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Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez was the founder of the United Farm Workers. He advocated tirelessly for justice in the struggle to achieve equality for farm workers. Cl... Read More »

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Activities for Older Children & Adults

Below are experiential activities to use with young people or adults to make farm worker issues come alive. 1. Farm worker Jeopardy 2. Repollo/ Cabb... Read More »

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Books

Autobiography of La Causa. Jacques E. Levy. W.W. Norton & Co. 1975. Conquering Goliath: Cesar Chavez at the Beginning. Fred Ross. El Taller Graf... Read More »

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Videos

“Viva La Causa”, Southern Poverty Law Center (2008) 39 min. Documentary focusing on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights - the... Read More »

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Other Links

AFL-CIO Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network Farmworker Justice Global Exchange on Farmworkers Interfaith Worker Justice Justice and Advocacy Commissio... Read More »

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‘Dine With Dignity’ Campaign

Student/Farmworker Alliance Launches National "Dine With Dignity" Campaign Urging Aramark, Compass, Sodexo to Address Human Rights Crisis in Florida A... Read More »

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United Methodist Church Florida Conference and NFWM Florida

We offer many thanks to the United Methodist Church in Florida, and particularly to Bishop Whitaker, Rev. Larry Rankin, and Melinda Trotti. The UMC h... Read More »

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NFWM Co-Sponsors Farmworker Awareness Week Events Around the Country

This year, Farmworker Awareness Week took place from March 29 through April 4. Farmworker Awareness Week (FAW) is a nation-wide week of action for stu... Read More »

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NFWM staff travel to Sacramento with farm workers to share their stories with state legislators

On Thursday, April 23, the anniversary of Cesar Chavez's death, about 100 farm workers traveled to the State Capitol in Sacramento to share their stor... Read More »

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Celebrate Cesar’s Birthday during Farm Worker Awareness Week

In the spring, NFWM traditionally encourages each of our supporters to celebrate Cesar's birthday by sharing your commitment to farm worker justice wi... Read More »

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