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Tag Archives: Cesar Chavez
Farmworker Awareness Week, March 24-28, 2014
Join AFOP in Recognizing Farmworker Awareness Week, March 24-28, 2014 As we begin the 2014 Farmworker Awareness Week, the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs encourages you to take time this week, and hopefully every day hereafter, to recognize the two … Continue reading
Tagged 2014, AFOP, awareness, Cesar, Cesar Chavez, Chavez, Farmworker, March, Opportunity, Programs, week
Remembering and Celebrating César Chávez
Today marks the 86th anniversary of the birth of César Chávez and of the final day of this year’s National Farmworker Awareness Week. It is fitting we celebrate farmworkers this week for all the difficult and dangerous work they do … Continue reading
Demanding Equality and Respect for the Women Who Feed America
March is the month during which National Farmworker Awareness Week and César Chávez Day take place—two very important events in the farmworker community. It is also the month the United States pays tribute to the many women who have made … Continue reading
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Tagged Cesar Chavez, economic security, fair pay, Farmworker, food justice, gender, living wage, National Agricultural Workers Survey, National Farmworker Awareness Week, pesticides, poverty, racial discrimination, Sex Discrimination in Employment Based on Pregnancy Act, Wider Opportunities for Women, Women's History Month
National Farmworker Awareness Week 2013
For those of us dedicated to supporting and advocating for the estimated 2.5 million farmworkers in our county who harvest the foods we consume every day, National Farmworker Awareness Week (March 24-31) is a very special time. It not only gives … Continue reading
SAFE AmeriCorps Impact Farmworker Communities
After only four months of service AFOP’s 18 SAFE AmeriCorps members have already made a major impact on farmworker communities. So far, SAFE AmeriCorps members have reached almost 18,000 agricultural employees through a variety of services. Farmworkers have participated in … Continue reading
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Tagged AmeriCorps, Cesar Chavez, Heat Stress, pesticides, Proyecto Sol, U.S. Department of Labor
Honoring Cesar Chavez
In 1968-69, I remember first hearing about the United Farm Workers (UFW) and Cesar Chavez. Many of my friends were getting ready to participate in the grape boycott and, after hearing about the plight of California’s farmworkers, I had to … Continue reading
National Farmworker Awareness Week Begins
Today is the beginning of National Farmworker Awareness Week. This is a very special week for those of us dedicated to supporting and advocating for the estimated 2.5 million farmworkers in our country working to harvest the foods we enjoy … Continue reading
I am an AmeriCorps Member, and I Will get Things Done!
AmeriCorps members are hard at work once again, providing health and safety training to farmworkers in states throughout the country. So far this year, our 18 SAFE AmeriCorps members have trained 330 farmworkers on Worker Protection Standard (WPS) and 439 … Continue reading
In Commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month: César’s Last Fast
“I remember poor wages and the lack of food… living in the car under a bridge is not that bad because you’re a kid, but the humiliation, that’s what you remember.” A quote from César’s Last Fast as César Chávez … Continue reading
UTPA Students Rally Against Education Cuts and Elimination of Mexican American Studies
On Thursday, March 31, 2011, University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) students participated in a planned walkout, showing solidarity and protesting the proposed budget cuts to public education in South Texas. The reductions in general fund revenues, including scholarships, shifts the … Continue reading
