Tuesday, May 19. 2009
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NFWM/YAYA are currently looking for interns and/or volunteers for
the Florida Office, located in Deland, Florida, to help with various
projects.
The interns/volunteers will perform a variety of duties that may include
research, creating materials, working directly with activists and farm
worker organizations, managing data bases, visiting schools and churches,
doing office work, attending events and conferences and helping organize
activities, meetings and events.
Qualifications:
Applicants must have a passion for justice and non-violence, the ability
to work well with others and independently and excellent verbal and written
communications skills. Candidates should be computer savvy and comfortable
on the phone.
Application instructions:
Visit http://www.nfwm-yaya.org/volunteer.html and
fill out the form .
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Wednesday, May 13. 2009
Volunteers are needed in the cities of Orlando and St. Augustine, Florida,
to help fix bicycles for YAYA's farm worker bicycle drive (for more information
about this project, click
here).
We are collecting and fixing bicycles as a way in support of low-income farm
workers that can not afford a vehicle as well as to protest the 2006
legislation that denies a drivers license to undocumented immigrants.
We meet on different days and times. We welcome anyone who wants to help.
No previous experience is necessary. If you are interested, please click
here to contact us.
Click here to see our Thank You Page.
Check our "YAYAs in Action" Page
for updates on bicycle deliveries.
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Friday, May 1. 2009
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We invite you to organize a presentation or event in your community.
Whether it is your church, your school, a youth group, an organization
or a group of friends, we
would like to meet with you to talk about the ways in which you can work
in solidarity with farm workers!
If you are interested in organizing a presentation or starting a support
group, please contact us at yaya@nfwm.org
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Sunday, March 29. 2009
Organize an event for FWA!
Farmworker Awareness Week (FAW)
is a nation-wide week of action for students and community members to raise
awareness about farm worker issues on their campuses and in their communities.
Every
year FAW takes place during the week of Cesar Chavez' birthday, March 31st,
to honor his legacy as a leader of he farm worker movement.
FAW is organized by Student Action with Farm Workers and sponsored by farm worker unions and community organizations, such as the National Farm Worker Ministry and its Youth and Young Adult Network.
1. Why do we celebrate FAW?
2. Are there any events taking place in
my community?
3. Ideas for a FWA event
4. Spread the word about FWA
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1. Why do
we celebrate Farmworker Awareness Week?
 -We
are connected to farm workers everyday because we all consume food,
much of it planted and harvested by farm workers, yet farm workers remain largely
invisible and continue to live and work in unacceptable conditions.
- Farm work
is the third most dangerous job in the U.S., yet, the people who plant and
harvest our fruits and vegetables lack many of
the basic worker protections that most of us take for granted.
Things like overtime, unemployment insurance, even protection when joining
a union, are not guaranteed under federal law.
-Farm workers deserve fair wages. We know that farm
work is hard work. It is skilled work, and it's work that feeds our families
every day. We must work so their wages allow them to feed their families,
too.
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2. Are there
any events taking place in my community?
You can check the FAW
calendar to learn
about events that are taking all over the country. |
3. Ideas for a FWA event
 Organize an event in your school, church or community
in support of farmworkers! These are some of the things that you can do:
- Organize a fundraising party or concert for
the National Farm Worker Ministry or the farm worker organization of
your choice.
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Organize issue discussions,
lectures or presentations in your school or church.
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Host a screening
of farm worker films and
documentaries.
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Set-up a table of information
- Hold a candlelight vigil in
support of workers.
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Get articles and editorials in the school or local newspaper
- Participate in an interfaith service that
draws attention to issues of farm workers’ rights.
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Make banners and signs to hang around
your campus, in community centers or around your city.
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Organize a group
to go gleaning to near-by fields.
- Make others in your community aware of
the National Farm Worker Awareness Week.
 Click
here to contact us for ideas, materials and
support!
Need more ideas? Check out our YAYAs
in Action Blog and read about what YAYAs have done in Florida, California
and even Colombia.
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4. Spread the word about FWA
Tell others about FWA and invite them to the events taking
place in their community!
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