Wednesday, November 20, 2019, marked Latinas’ Equal Pay Day, the symbolic day when Hispanic and Latina women’s earnings “catch up” to non-Hispanic white men’s earnings from the previous year. Latinas are paid 54 percent of what non-Hispanic white men are paid. That means it takes Latinas almost an entire extra year of full-time, year-round work… Read More →
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PRESS RELEASE: NC FIELD welcomes Amber Kennedy as Health Programming Consultant
Yesenia Cuello, Executive Director of NC FIELD, is pleased to announce the formalization of its health services case management program NC FIELD Health Services Department and the acquisition of local talent, Amber Kennedy, MBA. Amber joins NC FIELD as its consultant for Health Programming. She brings a lifelong history of local rural living to the… Read More →
Child Labor on the Farm: Leaves of Poison
TypeInvestigations formally The Investigative Fund, featured a few of our Poder Juvenil Campesino youth group members + co-founder, Melissa Bailey-Castillo to highlight the plight of farmworker children and their communities as a part of the award-winning series Child Labor on the Farm, which uncovers how the farm lobby crushed regulations that could have saved the lives and… Read More →
GivingTuesday 3 December 2019 – A global generosity movement
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. It is built by hundreds of millions of people from all walks of life and countless organizations in every country of the world. GivingTuesday strives to build a world in which the catalytic power of… Read More →
Night Market 2019: co-Hosted by The Durham Hotel + Vert and Vogue
Join the third annual Night Market at The Durham Hotel, where friends and neighbors gather to celebrate the season with festive drinks and gift shopping. Check off your to-do list with thoughtful gifts from top local retailers and makers while you enjoy champagne and eggnog from the bar. NC FIELD is excited for the holidays,… Read More →
#BoycottWendys
Wendy’s has chosen public relations over human rights… The old fashion fast-food chain is embracing its old fashioned economic interests by refusing to protect farmworkers through the Fair Food Program (FFP) administered by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The Florida based organization has made incredible strides towards a more dignified and humane food system. The Fair… Read More →