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Farmworker Association of Florida
The Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF) does community organizing, education, and advocacy to build power among farm worker and rural low-income communities to respond to and gain control over the social, political, workplace, economic, health, ... Read More »
Wendy's Boycott Summit
The past weekend, September 22-25, I spent the weekend in Immokalee with over 80 Fair Food allies for the first annual Boycott Summit. The Boycott Summit was focused on Wendy’s – the last of the five major fast food retailers to sign to the Fair Food Agree... Read More »
Hit the Fields for Farm Worker Justice V
YAYA-NFWM and AMA (Alianza Mujeres de Activas) are heading into their 5th fundraiser soccer game on March 26th, 2016 during National Farmworker Awareness Week! And we need YOUR support to make this another successful game! Check out past reports here (I, II, I... Read More »
Toy Drive for Holiday Celebrations
YAYA-NFWM will be collecting new and gently used toys for the upcoming holiday season to bring to farm worker communities across the state as they celebrate their annual Posadas. We will be collecting toys for two major farm worker organizations in Florida: t... Read More »
Join us for these Holiday Celebrations!
Posadas are a traditional Catholic Mexican Celebration of the Nativity. Usually, the posada takes place nine days before Christmas Eve to represent the nine days in which Joseph and Mary where searching for shelter before Mary gave birth to Jesus. Posadas are ... Read More »
Strawberry Festival
On Saturday, April 20th, the Pinellas Support Committee of the National Farm Worker Ministry held their annual Alternative Strawberry Festival to honor the strawberry farm workers in Pinellas and neighboring counties. Four YAYAs, attended the event to show sup... Read More »
Happy Holidays on behalf of YAYA
Happy holidays on behalf of everyone at YAYA! Thank you to all who have donated items to our Christmas Drive for farm worker communities in Florida! Everyone was very pleased with their gifts, and it was mostly thanks to YOU! Please be sure to read the follo... Read More »
Christmas Drive!
On this holiday season we are counting on your generosity! YAYA is holding a donation drive for the holiday celebrations going on in farm worker communities throughout Florida. Please make a donation or help us collect donations with your friends and relat... Read More »
Pinellas Support Committee’s Annual Strawberry Festival
From the 2013 Summer edition of NFWM’s News and Views Newsletter: In April, the Pinellas Support Committee of NFWM held their annual Strawberry Festival. This year’s program honored PSC member Dave Haney and former NFWM organizer, Bert Perry. For many... Read More »
Christmas celebrations
On December 16-17, twenty NFWM and YAYA members attended three Christmas celebrations in the farm worker communities of Central Florida. We are very grateful for the opportunity to share with the organizations and members of these communities! At these even... Read More »