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Picketing at Publix Grand Opening

On April 28th, 2011 Publix opened up a new unit on the corner of University Blvd and N Goldenrod Rd (Orlando, FL), replacing a now bankrupt K-mart ... Read More »

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Beehive Collective Workshop: Art for Immigrant Rights

A team of dedicated YAYA volunteers had been working all semester on our special immigration project: a popular education curriculum designed to give ... Read More »

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Florida Will Not Be Fooled by Arizona Laws in Disguise!

Youth, immigrants, faith-based communities, farm workers, labor unions and allies gathered outside of Senator David Simmons’ office on April 1st t... Read More »

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Dialogue for Farmworker Justice 2011

On March 31st at TESC (the evergreen state college) YAYA held a panel discussion with Bridges Not Walls (BNW) and Mason County Literacy (MCL) and mo... Read More »

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Groundbreaking Report on U.S. Farm Labor Released

Bon Appetit Management Company Foundation and United Farm Workers Release Groundbreaking Report on U.S. Farm Labor (Palo Alto, California) - More and... Read More »

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Trip to Immokalee

I had been looking forward to visiting Immokalee since Lariza had offered for me to come with her. I completely fell in love with the people and the e... Read More »

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Fat Bankers and Students Continue to Work for Justice

Orlando YAYA hit up 3 Chase branches on the March 18th FLOC Day of Action. After our last round of actions, we found that some Chase locations were in... Read More »

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Olympia YAYA Supports FLOC

On Friday March 18th, a group of Olympia YAYAs went to two Chase Bank branches in Lacey and Hawks Prairie to leaflet in support of Farm Labor Organizi... Read More »

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"We Are Florida" March in Tallahassee

On Thursday, March 17, I joined the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC) in their mobilization to Tallahassee to tell our representatives and Senators t... Read More »

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Feminist Agenda Radio Show

On Monday, March 14th YAYA core members Dominique Aulisio and Juan Barredo were present for Knightcast.org's Monday night show titled The Feminist Age... Read More »

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