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What We're Working On: June 2021

June 22, 2021 By

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]

What We're Working On: May 2021

May 25, 2021 By

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]

2021 National Farmworker Awareness Week Report

May 13, 2021 By

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 ITF Interns!

May 11, 2021 By

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]

Una carta de la Directora de SAF en apoyo a la organización de los empleados y empleadas de Duke Press

April 28, 2021 By

What SAF Solidaridad interns worked on this semester:

April 21, 2021 By

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]

A Letter from SAF's Director Supporting Worker Organizing at Duke Press

April 19, 2021 By

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]

2021 National Farmworker Awareness Week a Success

April 8, 2021 By

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]

New SAF Documentary: Stories from the Fields in The time of COVID

March 11, 2021 By

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]

Get Ready For NFAW

March 11, 2021 By

SAF Solidaridad intern Tyshenna Phillips shares three reasons why National Farmworker Awareness Week is important to her.

Take Action for National Farmworker Awareness Week

February 22, 2021 By

Thanks to the 40 partners who have signed up to host actions and events to raise awareness of farmworker conditions and to honor their important contributions to us every day. Your support allows us to fully fund our mini-grant program to help students and groups with the costs of their events. Whether you're an official... [Read more]

Policy Brief on NC Child Farmworkers' Educational Experiences

February 22, 2021 By

SAF is partnering with the Wake Forest School of Medicine's Center for Worker Health on a study researching child farmworkers in North Carolina. They recently wrote a policy brief summarizing their findings on the educational experiences of NC child farmworkers. Brief Summary: "In this study, Latinx child farmworkers had elevated rates of repeating a grade... [Read more]

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