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NFWM-North Carolina Welcomes 2 New Interns!

We’re delighted to have two full time interns this summer at NFWM NC. Blake Daniel is a student at Duke Divinity School, where he is pursuing a Mas... Read More »

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Planting Seeds for Global Work

Virginia Nesmith, Executive Director of NFWM, was among the participants at the First International Global Agricultural Industry and Waged Agricultur... Read More »

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Journey to the Fields-Visiting Giumarra Workers

NFWM-California staff, Lucy Boutte organized and hosted 69 farm worker supporters to travel to the Central Valley on June 12th to visit with the Natio... Read More »

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Prayer Service in Solidarity with Immigrants

On Sunday, June 6th, I attended a prayer service in solidarity with immigrants. The service took place at Good Shepherd Catholic Church and was hosted... Read More »

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Outreach Event: Music and Poetry

On June 5th, 2010, Orlando YAYA organized an outreach event at Taste Restaurant. Using music and poetry they were able to educate the community about ... Read More »

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Todos Somos Arizona!!! We are all Arizona!!!

"Several community organizations came together on May 29 to speak out against the anti-immigrant Arizona law SB 1070, and to hold our local official... Read More »

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AgJOBS and DREAM Act Rally

On May 19th the Deland and Orlando YAYA Chapters collaborated with Apopka Students Working for Equal Rights to hold a rally outside of Senator LeMieux... Read More »

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Orlando YAYA Car Wash Fundraiser

On Saturday, May 15 our Orlando YAYA Members had fun in the Florida sun while we raised money for our work supporting farm worker campaigns. Thank yo... Read More »

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NFWM California visits Giumarra fields to share shade and hope

A Giumarra worker points out what his foreman usually provides him for shade: one tattered black tarp draped over a few vine rows, underneath which, ... Read More »

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Farm Worker Supporters Strong Presence at Reynold’s Shareholders Meeting

Supporters of human rights and justice joined the National Farm Worker Ministry and the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) in Winston-Salem, North... Read More »

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