– Brenda Dimas-Lopez, 2022 SAF internNew Frame LLC Given the opportunity to work at the General Assembly this summer has shown me plenty of injustices, but has also shown me... [Read more]
My usual day at work...
– Hector Guerrero, 2022 SAF internLegal Aid NC-Farmworker Unit My usual day at work begins with waking up at 7 am to get into the shower and then make breakfast.... [Read more]
Easing the education and language barrier
- Citlaly Marquez, 2022 SAF internSC Migrant Education Program Realizing that I am halfway through the summer in my work is quite crazy. I have been working with the South... [Read more]
I feel certain in the direction my feet are carrying me
– Grace May, 2022 SAF internUnited for a Fair Economy This prompt is deceptively easy as I am 20 and still have no idea who I am. I know the... [Read more]
I was opened up to a whole new world
– José Duran, 2022 SAF Intern, NC Farmworkers' Project Who would’ve thought just an average man from a small town in Idaho would be all the way on the eastern... [Read more]
I’m sent by myself and the desires of my heart
– Claire Burke, 2022 SAF InternPiedmont Health Services When I told people that I was going to be interning with Student Action with Farmworkers as a health intern, I was... [Read more]
A beautiful movement
– Maria Juarez, 2022 SAF Program Assistant Who am I? Hmm. I am still trying to figure that out too. My name is Maria Juarez, and I am from Burley,... [Read more]
Messages of justice, confidence, and hope
– Nathaly Trinidad Flores, Solidaridad intern When I learned about SAF and the current conditions farmworkers work in, I was mainly confused on why this is a topic that was... [Read more]
All of life is connected.
Tony Nguyen, Solidaridad intern All of life is connected. That is what I will take with me after I finish my time here with SAF. Human beings, farm work, workers’... [Read more]
The big issue that was revealed to me: Heat Stress
Jazlin McDowell, Solidaridad intern As a Solidaridad intern with SAF this year, the big issue that was revealed to me was heat stress. Concerns about the health and safety of... [Read more]
Our stories and ideas matter
Julianna Rennie, Solidaridad intern Through working with Student Action with Farmworkers this year, I learned that the farmworker justice movement needs everyone! It’s normal to feel too small or unimportant... [Read more]
Union. Support. Fuerza. Poder. Empowerment.
Ana Rojas-Gabriel, Solidaridad intern Union. Support. Fuerza. Poder. Empowerment. These are words that I associate when I think of Solidaridad both as a term and a program. My participation in... [Read more]