– Joanna WelbornSAF Communications Arts Director Folding tables and chairs, tents, portable lights and examining tables, extension cords; laptops, cellphones, hotspots, clipboards, forms; masks, scrubs, blood pressure cuffs, water bottles, insect spray. These are the materials and equipment needed for a mobile clinic visit to a farmworker labor camp with the North Carolina Farmworkers' Project... [Read more]

– Joanna WelbornSAF Communications Arts Director On a recent outreach visit to a labor camp in eastern NC, Farm Labor Organizing Committee organizer Maria Mejia checked in with workers about union business and how they're doing and gave out late Father's Day treats. SAF intern Rachel Scrudato interviewed two worker leaders about why they're part... [Read more]

A meaningful experience from last week was being able to volunteer at the Covid vaccine clinic in Vass to vaccinate a total of 265 farmworkers which is twice as much as last week. I learned about DACA renewal and helped to fill out the form for a client. Last week I went to a camp with... [Read more]

SAF staff and Into the Fields interns participated in a lobby day organized by the Immigrant's Rights Alliance to speak out against anti-immigrant legislation at the General Assembly on June 9.Intern Brandy Fuentes spoke at the event and said, "North Carolina has placed a significant financial barrier between undocumented students and education. I, like thousands... [Read more]

SAF staff and other Farmworker Advocacy Network (FAN) members and workers met with the NC Department of Labor Commissioner to ask how he will protect farmworkers and other essential workers at this stage of the pandemic and to ask that he enforce the emergency temporary standard that OSHA is supposed to release. During the meeting,... [Read more]

Thank you to everyone who helped make NFAW a success this year including our 41 partners spanning 17 different states! Check out our 2021 NFAW report with highlights from our week of action including images, quotes, virtual and in-person events, social media actions, and a list of all our partners who helped make the week... [Read more]

Welcome to our 2021 SAF Into the Fields interns! This new crop of activists will begin their summer with a five-day virtual orientation to learn about the issues facing farmworkers. They will spend their summer providing health, legal, community organizing, and educational outreach to farmworkers and their families. Check out their placements below and follow... [Read more]

I gave a presentation at a church, and gave a sermon on environmental justice to my co-workers. I attended a College Assistance Migrant Program conference and helped SAF Levante high school students with their college applications. I helped to keep track of the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness & Fatality Prevention Act which was recently reintroduced... [Read more]

SAF Director Melinda Wiggins wrote this letter urging Duke President Vincent Price to recognize the Duke University Press employees' union and to be a leader in how Duke treats its people: Dear President Price, I am writing this open letter to urge the Duke Administration to recognize the Duke University Press employees’ union and to... [Read more]

This year's National Farmworker Awareness Week was an incredible collaboration with 41 partners all across the country. Thank you to our partners for investing your time and energy into social media campaigns, t-shirt drives, film screenings, panel discussions, and more. You proved that advocacy cannot be stopped even in the midst of a global crisis. We are confident that your efforts have... [Read more]

In the summer of 2020, SAF interns partnered with farmworkers in North Carolina and South Carolina to hear their stories of what they’re facing in the pandemic, how they’re coping and advocating for themselves and others, and how they’re carrying forward hope in their essential work. Here are some of their stories. Rain or shine,... [Read more]