NFWM’s Spring Newsletter is here!
We just mailed out our Spring newsletter that includes recent goings on with NFWM and the farm worker movement. Maybe you're not on the ... Read More »
Another Successful Soccer Game, Another AMA win!
Last Saturday, March 28th, after much anticipation, YAYA and AMA hit the fields for farm worker justice! This was the fourth annual soccer game betwee... Read More »
Tags: Alianza de Mujeres Activas, AMA, Central Florida, Florida, Fundraising, Soccer
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Darigold Worker drowns in cow manure pond!
A message from the United Farm Workers (UFW): "'My children and I lost our lifeline, support, our friend, everything to us.' Nubia Guajardo is talki... Read More »
Tags: California, Darigold, Solidarity, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Gerawan ignores the law again!
A message from the United Farm Workers (UFW): "Breaking the law doesn’t seem to bother Gerawan Farming Inc., one of America’s largest fruit growe... Read More »
Tags: California, Gerawan Farming, UFW, United Farm Workers
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UCF Scavenger Hunt
On Thursday, March 26th, I attended a scavenger hunt throughout the University of Central Florida hosted by Orlando YAYA. This event took place during... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, NFAW, Solidarity
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UFW April 7th Washington DC Event Postponed
The United Farm Workers have postponed the Gerawan workers actions set for April 7th in Washington DC. The DC City Council will be in recess due to ... Read More »
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2015 FWAF Women2Women Conference
On Saturday, March 21st, I made the journey to Apopka, FL to volunteer in the Farmworker Association of Florida’s Women 2 Women Conference. This wa... Read More »
Tags: Central Florida, Farmworker Association of Florida, FWAF, Women, Women2Women
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Concert & Parade for Fair Food!
Growing up as the child of migrant and seasonal farm workers was one of the most difficult challenges I have ever had to overcome in my life. I was bo... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Florida, Solidarity
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Vigil for FLOC Organizer Brutally Murdered for His Work in Mexico in 2007
Santiago Cruz was a Farm Labor Organizing Committee organizer both in the US and in Mexico who was brutally murdered at FLOC’s Mexico office in 2007... Read More »
Support Striking Baja California Workers!
A message from the United Farm Workers (UFW): "Baja California farm workers decry rampant violation of Mexican labor law in export ag sector. Take a ... Read More »