by April Bell | Mar 22, 2020 | NEWS
Health workers believe that it’s a matter of time before Covid-19 hits rural communities. Here’s how they’re trying to slow its spread. As the number of coronavirus cases worldwide tops 200,000, health care workers in rural communities are doubling down on farmworker...
by April Bell | Mar 22, 2020 | NEWS
FELLSMERE | In its heyday, a spectrum of various colors of oranges and yellows from citrus fruit served as a vibrant badge of Indian River County. Early and mid-season oranges, tangerines, tangelos, navels and Valencias were shipped by the millions. Locals of the...
by April Bell | Jan 22, 2020 | NEWS
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by Ken | Dec 2, 2019 | NEWS
Farmworker Advocates Call For Suspension of Highly Toxic Pesticide; Advocates from across the country urge EPA to swiftly ban chlorpyrifos citing unacceptable risks to farmworkers and their families Read the full story on...
by Ken | Jul 16, 2019 | NEWS
South Miami sues to block sanctuary city ban, says it will divide police and residents Read the full story on Miami...
by Ken | May 2, 2019 | NEWS
We quickly learned the Lake Apopka women did not see their work as a job without prestige or power, or as essentially undesirable work. Instead, we heard raucous stories about the ways they earned status within their community from their work. Read the full...
by Ken | Mar 11, 2019 | EVENTS
by Ken | Mar 8, 2019 | NEWS
by Ken | Feb 28, 2019 | NEWS
Take action to support UFW’s new farmworker immigration bill just introduced in Congress It’s critical that we get real immigration reform for our nation’s farm workers. Our nation’s economy and food supply relies on these hard working people —...
by Ken | Feb 27, 2019 | NEWS
Farmworkers Are on the Frontlines of Climate Change. Can New Laws Protect Them? As temperatures heat up, farmworkers face mounting health risks. Some advocates are creating and expanding laws to protect them. Read the full story on Civil...
by Ken | Oct 31, 2018 | NEWS
New York – October 26, 2018: The “UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas” was presented in the UN headquarters to the Third Committee of the General Assembly on 25th October. This comes on the back of a nearly two decade long...
by Ken | Oct 31, 2018 | NEWS
South Miami sues to block sanctuary city ban, says it will divide police and residents Read the full story on Miami...
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