Support the CIW
Join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and YAYA for the culmination of the CIW's fast outside Publix corporate headquarters in Lakeland, Flori... Read More »
Tag Archives: Farm Workers
Community Garden
On Saturday, February 11, 2012, YAYA volunteered working in the community garden of Fellsmere, about an hour and a half south of Orlando. The weather ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Hit the Field for Farm Worker Justice 2012!
I wish you could've been there. The second Hit the Fields for Justice NFWM-YAYA/AMA soccer game was a smashing success. Both teams arrived ready to ... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida, Soccer
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The Harvest / La Cosecha
Last Saturday, January 14 2012, I attended YAYA’s screening of “La Cosecha” directed by Roberto Romano. The screening took place in the CWA offi... Read More »
Tags: Children in the Fields, Farm Workers
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Three Kings Day Celebration
Bringing in the New Year right, 12 YAYA members and volunteers attended the Three Kings celebration at the Homestead Farm Worker Association of Florid... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Hit the Fields for Farm Worker Justice II
On January 21st, 2012, the Alliance of Active Women (AMA), NFWM and YAYA will host Hit the Fields for Farm Worker Justice II: our second fundraiser... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida, Soccer
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The Harvest (La Cosecha)
When: Saturday, January 14, 2012 @5:00pm Where: CWA 3108, 2220 Edgewater Drive, Orlando, Florida Join Orlando YAYA for their new year celebration ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers
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Urge Gov. Brown to take action on methyl iodide
A message from PANNA: "The cancer-causing pesticide methyl iodide has been approved for use in California’s strawberry fields for a year. In March,... Read More »
Tags: California, Farm Workers, Pesticides
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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 g... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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CIW Action at Publix
On December 15th, 2012, thirty six members of our community attended a rally at the new Publix Supermarket in Windermere, Florida. Our objective was t... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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