Farm Worker Focus on National Food Day
Today, October 24, is National Food Day! The organizers of National Food Day have partnered with groups across the country to have thousands of events... Read More »
Category: News & Archives
Olympia YAYA Supports Ruby Ridge Workers in Seattle
In response to the nonresponse that Darigold has given Ruby Ridge workers and their supporters, the United Farm Workers (UFW) organized a rally in fro... Read More »
Tags: Darigold, Farm Workers, Oregon, Ruby Ridge Dairy, UFW, United Farm Workers, Washington State
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Bike Delivery in Seville
On a rainy afternoon a community center in Seville was filled with smiles and laughs. Seville is a farm worker community in Florida, located about 2 h... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida
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Victory: Hector Maniau is Home!
Hector Maniau and his family have been active with NFWM/YAYA for almost two years. His family contacted me when we were coordinating a group to attend... Read More »
Tags: Florida, Immigration
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Soccer Field Inauguration!
On October 1st, 2011, Farm Worker Self-Help held a gathering in Dade city, introducing new soccer field property to various families and supporters. ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Soccer
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Viva la Causa!
On Monday, September 26, 2011 YAYA hosted a movie screening of “Viva La Causa” at the Ethos restaurant with the YCL with 20 attendees. The screeni... Read More »
Tags: California, Farm Workers, Florida, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Oxfam & FLOC Release New Report
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Tags: FLOC, North Carolina
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Fair Food Summit in Immokalee
On September 15, 2011, Orlando YAYA members Nicole Godreau, Leslie Cordero and I piled into a car with NFWM staff Bert Perry to make the 3.5 hour driv... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida
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Tampa Bay YAYA events
On September 17-18, members of Tampa Bay YAYA participated in a series of events that were put together to recruit new members and educate YAYAs about... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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OCIC’s 46th Annual NFWM Fundraiser Event September 18 2011
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Tags: California, Orange County Interfaith Committee to Aid Farm Workers
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