Tess Browne, SCN Supporting CIW’s “Do the Right Thing” Tour in Northeast
Tess Browne, SCN, former NFWM Board member who represented her community, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, is now active with the Massachusetts Int... Read More »
YAYA Stands with FLOC
On February 4, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) sponsored a national Day of Action targeting Chase Bank for their nationwide lead in home fo... Read More »
Tags: Chase Bank, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Fat Bankers Stand for Justice
Can 3 twenty-somethings—with cigars in their mouths and wearing business suits stuffed with pillows—create social change by standing outside a ban... Read More »
Tags: Chase Bank, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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NFWM Board Meeting in Washington, D.C.
I had the incredible opportunity to represent YAYA at the National Farm Worker Ministry's national board meeting from January 27-30, 2011 in Washingto... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, NFWM
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Community Yard Sale
On January 22, 2011 YAYA held a yard sale to raise money for the organization's fight for farm workers justice. YAYAs withstood the frigid temperatur... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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A Christmas Story
David Haney is a member of the St Paul Catholic Church since 1995 and a member of the Pinellas Support Committee since 2003. Maria McCourt is a NFWM B... Read More »
Interfaith Thanksgiving Prayer Service and a Call to Action
The newly formed Interfaith Advisory Committee presented a beautiful prayer service remembering farm workers and the struggle they still suffer in the... Read More »
Tags: North Carolina
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MLK Parade in Downtown Orlando
On Saturday, January 15, YAYA participated in a parade celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Additional organizations that p... Read More »
Time to Stop Human Trafficking, by Dr. Sam Trickey
The following Op-Ed was published January 10, 2011 in gainesville.com, the on-line version of the Gainesville Sun. The author, Dr. Sam Trickey, is a ... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Human Trafficking
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