What is the first thing you think
of when you hear the word "conference?" Long,
boring workshops? People trying to sell you their goods and services? Watching the
clock, waiting for it to be time to go back home?
On April 14th, 2012, the Farmworker Association of Florida,
in partnership with the Women’s Studies Department at the University of Central
Florida, the Youth and Young Adult Network at the National Farmworker Ministry,
and the Hope Community Center, changed that outlook with the 3rd
Annual Woman to Woman Conference!
Celebrating Farmworker Women
throughout the Central Florida Community, the Woman to Woman Conference aims to
raise awareness of the issues affecting woman in farmworker communities and
ensure that they are able to lead healthy and productive lives. With workshops ranging from health and
safety, to the realities of domestic violence, to woman’s empowerment, all of
the participants gained invaluable information and knowledge that they are able
to take away with them.
With over 100 woman and their
children attending the conference this year, the Farmworker Association of
Florida allowed everyone to take a short break from their daily routine, while
at the same time, making a positive change in their lives!
Thank you to everyone that
participate, and everyone that made this year’s Woman to Woman Conference
possible. Keep up the fight for justice
for farmworkers!
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