. The YAYA Organizing Training is a series of different workshops and interactive sess... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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NC Middle Schoolers Pressure Commissioner Cherie Berry
“I am writing you to say that even though I am a 7th grader I am still aware of the unfair treatment of human beings in the world.” On Friday, ... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, NFWM, Pack the Theater Selfie Challenge, UFW
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Central Florida Meeting on Immigration
On Saturday, April 12th, YAYA member Gabriela Rios, Natalie (a member of Students Working for Equal Rights), and I traveled to the University of South... Read More »
Tags: Florida, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Immigration
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The “Why” of National Farm Worker Ministry
In the business world, there is a concept called “The Golden Circle,” and it states that the most successful organizations are built on why th... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, CIW, FLOC, NFWM, UFW
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New York Ministers Mobilized to Support Farm Workers at PMI Shareholder’s Meeting
On May 7th, Philip Morris International (PMI) will hold its annual Shareholder's Meeting in New York City. Attending alongside AFL-CIO representativ... Read More »
Tags: Disciples of Christ, FLOC, PMI, Reynolds American, Tobacco
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