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Tag Archives: Farm Workers
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
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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Tagged Farm Workers, Florida, National Farm Worker Ministry, NFWM
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Support the CIW
Join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and YAYA for the culmination of the CIW’s fast outside Publix corporate headquarters in Lakeland, Florida, on March 10th. Fifty farmworkers and their allies — faith leaders, students, and community leaders from across Florida and … Continue reading
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Tagged CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Farm Workers, Florida
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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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