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]
Field Notes
Field Notes is a blog where Student Action with Farmworkers students share stories of their outreach, organizing, and advocacy work, and where farmworkers share their own stories and hopes for change, writing in the language they feel most comfortable.
To access our archive of past blog posts, visit our Field Notes Tumblr site here.
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]
The actions we take matter
– Nathaly Trinidad Flores, Solidaridad intern This poster can be found in the hallways of the W.G. Pearson Center, home of SAF's office. Every week when I go get my... [Read more]
We are talking about basic human rights
– Tony Nguyen, Solidaridad intern “I am so out of my element.” That is a thought I often have when doing work for SAF. The reason why I wanted to... [Read more]
That Kind of Love Sustains Our Movement
– Julianna Rennie, Solidaridad intern As SAF’s policy intern, I’ve had the privilege to work with organizers who are fighting for social justice. These people are passionate and tireless. Many... [Read more]
A Typical Day at SAF
– Jazlin McDowell, Solidaridad intern A typical day for me at SAF as an outreach and program management intern includes making flyers, sending out emails, reaching out to alumni, finding... [Read more]
We cannot pull out all of the roots in one day
– Lucy Thames, 2021 Cosecha fellow Oppression is at the core of our systems. We’ve seen it in the fields, from the labor of enslaved people to migrant farmworkers. We’ve... [Read more]
Awareness, Reflection, Regulation
– Selena Ibarra, 2021 SAF Cosecha fellow One of the issues reinforced for me at the Cosecha retreat in October was the need for self-care in the workplace because we,... [Read more]
Present, Inquisitive, and Participating
– Kirsten Alfaro, 2021 SAF Cosecha fellow “Am I present? Did I finish what I said I was going to finish? I wish I could be like them. What if... [Read more]
A Treadmill Under My Desk
– Rachel Wright Junio, 2021 SAF Cosecha fellow A treadmill under my desk. That's what my life had come to. Don't get me wrong – I love this treadmill, and... [Read more]
I want to make change in my community
Emily Velazquez, SAF Levante Leadership Institute youth member My name is Emily Velazquez and I am a very strong person. The circumstances I had to go through have shaped me... [Read more]