CIW Farm Worker Freedom March
Forty-five YAYA members and supporters joined the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and over 1,000 allies from around the country for the Farm worker Fre... Read More »
Tag Archives: Farm Workers
2010's Farm Worker Awareness Week
2010's Farm Worker Awareness Week was an exciting opportunity for YAYA members to bring awareness about the farm worker movement to their communities.... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, DREAM Act, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Immigration, Pesticides, UFW, United Farm Workers, Washington State
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H2 Worker Movie Screening
We were very excited to join UCF's Student for a Democratic Society (SDS) for their monthly film screening at Natura Cafe on April 5. We screened the ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Immigration
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CIW’s Modern-Day Slavery Museum
On April 2nd Orlando YAYA partnered with UCF's Campus Peace Action’s Tent City and Student Labor Action Project at UCF to host the Coalition of Immo... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida
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Farmworker Awareness Week Radio Show Special!
YAYA returned to Front Porch Radio with Julie Norris for a special about Farm Worker Awareness Week on Cesar Chavez' birthday, March 31st. Bert Perry ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers
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YAYAs Volunteer in Farm Worker Communities
During the month of March, Orlando YAYA members volunteered in several farm worker events. We would like to thank our volunteers for all their help! ... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida
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Harvest of Hope Festival 2010
Orlando YAYAs Juan Barredo, Sarah Wissig, Richard Gaiser and Dominique Aulisio and St Augustine YAYA Cole Lee tabled at the Harvest of Hope Festival i... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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YAYAs deliver letters to Publix Supermarkets' managers
During the months of February and March, Publix Supermarkets had two grand openings in Ormond Beach and Nocatee, Florida. YAYAs, NFWM staff and suppor... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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Evergreen State University YAYAs visit the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
On February 8th I traveled to Cornelius, OR to meet Rosa Rivera at the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center. Virginia Garcia was a six year old that... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Washington State
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YAYAs attend NFWM Board Meeting
On January 30, 2010, a group of 13 Florida YAYAs attended the National Farm Worker Ministry's Board meeting in Leesburg, Florida. During this event t... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, NFWM
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