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Our Visit to Fellsmere
On October the third, Orlando YAYA members embarked on a 2 day immersion trip to Fellsmere, Florida, where we would lodge at the local Farm worker Association of Florida (FWAF) office to learn how their community is organized, how we can help them out, how the... Read More »
Contemplative Day Reflecting on Food & Labor
(Modeled on Peace Hill Gathering 9/9/05 facilitated by Melinda Wiggins, Student Action with Farmworkers & Lori Fernald Khamala, National Farm Worker Ministry) In advance: Prepare altar with candles, religious symbols, photos of farmworkers, and foods fa... Read More »
Immersion trip to Homestead and Immokalee
On April 17-19, a group of middle school students from Miami spent their weekend in the rural communities of Homestead and Immokalee. They engaged in different activities in order to learn more about farm workers, the farm worker movement and how they and thei... Read More »