Kangaroo action in support of FLOC
As part of YAYA’s ongoing support of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) and the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Campaign, YAYA members delivered let... Read More »
Category: News & Archives
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Theater Workshop
In April 7th and 14th, UCF students Shannon McEnteer and I visited the beautiful women of Allianza de Mujeras Activas or the Alliance of Active Women ... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Florida
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Women to Women's Conference
On Saturday, April 14th, Orlando YAYA helped out at the Women to Women’s Conference. The Women to Women’s Conference was an event put together by ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Pioneers of the Farm Worker Movement Honored by Obama Administration
[caption id="attachment_2130" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Families of martyred farmworkers gather in front of mosaic of Cesar E. Chavez in... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, CIW, FLOC, NFWM, United Farm Workers
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Community Garden Service Project
Our second community garden work day in Fellsmere was a success! Orlando YAYA is organizing these work days (at least twice a month until February 201... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Viva la Mujer!
On Friday March 30th, fellow YAYA member Oscar Flores and I attended Central Florida LCLAA's (Labor Council for Latin American Advancement) first annu... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Florida
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Viva La Causa Movie Screening Report
On March 29, YAYA cohosted a screening on the UCF campus of the Southern Poverty Law Center documentary, Viva la Causa, with the Student Labor Action ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Grab the Brush for Justice
On Sunday March 25th, YAYA members and supporters from Orlando and Miami joined forces with the Farm Worker Association of Florida in Homestead to p... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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Bridging our Communities: LGBTQ and Immigrants
Bridging Our Communities was a 2 part series hosted by Orlando YAYA - in collaboration with The Center of Orlando. The events were organized with th... Read More »
Tags: Florida, Immigration
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Strawberry Festival
On Saturday March 24th, Tampa Bay YAYA member Jimmy Dunson and Florida YAYA organizer Antonio Franco joined the Pinellas Support Committee of the Nati... Read More »