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Tag Archives: Education
Cultivating Brighter Futures
National Farmworker Awareness Week is a time for all of us to recognize the challenges faced by the 2.5 million workers on America’s farms. Of those farmworkers, it is estimated between 400,000 and 500,000 are children. AFOP’s Children in the … Continue reading
Posted in AFOP, Children in the Fields Campaign
Tagged American Federation of Teachers, Child Labor, child labor coalition, Children in the Fields Campaign, Education, Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Children Essay & Art Contests, National Farmworker Awareness Week, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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AFOP Honors Congressional Champions
At its Thursday, February 14 congressional reception, AFOP presented its President’s Award to United States Representatives John Tierney of Massachusetts and Rubén Hinojosa of Texas for their continuing commitment to ensure farmworkers and their families have a shot at achieving … Continue reading
Posted in AFOP
Tagged Bennie Thompson, Child Labor, Education, Fair Labor Standards Act, Farmworker, James Clyburn, Job Training, John Tierney, living wage, national farmworker jobs program, pesticides, poverty, Ruben Hinojosa, Workforce Investment Act
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The American Dream and Immigrant Youth
Young people, of whatever background, who do well in high school, have many options in front of them. Usually, those options begin with selecting the college or university that best meets their needs, hopes, and desires. In the U.S., a … Continue reading
Posted in AFOP
Tagged DREAM Act, Education, financial aid, immigration
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Children in the Fields Campaign Youth Council Members Attend 4-H Retreat
Four Children in the Fields Campaign youth council members participated in an overnight 4-H Leadership Retreat on December 9th and 10th. They attended workshops on a variety of interesting themes including ethics, Robert’s Rule of Order, and leadership. The youth … Continue reading
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign
Tagged 4-H, Child Labor, Children in the Fields Campaign, Education, Emily Drakage, Farmworker, North Carolina
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Celebrating an All-Inclusive Food Day
Today, October 24th, people from all walks of life are coming together to celebrate the first annual Food Day. Across the country, activists, educators, students, chefs, local officials, and concerned eaters will be hosting and participating in community-building and awareness-raising … Continue reading
Posted in AFOP, Children in the Fields Campaign
Tagged American Farms, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Child Labor, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Education, Fair Labor Standards Act, Farmworker, Food Day, food justice, living wage, obesity, poverty, Senator Tom Harkin
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A Few Good Students
“Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world…,” a quote by Margaret Mead commonly used when a group of ordinary people do extraordinary things. In this case, it was a group of four high school … Continue reading
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign, Year of the Farmworker Child
Tagged Child Labor, Children in the Fields Campaign, Education, Farmworker, Noemi Ochoa, State Representative Sergio Muñoz Jr., Texas
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Breaking Barriers in Dixon, CA
Children from a farmworker background must confront and overcome significantly greater barriers than the average student in order to achieve their academic goals. As a result of the special challenges they face, the dropout rate for migrant students in California … Continue reading
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign, Year of the Farmworker Child
Tagged Ayudando Comunidades Trayendo Oportunidades y Servicios, Brandon Louie, Children in the Fields Campaign, College Assistance Migrant Program, Education, Farmworker, High School Equivalency Program, Migrant Education
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Fair Trade: A Social Responsibility
Although May 14, 2011 marked World Fair Trade Day, the awareness campaign continues. Individuals and companies alike are getting creative in their quest to support the fair and sustainable treatment of food producers through activities, including Fair Trade coffee breaks … Continue reading
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign, Year of the Farmworker Child
Tagged Child Labor, Children in the Fields Campaign, Education, Fair Labor Standards Act, Fair Trade, ILO 182, International Labour Organization, living wage, Millennium Development Goal, poverty, Vashti Kelly, World Fair Trade Day
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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
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign
Tagged Cesar Chavez, Children in the Fields Campaign, Education, Farmworker, National Farmworker Awareness Week, Noemi Ochoa, Norma Flores Lopez, UTPA
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The Health of America’s Farmworkers
One area AFOP’s Health & Safety Programs would like to bring attention to during National Farmworker Awareness Week is the issue of serious health problems faced by farmworkers in the United States. Farmworkers have a unique set of health concerns, … Continue reading
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