Volunteer at the Campesino Garden!
Join YAYA and the Farm Worker Association of Florida (FWAF) on Saturday, June 14th as we continue our efforts in supporting farm workers and their Cam... Read More »
Tag Archives: Florida
Fighting For Food Sovereignty in Fellsmere
I still remember my first trip to the Fellsmere Community Garden. Yolanda, one of the members of the Farm Worker Association of Florida who plays an i... Read More »
Tags: Community Garden, Farm Workers, Florida
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YAYA's Organizing Trainings
On Sunday, April 13, I took part in the YAYA Organizing Training. The YAYA Organizing Training is a series of different workshops and interactive sess... Read More »
Tags: Florida
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Central Florida Meeting on Immigration
On Saturday, April 12th, YAYA member Gabriela Rios, Natalie (a member of Students Working for Equal Rights), and I traveled to the University of South... Read More »
Tags: Florida, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Immigration
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PSC Strawberry Festival
On Saturday April 5th, Jonathan and I traveled to Pinellas County to support NFWM's Pinellas Support Committee's (PSC) annual Alternative Berry Fest... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Pinellas Support Committee
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Organizing Trainings
What: Organizing training When: Sunday, April 13th from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Where: 4420 Parkway Commerce Blvd. Orlando, Florida, 32808 On Sunday, Ap... Read More »
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Fed Up: The High Costs of Cheap Food
For decades, the farms around Lake Apopka, Florida's third largest lake, were sprayed with chemicals ranging from the now-banned DDT to toxaphene. The... Read More »
Tags: Farm Workers, Florida, Pesticides
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Viva la Mujer
On Friday, March 28th, I along with 3 other YAYA members attended "Viva La Mujer", an event hosted by the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement... Read More »
Annual Yard Sale
On Saturday, March 22nd, Orlando YAYA held an annual yard sale and bake sale in the College Park area to kick off Farm Worker Awareness Week. In prep... Read More »
Tags: Florida, Fundraising
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NFWM Board Member supports Farm Worker Awareness Week in Gainesville, FL
In an effort to bring farm worker issues to the forefront of government officials’ minds, National Farm Worker Ministry board member Sam Trickey cha... Read More »