Yard Sale
On July 9th, YAYA held a fundraising yard sale where all the money raised would go directly to YAYA to help fund activities like letter writing campai... Read More »
Intern Blog: Language and Power
Ryan Nilsen, NFWM intern through Duke Divinity School As Octavio... Read More »
Tags: North Carolina
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Is this really a love-song? About farm workers?
Ryan Nilsen, NFWM Intern Note: This sermon references Isaiah 5:1-7 and John 15:1-8. Le... Read More »
Tags: Resources
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California Governor Brown Vetoes Farm Worker Bill
By Virginia Nesmith, June 29, 2011 National Farm Worker Ministry staff member Lucy Boutte was present with the United Farm Workers for the last 12 d... Read More »
Tags: California, NFWM, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Organizing Training with Jobs with Justice
“What, exactly, is an organizing training?” I asked myself after being invited to spend a weekend learning from our coalition allies from Jobs wit... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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Working with Local Farm Worker Groups
Working with Local Farm Worker Groups In addition to supporting national campaigns, YAYA also supports local farm workers who are organizing to make ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers
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Intern Blog: First Visit to Camps
Written by Octavio Garcia-Ruiz, NFWM intern through Student Action with Farmworkers. Sunday June 19th was the first day that we did outreach. Drivi... Read More »
Tags: North Carolina
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Protecting the Health of Farm Workers from Pesticide Exposure
About Pesticide Exposure: Pesticide exposure is a severe problem that affects the health of farm workers and their communities. Farm workers in th... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Pesticides
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Immersion Trip in Seville
YAYA's immersion trip to Seville, FL, on June 17th - 19th, was my first meeting since becoming a core member of YAYA. I found it to be incredibly usef... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida
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Intern Blog: First Full Week of NFWM Work
Written by Octavio Garcia-Ruiz, NFWM intern through Student Action with Farmworkers. Starting the first full week of work felt real good, I was exc... Read More »
Tags: North Carolina, UMC
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