Football Tickets Purchased: Farmworker Justice Gets Donation

Written by Bruce Goldstein Thursday, 19 August 2010 15:01

Farmworker Justice received $250 for a a pair of great seats to the Washington Redskins v. Baltimore Ravens football game.  Thanks very much to our donor of the tickets and the purchaser of the tickets.  Farmworker Justice holds online auctions for donated items.  So consider what you can donate!  Thanks.

Donate for Redskins-Ravens Tickets for Saturday night; great seats

Written by Bruce Goldstein Saturday, 14 August 2010 15:18

Farmworker Justice received a donation of 2 great seats to the Redskins-Ravens preseason game at FedEx field on Saturday, Aug. 21st at 7 pm, with a free parking pass.  This is a $512 value.  The seats are at the 2 club-level, sec. 321, pretty much at the center of the field.  Great view of Washington's new quarterback, Donovan McNabb.

We will give the tickets to the highest bidder. We are asking $200. Decision will be made on highest bid on Wednesday at 5pm.  If there is a tie, we'll ask for a higher bid.  If there is a final tie, then the first bidder at that level wins, so bid early.

Contact America Rivera at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 202-293-5420 ext. 301.  Thanks.

Will Farmworkers Soon Work in Skyscrapers and Formerly Vacant City Lots?

Written by Bruce Goldstein Saturday, 14 August 2010 08:26

The movement toward farming in urban areas is leading to farming on vacant lots and plans for hydroponic, indoor systems to grow fruits and vegetables year-round in vacant skyscrapers and other urban buildings that are in disuse. Will these be taken to scale? If so, they'll need agricultural workers. Will the "farmworkers" move to the cities to tend these new urban "fields"? See the NY Times article.

Farmworker Justice Has Two Jobs Open: Communications Coordinator and the new FJ Fellowship

Written by Bruce Goldstein Wednesday, 28 July 2010 11:51

Farmworker Justice is hiring.  Check out our notices on our website.  We have two jobs available:  Communications Coordinator, for which we seek an experienced person, and the Farmworker Justice Fellowship, a new, one-year position that will provide a great introduction to the public-interest world and support FJ's health promotion programs and its legal advocacy.  The jobs are also posted on www.idealist.org.