2009 FLOC Action at Reynolds Shareholders Meeting
On May 5, 2009, I headed to the RJ Reynolds Shareholders Meeting in North Carolina in support of tobacco workers with nine other young people from NFW... Read More »
Tag Archives: Florida
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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CIW Campaign for Fair Food
The National Farm Worker Ministry began working with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in response to a request for support during their month-long h... Read More »
‘Dine With Dignity’ Campaign
Student/Farmworker Alliance Launches National "Dine With Dignity" Campaign Urging Aramark, Compass, Sodexo to Address Human Rights Crisis in Florida A... Read More »
United Methodist Church Florida Conference and NFWM Florida
We offer many thanks to the United Methodist Church in Florida, and particularly to Bishop Whitaker, Rev. Larry Rankin, and Melinda Trotti. The UMC h... Read More »
YAYA Alternative Spring Break in NC a Success
Thirteen students from the University of Florida - Gainesville spent their spring break in North Carolina learning about and supporting farm workers a... Read More »
Tags: Event Announcements, Florida, North Carolina, Youth and Young Adults
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Florida Church Women United Supports FLOC & CIW
Florida CWU attendees to this year’s Annual Assembly in March sent letters to the Lionel Nowell, Senior Vice President and Treasurer of PepsiCo. M... 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 ... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida
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2009 FWA in Florida
This year's Farm Worker Awareness Week was a success! Young people in Florida worked hard to honor farm workers, support farm worker campaigns and bri... Read More »
Tags: CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, DREAM Act, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida
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FWA 2009 in Orlando and Winter Park, Florida
Young people from Orlando and Winter Park, Florida planned and participated in several events for Farm Worker Awareness Week 2009. Here is a short rep... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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2009 FWA in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville celebrated Farm Worker Awareness Week with various events that were put together by YAYA's local support group. This group is a coalition ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida
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