Student Action With Farmworkers

Levante leadership institute: ten high school students from farmworker families in eastern north carolina participated in the levante leadership institute program. They received training, mentorship and tutoring. The program participants focused on learning about heat stress, higher education, and the farmworker justice movement. They made one campus visit to a north carolina university. The students also participated in a documentary workshop. This was the first year of returning to fully in-person meetings and workshops.

Education & advocacy - from the ground up: saf staff and interns conducted virtual and in-person presentations on issues ranging from child labor to food security. We had 35 partners for farmworker awareness week, and continued to build on the powerful influence of unions and student activism. We co-coordinated community events, both in person and virtually. Our cosecha fellowship program was on hiatus for the fy 2023-2024 as we review the program.