Vicente Guzman, SAF Levante Leadership Institute youth member My experience with SAF has been amazing. We have been able to meet new people and talk about our lives. I’ve loved... [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.
I remember being in their shoes
Ana Rojas-Gabriel, Solidaridad intern The following prompts are simple questions yet complex to answer: who am I? and where do I come from? I am Ana Rojas-Gabriel, a first-generation student... [Read more]
I can't wait to begin
Genesis Ramirez, SAF Levante Leadership Institute youth member Hi everyone, I’m Genesis Ramirez and I am a senior at Sampson Early College high school. My family is from beautiful Honduras.... [Read more]
Getting involved in my community
Raúl EgremySAF Levante Leadership Institute youth member My name is Raúl Egremy Jr. and I am from Benson, North Carolina. I was born in Brownsville, Texas and my family is... [Read more]
Working with the land community
Tony B. Nguyen, Solidaridad intern My name is Tony B. Nguyen. I am originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia, but most recently I am coming from Greensboro, North Carolina, where I had... [Read more]
Developing a relationship with food and land
Julianna Rennie, Solidaridad intern I grew up in the suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina. My family could afford healthy and plentiful food, and my mother enjoyed cooking family meals every... [Read more]
My story begins even before I was born
Nathaly Trinidad Flores, Solidaridad intern My story begins even before I was born.The generations of strong people, that's the real story to be told.While I do not know all their... [Read more]
We Have the Power to Change
Brandy Fuentes, 2021 SAF internNew Frame LLC SAF intern Brandy Fuentes shares about the importance of seeing more diversity in the NC General Assembly to address worker issues like education... [Read more]
The Challenges of Outreach
– Kevin Gomez-Gonzalez, 2021 SAF internNC Justice Center I’ve spoken about the buses before. The ones that stood guard near the edges of tobacco fields that bordered the roads in... [Read more]
Resistance has always been pushing up
– Rachel Scrudato, 2021 SAF internFarm Labor Organizing Committee When asked what he hoped for in the future, a farmworker answered with three simple things: “los mismos derechos, las mismas... [Read more]
Systemic Disparities in Medical Care
– Piper Strzelecki, 2021 SAF internEast Coast Migrant Head Start Program During my summer with SAF, one of the most significant disparities I noticed came to my attention at a... [Read more]
This Transformative Summer
– Ana Rojas-Gabriel, 2021 SAF Program AssistantStudent Action with Farmworkers This summer, I’ve had the pleasure of partnering with SAF for a second year as a Program Assistant. In this... [Read more]