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Category: YAYAS IN ACTION
Welcome to our YAYAs in Action blog. This is where you will find the most recent updates on how young people are supporting farm worker campaigns for justice. Interested in getting involved? Take Action with YAYA!
Community Garden
On Saturday, February 11, 2012, YAYA volunteered working in the community garden of Fellsmere, about an hour and a half south of Orlando. The weather when we left carpooling from Orlando was brisk, but sure enough, when we arrived in … Continue reading
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Tagged Farm Worker Association of Florida, Farm Workers, Florida
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Hit the Field for Farm Worker Justice 2012!
I wish you could’ve been there. The second Hit the Fields for Justice NFWM-YAYA/AMA soccer game was a smashing success. Both teams arrived ready to play at the beautiful soccer fields in De Leon Springs, FL. There were grade school children playing … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida, Soccer
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Support the Florida DREAM Act!
Thirteen YAYA’s attended the rally in support of the Florida DREAM Act on Wednesday January 18th, 2012 at Rollins College. If passed, the Florida DREAM Act would guarantee equal access to education, as undocumented students or children of undocumented parents … Continue reading
The Harvest / La Cosecha
Last Saturday, January 14 2012, I attended YAYA’s screening of “La Cosecha” directed by Roberto Romano. The screening took place in the CWA office in College Park. The screening was meant to inform about the migrant children who tend to … Continue reading
MLK Parade
On January 14th, nine YAYAs participated in the 2012 MLK parade at Downtown Orlando as proud members of the Jobs with Justice Coalition. Being part of a progressive group of members of labor and community organizations was a great experience. During the … Continue reading
Three Kings Day Celebration
Bringing in the New Year right, 12 YAYA members and volunteers attended the Three Kings celebration at the Homestead Farm Worker Association of Florida office on January 7. The celebration was mainly focused on the children of farm workers to … Continue reading
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Christmas celebrations
On December 16-17, twenty NFWM and YAYA members attended three Christmas celebrations in the farm worker communities of Central Florida. We are very grateful for the opportunity to share with the organizations and members of these communities! At these events, … Continue reading
CIW Action at Publix
On December 15th, 2012, thirty six members of our community attended a rally at the new Publix Supermarket in Windermere, Florida. Our objective was to ask Publix to work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, an organization of farm workers … Continue reading
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Immigration Congress
On Nov 18-20, a YAYA and NFWM delegation attended the Florida Immigrant Coalition’s Annual Congress. This event, which took place in Gainesville, included workshops regarding issues that affect immigrants, making plans for the next year and social time. Some of … Continue reading
UCF and YAYA design sets in Seville
On Sunday, October 16th and Sunday, October 23rd students from the University of Central Florida (Women’s Studies Dept.) partnered with their local NFWM-YAYA chapter to work with the Alianza de Mujeres Activas (AMA) in Seville, Florida. About a dozen attendees … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance of Active Women, Farm Workers, Florida, Pesticides
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