Posada at AMA's
On December 15, 2012, the women of AMA, the Alianza de Mujeres Activas, held their annual Christmas event Las Posadas in Seville, FL. Three of us from... Read More »
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YAYA Rally at Wawa
On Sunday December 9th, thirty-five members of the Orlando community convened outside the Wawa station at 7030 South Orange Blossom Trail around 1 p.m... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Billie Dean Community Garden
On Saturday December 8th, seven YAYA members geared up for a day of gardening at the Billie Dean Community Garden to help the Farm Worker Association ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Thanksgiving action in support of the CIW
On November 19th, 2012, twenty Orlando YAYA members and community allies got together for a demonstration during the Coalition of Immokalee Worker's (... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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FLIC's Annual Congress
Several YAYAs (Emily, Nico, myself and my family) attended Florida immigrant Coalition's (FLIC) annual Congress on November 16-18, 2012, at Warren Wil... Read More »
Tags: Florida, Immigration
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PSC Sacrificial Soup Supper
On November 17, Emily and I traveled to Clearwater to take part in the Pinellas Support Committee’s Sacrificial Soup Supper. The Pinellas Support Co... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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Farm Worker Awareness Panel
On Thursday, November 8th, YAYA participated in a "Farm Worker Awareness Panel" put on by Rollins College students as a part of International Food Wor... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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Gardening in Fellsmere!
On Saturday November 3rd, 2012, six YAYA’s went to the farmworker community of Fellsmere as part of our ongoing relationship with that community a... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Multicultural Marketplace Event
On Thursday, November 1st, from 6-9PM, YAYA members attended a Multicultural Marketplace event put on by the Latin American Student Association at R... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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Taking action in support of FLOC
Throughout the month of October, Orlando YAYA has been busy working in solidarity with the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) and their campaign t... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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