Student Action with Farmworkers

Into the Fields InternshipSowing Seeds for Change Fellowship

& Student Organizing Schoolwww.saf-unite.org

Student Action with Farmworkers is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to bring students and farm workers together to

learn about each other’s lives, share resources and skills, improve conditions for farm workers, and build diverse coalitions working for

social change. SAF works with farm workers, students, and advocates in the

Carolinas and nationwide to create a more just agricultural system. Since 1992, we have engaged thousands of students, farmworker youth, and community members in the farmworker movement.

FARMWORKER FACTS•There are 2-3 million farmworkers in the United States.

•Agriculture is consistently ranked as one of the three most dangerous occupations in the U.S.

•Farmworkers’ average annual income is $11,000; for a family it is approximately $16,000. This makes farm work the second lowest paid job in the nation (after domestic labor).

Into the Fields •10- Week Summer Program•$1350 Total Per Diem•$1500 Scholarship •Free Furnished Housing•3 Free Trainings•Academic Credit Available•Must speak high-intermediate to advanced Spanish

Sowing Seeds for Change•6-Month Program•$9000 Stipend•4 Free Trainings•Academic Credit Available•Must speak advanced Spanish •Use of a vehicle for the duration of the program

DOCUMENTARY

THEATER and other PROJECTS

PLACEMENTS:

•Migrant Education Programs•Health Agencies•Legal Assistance Agencies•Community Organizing Groups•Labor Unions

STATES:•South Carolina (~4 placements)•North Carolina (~13 placements)•Virginia (~2 placements)•Tennessee (~1 placement)

IMPORTANT DATES

•Applications online: Dec. 1•Applications Due: Feb. 4•Interviews: Feb. 17-21•Notification of Selection: Mar. 5•Orientation: June 2-7•First Day of work: June 9•Mid-retreat: July 11-13•Final Retreat: Aug. 8-10•Fellow Final Ceremony: Nov. 14

NO SPANISH, NO PROBLEM.

Student Organizing School •Academic Year Program September 2014-April 2015•$200 Stipend•$500 Scholarship Upon Completion•3 Overnight Trainings & Mentorship•North Carolina Schools Only•College aged Dreamers•10 placements

Campaigns •Harvest of Dignity•Let’s Learn NC Campaign•National Farmworker Awareness Week

IMPORTANT DATES

•Applications online: Dec. 1•Applications Due: Feb. 4•Interviews: Feb. 11-14•Notification of Selection: Feb 17-21•Orientation: September 2014•Mid-retreat: January 2015•Final Retreat: April 2015

Retreats

“The most impactful experience during my summer in both Wilson and traveling for theater were the conversations. Whether in the car transporting a worker or facilitating theater discussion, it amazed me how easily some opened up and told me their personal tales of struggle and hardship- be it leaving their families, working, or the days spent walking in the desert to cross the border.” Andrea Barreto, 2013 Intern

“Farmworkers are not people who need us to swoop in and solve their problems for them. Nor are they all mistreated. They are capable, dignified workers, whose blood, sweat, and tears go into our food, for which we should be grateful. And I think I will definitely go into my future endeavors doing my best to stick to SAF's name and do everything with and not for farmworkers.” -Shaoli Chaudhuri, Fellow 2012

"As student organizers we should and will put just as much effort in ensuring that the injustices faced by farmworkers today will not continue for future generations.” Christine Contreras, Organizer, 2011

Become A SAFista!

Contact:Into the Fields & Sowing Seeds

for ChangeLaxmi Haynes

farmworker_justice@yahoo.com919-660-3660

Contact:Student Organizing School

Nadeen BirNadeen.bir@duke.edu

919-660-3651

www.saf-unite.org

SAF Links

•Read the field notes from the SAF Blog: http://saf-unite.tumblr.com

•Apply for Into the Fields Internship: http://www.saf-unite.org/content/fields-internship

•Apply for Sowing Seeds for Change Fellowship: http://www.saf-unite.org/content/sowing-seeds-change-fellowship

•Apply for Student Organizing School: http://www.saf-unite.org/content/student-organizing-school

•Celebrate National Farmworker Awareness Week: www.farmworkerawareness.org• Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6laRBY81Vs