Woman to woman conference
On Saturday April 13th, five YAYAs came together to volunteer their services to the farm working women at the Annual Farm Worker Association of Florid... Read More »
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Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2013 National Gathering
On April 5th, with the support of the United Church of Christ, I flew to Washington, D.C. for Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) 2013 National Gathering. ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers
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Advocating for Immigration Reform
At approximately 4:00 am on April 7th, 2013, four members of YAYA left Orlando, Florida, by rental car, to arrive around 6:00 pm that evening at the R... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Immigration, United Farm Workers
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NFAW radio show
On Wednesday, March 27, I represented YAYA on a radio show at Rollins College. The program, called Front Porch Radio with Julie Norris, dedicated 45 m... Read More »
Harvest of Dignity Movie Screening
On Thursday, March 28th, YAYA joined members of the Farm Worker Association of Florida (FWAF), Hope Community Center, and their student guests on alte... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Community Garden
On Tuesday, March 26 from 9-11AM, three members of YAYA and nine other people attended a workshop in the community garden run by the University of Cen... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Movie screening
On Wednesday, March 27, seven YAYAs attended a screening of the documentary "Viva la Causa," which depicts the history of Cesar Chavez, Delores Huerta... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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NFWM Florida Organizer Position & DeLand Florida Office Closing
Over the past two years, the National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM) has been reviewing its mission and program goals, which has led to the development o... Read More »
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The March for Right, Respect, and Fair Food
The Coalition of Immokalee Worker's Fair Food Campaign is one of pertinence in the dawning of a new day in agriculture. The campaign calls for a m... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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Recent News on Immigration and Farm Workers
In Salinas, CA, hundreds of farm workers welcomed Rep. Luis Gutierrez, who spoke about the urgency of legalizing undocumented workers. "Today, 1,400... Read More »
Tags: immigration reform
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