October 5: National Day of Dignity and Respect
On October 5, 2013, join people of faith, labor leaders, civil rights groups, and immigrant communities and their allies for marches and rallies happ... Read More »
Category: News & Archives
First CWS Global Summit on Immigration Reform
Join the Refugee & Immigration Ministries office of the Disciples Home Missions and many other faith leaders for the first Church World Service ... Read More »
Tags: immigration reform
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¡Publix, escucha! Estamos en la lucha!
On Sunday, September 1st, I was honored to partake in the fight for fair food alongside my fellow YAYAs, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), and... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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Fellsmere Community Garden
On Saturday, August 31st, I started a great journey by joining YAYA to help, as a volunteer, in the Fellsmere’s Community Garden project. This initi... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Let's get to planting with FWAF and YAYA!
What: Volunteer with YAYA at the Farmworker's Association of Florida's (FWAF) Community Gardens in Fellsmere. When: Saturday, August 31 - all day. W... Read More »
Tags: Community Garden, Farm Workers, Florida
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NFWM Board Meeting
From August 23rd through 25th, I was in Belleville, Illinois for the National Farm Worker Ministry board meeting. The event took place at the Natio... Read More »
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Rally at WAWA
On Saturday, August 10th, from 7:00-8:00 pm, 10 members and supporters of Orlando YAYA held a rally at WAWA store #5111 in solidarity with the Farm La... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Thank you! The yard sale was a success :)
On Saturday, August 3, YAYA President Brian Luft parted ways with his beloved and rare collection of all four Jaws movies on VHS. The collection was ... Read More »
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Ralph Nader Speaks about Farm Workers
Ralph Nader has spent decades speaking truth to power. In an August 13th article he does so again - for the 2 million farm workers who work our fields... Read More »
Tags: FLOC, United Farm Workers, working conditions
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UFW and PCUN leadership arrested for their courageous stand in support of CIR
National Farm Worker Ministry applauds Giev Kashkooli, Vice President of the United Farm Workers (UFW) and Ramon Ramirez, President of Northwest Treep... Read More »
Tags: immigration reform, United Farm Workers
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