Sustaining Hope: Gospel Resolve in Farm Worker Ministry
Here is the most recent reflection written by Carson Putnam, NFWM's Duke Divinity School Ministerial Intern this summer. Carson has been organizing ... Read More »
NFWM supports Familias Unidas por la Justicia!
This summer I attended my first NFWM board meeting! The board typically meets every six months, in the winter and summer seasons. This year, the summe... Read More »
Tags: Familias Unidas por la Justicia, FUJ, Washington State
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Tool Drive!
During our most recent visit to Fellsmere's Campesinos Garden YAYA-NFWM noticed a lack of gardening tools for all the volunteers and community members... Read More »
Tags: Campesinos Garden, Fellsmere, FWAF
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Holding Common Ground: Amos and Injustice
Thank you to Carson Putnam, NFWM's Duke Divinity School Ministerial Intern, for providing the following reflection. In my time so far with the NFWM... Read More »
Tilling, Plowing, Watermelon: Oh My!
On May 23rd, four YAYAs volunteered at the Campesinos’ Garden in Fellsmere. Although it was a small YAYA group, many community families joined us to... Read More »
Tags: Campesinos Garden, Farmworker Association of Florida, Fellsmere, Florida, FWAF
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Sign E-Petition to Reynolds American
Sign E-Petition to Reynolds American & support tobacco farm workers. Dear NFWM Supporters, Our friends at the International Labor Rights Forum (I... Read More »
Tags: FLOC, NFWM, Reynolds American, Tobacco
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2015 March on Reynolds
On Tuesday, May 5th, 6 YAYA members traveled to Greensboro, NC to take part in the March on Reynolds/ RAI Shareholders meeting in support of the Farm ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco, Tobacco
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Camepsinos' Gardening Day!
Join YAYA on Saturday, May 23, at the Fellsmere Campesinos' Garden! We will be helping to clean up weeds, harvest produce, and general work in and ... Read More »
Tags: Community Garden, Farmworker Association of Florida, Fellsmere
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Beyond Pesticides Forum – Report Back
On April 18th, Cristina and I both walked into a room at FAMU Law School to be a part of a panel. We were both speaking as representatives of YAYA at ... Read More »
Tags: Orlando, Pesticides
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Chili Cook-off 2015
On Thursday April 16th, Orlando YAYA, our supporters, and some new faces, all met at the CWA Union Hall for a chili cook-off we planned and organized.... Read More »
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