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Cheyenna Weber

Brad Lander's Message about Golden Farm Labor Abuses

Posted by Cheyenna Weber on February 2, 2012 at 2:34pm 0 Comments

Last week, I joined some of your neighbors at a meeting to support workers at Golden Farm supermarket. The store has been the site of many protests recently, because for years its workers were forced to work long hours for less than minimum wage.protest at Golden Farm supermarket

At the meeting, Golden Farm employees spoke passionately about their fight to gain fair wages at the store and improve working conditions. They said that Golden Farm had threatened they would lose their jobs if they tried to…

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BFC Spring Internships!

Posted by Cheyenna Weber on February 1, 2012 at 7:00pm 0 Comments

1. Policy Research on School Food:

BFC seeks a policy-oriented researcher starting January 2012, through May/June 2012. This is an unpaid, 8-10 hour/week position, working with the School Food Organizing Coordinator. Academic credit and or independent

study course credit can be arranged through your college or university. The researcher will work on supporting school food organizing efforts and campaign work by providing research and pertinent information…

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Just Food Seeks a Farm Labor Intern

Posted by Cheyenna Weber on January 27, 2012 at 10:15am 0 Comments

Just Food is seeking an intern to coordinate a new project on farm labor issues.  Many NYS farms rely on migrant workers, both documented and undocumented.  The H2A program, our guest worker program, is difficult for farmers to utilize and does not provide full protections to farmworkers.  Additionally, farmworkers are excluded from many federal labor protections.  Recent…

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CDSC Workshop with The Brooklyn Food Coalition

Posted by Cheyenna Weber on January 23, 2012 at 1:00pm 0 Comments

Cross-posted from Boswyck Farms
On November 19, 2011, Boswyck Farms lead a Soda Bottle Workshop and “Intro to Hydroponics” lecture at the Child Development Support Corporation (CDSC) in collaboration with the Brooklyn Food Coalition.

Our very own Lee, Alex M., and Chloe…

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