Pioneers of the Farm Worker Movement Honored by Obama Administration
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Community Garden Service Project
Our second community garden work day in Fellsmere was a success! Orlando YAYA is organizing these work days (at least twice a month until February 201... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Viva la Mujer!
On Friday March 30th, fellow YAYA member Oscar Flores and I attended Central Florida LCLAA's (Labor Council for Latin American Advancement) first annu... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Florida
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Viva La Causa Movie Screening Report
On March 29, YAYA cohosted a screening on the UCF campus of the Southern Poverty Law Center documentary, Viva la Causa, with the Student Labor Action ... Read More »
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Grab the Brush for Justice
On Sunday March 25th, YAYA members and supporters from Orlando and Miami joined forces with the Farm Worker Association of Florida in Homestead to p... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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Bridging our Communities: LGBTQ and Immigrants
Bridging Our Communities was a 2 part series hosted by Orlando YAYA - in collaboration with The Center of Orlando. The events were organized with th... Read More »
Tags: Florida, Immigration
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Strawberry Festival
On Saturday March 24th, Tampa Bay YAYA member Jimmy Dunson and Florida YAYA organizer Antonio Franco joined the Pinellas Support Committee of the Nati... Read More »
CIW's Fast for Fair Food
On Saturday March 10, 2012, Orland YAYA mobilized 30 people from Orlando, in addition to a few Tampa YAYAs, to participate in the culmination of the ... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida
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Victory! Arysta pulls Methyl Iodide nationwide.
A message from the United Farm Workers: "We did it! We are proud to share a huge victory with you. We've just gotten word that Arysta LifeScience has... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Pesticides, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Get dirty with YAYA!
Please join YAYA along with the Fellsmere Community to work in the community garden on Saturday, March 31st! The community garden project aims to pro... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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