The Farmworker Institute Speakers Bureau for 2007-2008, a guide to available presentations that includes over 20 speakers covering a dozen specific topics.
Order a free copy of the print edition – email Tony at tmacias@duke.edu.
Click here to download.
new farm worker web site launched:
The Farmworker Institute has just released a new website: www.ncfarmworkers.org. Here, you'll find fact sheets, farmworker curriculum and a speakers bureau, in addition to learning about upcoming farmworker-related events across NC. All of our free resources are available in both English and Spanish. Come visit us on the web today! The Farmworker Institute is a project of the Farmworker Ministry Committee of the NC Council of Churches, a group that creates educational materials, presents public forums, and brings together farmworker advocates to share strategies to improve farmworker conditions in North Carolina.
speaker's bureau:
Do you want to know more about North Carolina’s farmworkers? Is your congregation struggling to make sense of immigration, farmworkers, and social justice? Learn about these and other related issues from dedicated North Carolinians who are working in the field.
A project of the NC Council of Churches Farmworker Ministry Committee, the NC Farmworker Institute Speakers Bureau is a statewide network and directory of professionals and advocates who are available to give presentations on a variety of issues related to farmworkers.
Presentation topics include: Farmworker Living & Working Conditions, Immigration, Farmworker Movement, Overview of Latino Issues, General Overview of Farm Work, Cultural Traditions of Farmworkers, Agricultural Trends, Farmworker Health, Hispanic Ministry, Migrant Education Issues, and Globalization.
The ultimate goal of the NC Farmworker Institute Speakers Bureau is to promote understanding of farmworker issues with the intent of creating a more knowledgeable and engaged public. We believe that awareness-building is a vital aspect of advocacy for farmworkers and immigrants in North Carolina, and that we as an advocacy community benefit from collaborative educational efforts. By networking to raise awareness of the challenges facing farmworkers and their advocates we hope to have a more informed public that will be committed to supporting improved living and working conditions for farmworkers in NC.
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Units in Acts of Faith: Resources for Prophetic Worship (worship aids, scripture commentary, prayers, litanies, hymn suggestions, and issue-based statistics and facts).
"Those Who Sow In Tears Reap With Shouts of Joy: Justice for Farmworkers"
"Your People Shall Be My People: Immigration"
farmworker factsheets: Attractive educational factsheets on the push-pull factors of immigration, farmworker's impact on North Carolina's economy, housing and health issues, and other informative statistics are available FREE to churches and other groups requesting them.
Click the links below for the online versions, or contact the Council office at nccofc@nccouncilofchurches.org, to receive print copies.
"Hands of Harvest, Hearts of Justice: North Carolina Farmworker Issues in a Biblical Context": A 7-session Christian curriculum designed for adult and high school groups, Sunday Schools or Bible Studies. The curriculum guides your group in learning about and reflecting on farmworker issues in the context of biblical values and in exploring how you can be a part of the farmworker movement for justice. Click here for an order form. To access a pdf file of this curriculum, click here.
New "Farmworker Ministry Committee" brochure
RELEVANT POLICY STATEMENTS:
Comprehensive Immigration Reform
