Now is the Time!
From Friday, March 14th to Saturday, March 15th, Orlando YAYAs attended the culmination of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ (CIW) 10-day, multi-s... Read More »
Category: News & Archives
9 More Days to Organize and 12 Days to Win the NFWM Swag Bag!
The award winning movie, Cesar Chavez, makes history by opening in theaters nationwide on March 28th! Sneak peeks were released all over the country... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, NFWM, UFW
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Patriarchy and Publix: Why We Need the Fair Food Program
The delegation of religious leaders make their way to the Publix entrance in Lakeland, Fl... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Fair Food Program, NFWM, Publix, Publix Supermarkets
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Faith Leaders and Farm Worker Advocates Continue to Pressure Pantry to Visit Tobacco Fields
National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM) national staff, in partnership with the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), farm worker support gro... Read More »
Tags: FLOC, NFWM, Reynolds American, RJ Reynolds
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NFWM Set to Attend The Pantry, Inc. Shareholders Meeting
In 2011, National Farm Worker Ministry joined other faith justice advocates in signing on to a letter regarding concerns about Reynolds' tobacc... Read More »
Tags: FLOC, NFWM, RJ Reynolds
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Only 18 Days Left to Organize!
When Cesar Chavez first started or... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Farmworker Awareness Week, NFWM, UFW
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I am my “sister’s” keeper: Faith Leaders and Farm Workers Gather on International Women’s Day
As the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) continue their “Now is the Time” Tour to bring awareness to the injustices experienced by farm wor... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Faith Leaders
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Working at the Fellsmere Community Garden
On Saturday, March 1st, I was present at the Fellsmere Community Garden event that commemorates the importance of preserving solid relationships betwe... Read More »
Tags: Community Garden, Farm Workers, Florida
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Pack the Theater Selfie Contest!
It's Better than the Oscars! On March 28th, 2014, Cesar Chavez: An American Hero will be released in theaters across the country. Cesar Chavez: An A... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Farmworker Awareness Week
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Wawa Do the Right Thing!
On Thursday, February 27, four YAYAs traveled to both Tampa and Largo, Florida, to put pressure on Wawa to “Do The Right Thing” and support the F... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, Reynolds Tobacco, WaWa
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