Fellsmere's Community Garden
On Sunday June 23rd, I joined YAYA and 11 other volunteers in a day filled with gardening, food, conversation, and community. I had never been to the ... Read More »
Category: News & Archives
ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Senators to Oppose All of Chambliss’ Amendments
The National Farm Worker Ministry and its Youth and Young Adult Network call on our supporters to urge your Senators to oppose all of Chambliss' amend... Read More »
Tags: immigration reform
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Digital Day of Action! Support the Immigration Bill S.744!
Photos from the Fields Campaign Digital Day of Action! On Tuesday, June 25th use #FieldFotos on Facebook and Twitter. Help United Farm Workers ra... Read More »
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Father’s Day rally in support of CIR
On June 15th, five members of YAYA-NFWM attended a Father’s Day rally in support of immigration reform and to put a halt on all deportations at the ... Read More »
Tags: Florida, Immigration
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The Equitable Food Initiative
EFI Leadership Team members including workersand managers, talked with NFWM Board members at SierraFarm... Read More »
Tags: Equitable Food Initiative, working conditions
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Hit the Fields for Farm Worker Justice was a success!
Confession: I had never played in soccer in my life before May 18, 2013. In fact, I had never even kicked a soccer ball before we started kicking it a... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida, Soccer
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AFL-CIO Immersion Trip at HCC
On Saturday, June 1st, Florida AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) joined the Hope CommUnity Center (HCC... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves immigration reform legislation
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved... Read More »
Tags: immigration reform
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In support of FLOC
On Thursday, May 9th, five YAYAs packed in a van and drove to the RJ Reynolds Plaza Building, in North Carolina, for the RJ Reynolds annual shareholde... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Right to Live, Right to Work, Right to Stay Together!
On May 1, 2013, YAYA members attended the Right to Live, Work, and Stay Together event at the Fountain of Living Water Church in south Orlando. Nico,... Read More »
Tags: Florida, Immigration
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