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Give Him a Farmhand
Tirso Moreno, farmworker organizer, answers readers' questions |
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24 Mar 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Tirso Moreno, Farmworker Association of Florida. A note from Moreno: This interview is especially timely as next week (March 27 - April 2) is national Farmworker Awareness Week. I hope you will all take a few minutes to find out more about the actions, activities, and campaigns going on around the country and see what you can do to help make a difference for farmworkers in the U.S. Do you support bans ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, environmental justice, Florida, health, InterActivist, interview, Poverty and the Environment, toxics (all these topics) |
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The Not-So-Funny Farm
Tirso Moreno, farmworker organizer, answers Grist's questions |
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20 Mar 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Tirso Moreno. What's your job title? General coordinator for the Farmworker Association of Florida. What does your organization do? We work to empower communities of farmworkers and the rural poor, focusing on a wide range of issues, from workplace and community organizing to disaster preparedness and response, from vocational rehabilitation to immigrants' rights advocacy for farmworkers and students. ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, environmental justice, Florida, health, InterActivist, interview, Poverty and the Environment, toxics (all these topics) |
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