National Farmworker Awareness Week-NOW thru 3/31!
REGISTER HERE for a Webinar, 7-8 pm EST Tuesday, to learn how you can support farm workers!
Top 5 Ways to Stand With &
Honor Farmworkers Now!

This coming Thursday, March 31st, is "Cesar Chavez Day," a national holiday that honors the commitment to worker rights of the late Chavez, who led California's farm workers to gain fair wages, meal breaks, and access to toilets and clean water in the fields.

Throughout the week, RIM (which represent Disciples on the board of National Farm Worker Ministry) invites you to honor all farmworkers who feed us daily, by considering the following actions:

  • Register Here to learn how the food you choose impacts justice for farmworkers, 7-8 pm EST on Tuesday, March 29th. Sponsored by National Farm Worker Ministry & Farmworker Association of Florida

  • Find Here Events Near You and Social Media Messages to Share

  • Deliver a Store Manager's Letter to your Local Wendy's on April 2nd to encourage fair wages for tomato farmworkers. Take your photo and post it on social media saying: “I stand with @nfwministry & pledge to boycott @Wendys until the final fast food holdout joins the #FairFoodProgram! bit.ly/boycott-wendys #BoycottWendys”


  • Learn and Share Stories of Farmworker Leaders from multiple backgrounds, all united to ensure justice for those who grow the food we all eat!

Also, Don't Forget:



  • Sign Up HERE to indicate interest in welcoming refugees, and find more info HERE & HERE.

  • Continue to Resettle Afghans into your communities! Find Afghan Refugee Resettlement resources, and a Toolkit for each Region HERE

  • REGISTER to attend the National Virtual Refugee Advocacy Days!!

  • Reach out to: sstanley@dhm.disciples.org to meet with, preach, and nurture your church's involvement in refugee resettlement in your area!

Contribute online at: https://www.discipleshomemissions.org/product/donation/ & choosing “Refugee & Immigration Ministries” in the dropdown menu—or by mailing your donation check to “Refugee & Immigration Ministries/DHM” to: RIM, c/o Disciples Home Missions, Attn.: Kathy Watts, P.O. Box 1986, Indianapolis, IN. 46206
Follow Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries on Twitter @StanleyRea, & on FB at: https://bit.ly/RIMFacebook, and call Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea, Director, Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries, with any questions: 202-957-7826. See our website at: bit.ly/DisciplesRIM, & Sign Up HERE to receive our important refugee & immigration "RIM WRAP" Alerts!