This update comes to us from Melinda Wiggins, Executive Director for Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF). It has been a long year, but I am pleased to share that our Into the Fields program is back in the fields. We launched this year’s internship and leadership development program with an online orientation. The 25 SAF… Read more »
June 14, 2021
Student Action with Farmworkers is Back in the Fields!
This update comes to us from Melinda Wiggins, Executive Director for Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF). It has been a long year, but I am pleased to share that our Into the Fields program is back in the fields. We launched this year’s internship and leadership development program with an online orientation. The 25 SAF… Read more »
Immigrants, who are over-represented in low-paying and dangerous jobs, are being targeted in many places around the country. In this case, ICE violently raided a workplace in east Tennessee. The workers are pushing back with a lawsuit against ICE, the first of its kind. Our grantee partner, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, is supporting…