In August, 2012, Fuerza y Libertad called a meeting to discuss the recent Deferred Action process for youth that arrived in this country before they were 16. We did outreach by calling through our contacts list and using a text messaging system that reaches over 1600 people in the region. The meeting room was packed, …
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On August 25, 2013, community leaders and supporters of the immigration reform movement marched through downtown Goldsboro, NC. The group consisting of DREAMers, labor groups, human right advocates and undocumented immigrants, marched through Goldsboro demanding that their representatives support commonsense immigration reform. There, the 200 people march turned into a festival with mariachis playing music, …
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Fuerza y Libertad is a community organization dedicated to building real power within the Latino Community in Eastern North Carolina. Members gather at the FLOC office for monthly meetings to discuss issues impacting the community and how we can organize to fight back against issues like discrimination, workplace abuses, and policies that are harmful to …
Written in 2008 by FLOC Founder President Baldemar Velasquez This coming Sunday I will move into a labor camp in the most difficult time of the year. North Carolina leads the nation in heat stroke deaths, many of the past cases happen in July and August when men are not only battling the heat but …
More that 150 people came together in September to combat harsh immigration enforcement measures. The group included a score of law enforcement, elected officials, and organizations ranging from ACLU to the Lucas County Democratic Party. A short video of emotional testimonies (above) highlighted stories of families torn apart by deportation discusses the psychological impact on …
For over 10 years FLOC and its partner the CMWJ have organized a Mobile Health Clinic to serve migrant farmworkers in NW Ohio who otherwise have no access to healthcare. The Clinic is made possible through a partnership with St. Charles Hospital who donates the use of the mobile unit, and a generous and energetic …
Nearly 400 FLOC members gathered in Durham, NC for FLOC’s 12th Constitutional Convention to guide their union’s work and speak out about the issues they are facing.
Kangaroo customers throughout North Carolina and South Carolina have been visiting their local Kangaroo stores to voice their concern over working conditions in NC tobacco fields, and to call on Kangaroo to meet with concerned consumers and then convey their concerns to Reynolds. Consumers have been delivering letters to the store managers, asking them to …
(From Chris Stella, FLOC Organizing Intern) On September 26th, 2013, a contingent of community activists gathered in front of the Kangaroo Express on Green Valley Road in Greensboro, NC. Supportive motorists honked as they drove by. Groups represented were UNCG NC Student Power Union, Greensboro ISO, Greensboro IWW, NCAE and Organize 20/20. A letter was …
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On Saturday August 17, FLOC hosted AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Schuler for a Camp Solidarity visit. Accompanying her were five organizers from the United Steel Workers, representatives from the NC AFL-CIO, President of Farmworker Justice Bruce Goldstein, and several other FLOC supporters and allies. Mr. Goldstein and FLOC attorney Bob Willis, who have played an integral …
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