“Not One More Death In The Fields” – A Call To All Faith Communities + Allies
Leticia Zavala, El Futuro Es Nuestro Dear friends and allies, As you all know we have been fighting for water, breaks, right to medical attention and an emergency plan in…
On The Washington, N.C. Forced Labor Case
Yesenia Cuello, NC Field + NCEJN Board Co-Chair We’re encouraged to see federal authorities investigating and bringing charges in this Washington, N.C. forced labor case. Accountability matters. But we also know this…
Ni Una Vida Mas: Extreme Heat, Climate Justice and the Threat to our State’s Farmworkers w/ NC WARN & El Futuro Es Nuestro
Join NC WARN and Leticia Zavala of El Futuro Es Nuestro for Ni Una Vida Mas: Extreme Heat, Climate Justice and the Threat to our State’s Farmworkers. Learn how extreme heat is endangering immigrant farm…
Virtual Advocacy Series on: Readying the Ground: NC Farmers on How to Grow In the Face of Adversity / Preparando el terreno: Agricultores sembrando el futuro frente a la adversidad
Event: Join Toxic Free NC in a Virtual Advocacy Series on: Readying the Ground: NC Farmers on How to Grow In the Face of Adversity / Preparando el terreno: Agricultores sembrando el futuro frente a…
On Bridging Environmental Justice and Farmworker Realities
Yesenia Cuello, Executive Director, NC FIELD, Inc For thousands of people employed in the multi-billion dollar industry of agribusiness across North Carolina, the phrase “environmental justice” often feels like a…
A Coalition of Eight Organizations Hold Statewide Heat and Human Rights Events to Urge Adoption of Federal Heat Standards
Updated: News coverage of the events can be found here from NC Newsline and here from NC Health News. SPRING HOPE, NC (December 8, 2024) 7840 Old Bailey Hwy, Spring…
On Political Education
Dr. Kim. E. Koo, Rocky Mount Racial Justice Group On September 1st, a strategic meeting was held by a coalition of organizations (El Futuro es Nuestro, NCEJN, USSW and FAN)…
Press Release: Vigil to Protect NC Farmworkers
Rocky Mount, NC – As part of the Not One More Death campaign, El Futuro es Nuestro (The Future is Ours) and the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN), the…
The Ongoing Injustices Faced by Farm Workers in North Carolina
Leticia Zavala, Co-Coordinator, El Futuro Es Nuestro On July 7th, I got a call from a worker saying, “Lety another worker passed away from heat, I don’t know who or where…