Are you interested in learning about the farmworker justice movement and finding a way to personally contribute to the creation of a more socially just agricultural system? If so, you have come to the right place!
My name is Emma Lawlor, and I am a May 2011 graduate of Wake Forest University. Beginning in June 2012, I will be working as a Sowing Seeds for Change fellow for Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF). Based in North Carolina, SAF has been training students on and raising awareness about farmworker issues for twenty years. During my six months as fellow for SAF, I will be working at the NC Farmworkers Project in Benson, NC as a health outreach worker. I will provide health education, case management, and interpretation for farmworkers living nearby, as well as, advocate for improved living and working conditions. Not only will my work provide an unparalleled real-world introduction to the realities faced by workers and their families in the fields and agricultural labors camps of NC, but SAF will also provide trainings and support throughout the course of the fellowship.
Throughout college, I pursued a deep interest in the questions that surround diet, food policy, and agriculture. I am extremely excited to have the chance to continue my education by working with SAF and to give back to the farmworkers whose contributions are so overlooked by our society. Only by educating myself and those around me about the injustices of our food system will its terrible ironies ever begin to be reversed.
Farmworkers' Vital Contribution to NC's Economy
NC Farmworker Health Fact Sheet
To help defray the costs of all the great work SAF does, interns and fellows must raise at least $650 before the start of the summer -- and this is where you come in! Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Student Action with Farmworkers. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. By making a donation, or just taking a few moments to learn about SAF and its mission, you too can contribute to the farmworker justice movment!
CLICK TO DONATE NOW through SAF's secure online donation service or mail your gift as a check to SAF: 1317 W. Pettigrew St. Durham NC 27705.
Feel free to email or call me with any questions: em.j.lawlor@gmail.com, 336.406.7811.
Thank you so much!
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Student Action with Farmworkers is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to bring students and farmworkers together to learn about each other’s lives, share resources and skills, improve conditions for farmworkers, and build diverse coalitions working for social change.
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| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Patrick Lawlor | 05/20/2012 | $50.00 | Alan Williams | 05/10/2012 | $100.00 | Madeline Eckenrode | 05/10/2012 | $20.00 | Mo Earley | 05/10/2012 | $10.00 | Lily Cottrell | 05/10/2012 | $2.00 | Paul Pauca | 05/04/2012 | $20.00 | Cynthia Silver | 05/04/2012 | $50.00 | Nancy Crooks | 05/04/2012 | $25.00 | Scott D. Rhodes | 05/04/2012 | $100.00 | Simone Caron | 05/04/2012 | $35.00 | Alycia Silman | 05/04/2012 | $25.00 | Thomas Arcury and Sara Quandt | 05/04/2012 | $100.00 | Ellen Gallimore | 05/04/2012 | $30.00 | David McNaught | 05/04/2012 | $25.00 | Gloria Muday | 05/03/2012 | $50.00 | Billy & Christine Hamilton | 05/02/2012 | $50.00 | Jaimie Jackson | 05/01/2012 | $25.00 | Ruth Ann Lawlor | 04/30/2012 | $100.00 | Judy Onken | 04/29/2012 | $25.00 | Anonymous Donor | 04/27/2012 | $100.00 | Jan Lawlor | 04/18/2012 | $25.00 | Emily Wakild | 04/16/2012 | $50.00 | Emma Lawlor | 03/26/2012 | $25.00 |
| Total | $1,042.00 | ||