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Immigration, farmworker groups sue Florida over SB 1718
Farmworker and legal organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s new anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718. The groups, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, Americans for Immigrant... more »
International ag safety board taps Farm Medicine Center staffer
A National Farm Medicine Center staffer has been voted to an international agricultural safety board. Melissa Ploeckelman, an outreach specialist with the National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, has been elected to the... more »
EFI honored for videos highlighting farmworker stories
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) has recently received recognition for video presentations that shine the light on the plight of U.S. farmworkers. EFI, the farmworker rights organization, won two Telly Awards for a series of videos... more »
Farmworker health videos offered by UGA Extension
University of Georgia Extension is releasing a series of videos to promote farmworkers’ health and wellbeing. The video series is in Spanish and English. UGA is part of a national effort to improve farmworker health.... more »
April is farmworker sexual harassment awareness month
Equitable Food Initiative has launched its annual campaign to raise awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace, particularly in agriculture. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. EFI is using the time to shine a light... more »
National Farmworker Awareness Week to honor farmworkers
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) is celebrating National Farmworker Awareness Week by encouraging everyone in the agricultural supply chain, including government entities and consumers, to share messages of appreciation for farmworkers. The commemorative week will be... more »
