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Community Garden Service Project
Our second community garden work day in Fellsmere was a success! Orlando YAYA is organizing these work days (at least twice a month until February 2013) to provide an opportunity for members of the Orlando community to work with and … Continue reading
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Tagged Farm Worker Association of Florida, Farm Workers, Florida
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Viva La Causa Movie Screening Report
On March 29, YAYA cohosted a screening on the UCF campus of the Southern Poverty Law Center documentary, Viva la Causa, with the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) and Deep Green Resistance as part of Farmworker Awareness Week. Thirty-six people … Continue reading
Bridging our Communities: LGBTQ and Immigrants
Bridging Our Communities was a 2 part series hosted by Orlando YAYA – in collaboration with The Center of Orlando. The events were organized with the intention of starting a conversation about the experiences of immigrants who are also members of the … Continue reading
CIW’s Fast for Fair Food
On Saturday March 10, 2012, Orland YAYA mobilized 30 people from Orlando, in addition to a few Tampa YAYAs, to participate in the culmination of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers‘ Fast for Fair Food. After a six day fast for … Continue reading
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Tagged CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida
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Victory! Arysta pulls Methyl Iodide nationwide.
A message from the United Farm Workers: “We did it! We are proud to share a huge victory with you. We’ve just gotten word that Arysta LifeScience has pulled cancer-causing methyl iodide off the U.S. market. This announcement means the … Continue reading
Get dirty with YAYA!
Please join YAYA along with the Fellsmere Community to work in the community garden on Saturday, March 31st! The community garden project aims to provide an opportunity for members of the Orlando community to work with and develop a relationship … Continue reading
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Tagged Farm Worker Association of Florida, Farm Workers, Florida
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Viva La Causa Movie Screening
Join YAYA, SLAP, and Deep Green Resistance for a screening of the movie Viva la Causa! Viva la Causa focuses on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights – the grape strike and boycott led by … Continue reading
Strawberry Festival
Join the Pinellas Support Committee of the National Farm Worker Ministry (PSC-NFWM) for their Annual Strawberry Festival Featuring Special Keynote Speaker, The Reverend Joseph Diaz, Rector, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Advocate for Peace & Justice for 40 years! Home-made strawberry dessert will be served … Continue reading
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Bridging our communities
This event is a 2 part series in which we will be talking about the intersections of Immigrant and LGBTQ communities. Join YAYA and others to discuss the atrocities of detention centers and the interconnectedness of being a member of … Continue reading
Grab The Brush For Justice
Join us and members of the Homestead community at the Farm Worker Association of Florida’s office as we work together to paint their building. When: Sunday, March 25, 2012 9:30am until 4:30pm Where: 450 Davis Parkway, Florida City, Florida Tentative Schedule: 9:30 … Continue reading
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