May 1: March and Vigil for Immigrant, Civil and Human Rights
United Methodist Women and Local Advocacy Groups Gather in St. Louis on May 1 to Call for Immigrant, Civil and Human Rights On Saturday, May 1, 2010,... Read More »
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March for Justice: Tobaccoville to Reynolds Tobacco Headquarters in Winston-Salem, NC
March 31, the 83rd anniversary of Cesar Chavez’s birth, couldn’t have been a better day to march in solidarity with tobacco farmworkers. In the co... Read More »
Tags: Event Announcements
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2010's Farm Worker Awareness Week
2010's Farm Worker Awareness Week was an exciting opportunity for YAYA members to bring awareness about the farm worker movement to their communities.... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, DREAM Act, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Immigration, Pesticides, UFW, United Farm Workers, Washington State
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H2 Worker Movie Screening
We were very excited to join UCF's Student for a Democratic Society (SDS) for their monthly film screening at Natura Cafe on April 5. We screened the ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Immigration
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CIW’s Modern-Day Slavery Museum
On April 2nd Orlando YAYA partnered with UCF's Campus Peace Action’s Tent City and Student Labor Action Project at UCF to host the Coalition of Immo... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida
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Farmworker Awareness Week Radio Show Special!
YAYA returned to Front Porch Radio with Julie Norris for a special about Farm Worker Awareness Week on Cesar Chavez' birthday, March 31st. Bert Perry ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers
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Farm Worker Panel at Evergreen University
On March 30th Evergreen YAYAs, along with the Evergreen Labor Center, Center for Community Based Learning and Action, and four academic programs, spon... Read More »
Tags: Darigold, Ruby Ridge Dairy, UFW, United Farm Workers, Washington State
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President Obama Issues Proclamation Honoring Cesar Chavez
On the anniversary of Cesar Chavez’s birthday, March 31, President Barak Obama met with UFW President Arturo S. Rodriquez, UFW co-founder Dolores Hu... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, United Farm Workers
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NFWM Staff March in DC for Immigration Reform
Several NFWM staff traveled to Washington DC to join the more than 200,000 people from across the country for the Reform Immigration For America march... Read More »
Tags: Youth and Young Adults
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YAYAs Volunteer in Farm Worker Communities
During the month of March, Orlando YAYA members volunteered in several farm worker events. We would like to thank our volunteers for all their help! ... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida
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