– Coltan Compton, 2022 SAF internEl Vinculo Hispano It was an expectedly hot and humid North Carolina summer day; like most days of the season, it was just shy of... [Read more]
Apuntes de campo
Apuntes de campo es el blog donde los estudiantes de Estudiantes en Acción con Campesinos (SAF) comparten historias de su trabajo directo en el campo con los trabajadores, el trabajo organizativo de base y las actividades de defensoría. Y también donde los trabajadores agrícolas comparten sus propias historias y esperanzas de cambio, escribiendo en el lenguaje que les resulte más cómodo a cada uno.
Worthwhile and Impactful
– Daniela Aguilar Carranza, 2022 SAF internGood Samaritan Clinic Work at Good Samaritan Clinic has kept me incredibly busy this past month but it has all been work that has... [Read more]
I witnessed courage
– 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]
Making a change while learning about social justice
– Adriana Torres, 2022 SAF internEpiscopal Farm Worker Ministry Hello, my name is Adriana Torres. I am a rising sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and... [Read more]
I am from el campo, from fresas and sandias...
– Estefany Barajas Valadez, 2022 SAF internNC Farmworkers' Project Por generaciones mi familia ha trabajado como trabajadores del campo. Hoy en día mi padre y madre continúan trabajando en una... [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]
My future, perseverance, and values are who I am
– Yadira Paz-Martinez, 2022 SAF internNC Justice Center In second grade, students start to learn the rule of stacking numbers to multiply. As I was given this assignment, I struggled.... [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]
My mother's influence
– Alejandra Geronimo, 2022 SAF InternPiedmont Health Services I am the daughter of a single immigrant farmworker mother. A woman who came to the United States from Veracruz, Mexico, seeking... [Read more]