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YAYA Orlando presentation at iKiwi

On October 27, 2009, Orlando YAYA organized a presentation at iKiwi Frozen Yogurt with the objective of educating people about the issues faced by far... Read More »

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Orlando YAYA Immersion Trip!

From October 23 through October 25, members of the Orlando Youth and Young Adult Network of The National Farm Worker Ministry participated in an immer... Read More »

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FLOC's 11th Constitutional Convention

On the first weekend of October Matt Garcia and Lauren Gill attended the Farm Labor Organizing Committee's (FLOC) 11th Constitutional Convention. "We... Read More »

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FLOC’s 11th Constitutional Convention by Lauren Gill

FLOC’s 11th Constitutional Convention by Lauren Gill On October 3rd, 2009, workers for the National Farm Work Ministry, and a couple of us from th... Read More »

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FLOC’s 11th Constitutional Convention By Matthew Garcia

FLOC’s 11th Constitutional Convention By Matthew Garcia When YAYA was given the opportunity to go to the F.L.O.C. Convention in Toledo, Ohio, it w... Read More »

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Open Mic Night!

On September 19, YAYA cosponsored the event with ACTSions29, a local youth group headed by our own Matthew Garcia, for a night of great music and slam... Read More »

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Take Action to End Inhumane Treatment of Farm Workers in the Fields of Giumarra/Nature’s Partner

Here at National Farm Worker Ministry, we were dismayed to learn about the inhumane behavior of Giumarra--the world's largest table grape company, who... Read More »

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End oppression in the tobacco fields

In September, YAYA took action with students at Florida International University in Miami to raise concerns about an urgent need for action from one o... Read More »

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Union Organizers Fired at Pasco, Washington Dairy

By John Munson, Director Oregon Farm Worker Ministry Two workers active in an effort to form a union were fired over the weekend (August 15 - 16) b... Read More »

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NFWM Board in North Carolina to Support Tobacco Farm Workers

On Friday August 7th, the Board and Staff of the National Farm Worker Ministry were joined by NFWM supporters and clergy from North Carolina for a day... Read More »

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