Orlando YAYAs in Front Porch Radio
On Wednesday, January 20, Lariza, Juan, and I spoke as guests on Front Porch Radio, a local talk radio show hosted by Julie Norris that focuses on loc... Read More »
Tag Archives: Farm Workers
CIW March in Lakeland
On December 6, 2009, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers organized a day full of activities in Lakeland, where around 500 people marched and rallied to... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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The Exploitation That Feeds Our Nation: Our Food, Farmworkers, and the Urgency of Immigration Reform
On November 16, 2009, Orlando YAYA and the UCF Alpha Alpha Chapter of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. organized an event called: "The Exploita... Read More »
Tags: DREAM Act, Farm Workers, Florida, Immigration
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FLOC Rally in Gainesville
November 7, 2009 - A group of approximately 30 concerned students from the University of Florida, Orlando YAYAs and YAYA supporters gathered in Gaines... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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CIW rally in Orlando
On November 1st, 2009, a group of 15 YAYAs attended a Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) rally in Orlando. We asked Publix to work with the CIW to ... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida, Publix Supermarkets
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YAYA Orlando presentation at iKiwi
On October 27, 2009, Orlando YAYA organized a presentation at iKiwi Frozen Yogurt with the objective of educating people about the issues faced by far... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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Orlando YAYA Immersion Trip!
From October 23 through October 25, members of the Orlando Youth and Young Adult Network of The National Farm Worker Ministry participated in an immer... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida
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FLOC's 11th Constitutional Convention
On the first weekend of October Matt Garcia and Lauren Gill attended the Farm Labor Organizing Committee's (FLOC) 11th Constitutional Convention. "We... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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FLOC’s 11th Constitutional Convention by Lauren Gill
FLOC’s 11th Constitutional Convention by Lauren Gill On October 3rd, 2009, workers for the National Farm Work Ministry, and a couple of us from th... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina
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End oppression in the tobacco fields
In September, YAYA took action with students at Florida International University in Miami to raise concerns about an urgent need for action from one o... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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