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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!
Marching in Apopka against FL anti-immigrant bills
On Sunday, May 1st, YAYA joined the Farm Worker Association of Florida for a march in Apopka, defending farmworkers and their rights by protesting anti-immigrant bills in Florida. We got dropped off early in the morning and began walking with … Continue reading
Picketing at Publix Grand Opening
On April 28th, 2011 Publix opened up a new unit on the corner of University Blvd and N Goldenrod Rd (Orlando, FL), replacing a now bankrupt K-mart that I used to frequent as a teenager. The news of this was relevant to … Continue reading
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Beehive Collective Workshop: Art for Immigrant Rights
A team of dedicated YAYA volunteers had been working all semester on our special immigration project: a popular education curriculum designed to give farm workers a deeper understanding of the root causes of injustice within the U.S. immigration system. We … Continue reading
Florida Will Not Be Fooled by Arizona Laws in Disguise!
Youth, immigrants, faith-based communities, farm workers, labor unions and allies gathered outside of Senator David Simmons’ office on April 1st to oppose the twelve immigration bills proposed by the Florida legislature. The action, organized by the Orlando Chapter of the … Continue reading
Trip to Immokalee
I had been looking forward to visiting Immokalee since Lariza had offered for me to come with her. I completely fell in love with the people and the experience of sharing that with a great group of 8th graders from … Continue reading
Fat Bankers and Students Continue to Work for Justice
Orlando YAYA hit up 3 Chase branches on the March 18th FLOC Day of Action. After our last round of actions, we found that some Chase locations were inconveniently tucked away into shopping centers or inaccessible to pedestrians. This time … Continue reading
Olympia YAYA Supports FLOC
On Friday March 18th, a group of Olympia YAYAs went to two Chase Bank branches in Lacey and Hawks Prairie to leaflet in support of Farm Labor Organizing Committee’s (FLOC) campaign which seeks for Chase declare a moratorium on foreclosures … Continue reading
“We Are Florida” March in Tallahassee
On Thursday, March 17, I joined the Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC) in their mobilization to Tallahassee to tell our representatives and Senators that Arizona-style immigration enforcement bills in Florida will hurt us all. Throughout the full day of activities, organized … Continue reading
Feminist Agenda Radio Show
On Monday, March 14th YAYA core members Dominique Aulisio and Juan Barredo were present for Knightcast.org’s Monday night show titled The Feminist Agenda Radio show, (listen at http://www.knightcast.org/) with Schuyler Kerby acting as overall moderator and a fellow UCF student … Continue reading
Photos from CIW’s “Do the Right Thing” March in Tampa
Photos from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW)’s “Do the Right Thing” March in Tampa, FL by Katie Gillett The YAYA group! We mobilized 50 members and supporters! Nicole and Kevin dancing :) YAYAs getting ready to march. Kevin … Continue reading
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