Locations for Upcoming Meetings:‍
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September 14, 2026: Sodus Community Library, 17 Maple Ave. Sodus

October 5, 2026: Liturgia Rural Worker Education Center (Rural Migrant Ministry), 77 Phelps St., Lyons

November 2, 2026: St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 400 S. Main St. Newark

December 7, 2026: Sodus Community Library, 17 Maple Ave. Sodus

January 4, 2027: Liturgia Rural Worker Education Center (Rural Migrant Ministry), 77 Phelps St., Lyons

February 1, 2027: St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 400 S. Main St. Newark

March 1, 2027: Sodus Community Library, 17 Maple Ave. Sodus

April 5, 2027: Liturgia Rural Worker Education Center (Rural Migrant Ministry), 77 Phelps St., Lyons

May 3, 2027: St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 400 S. Main St. Newark

June 7, 2027: Sodus Community Library, 17 Maple Ave. Sodus

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To Join Business Meetings: WARE members in the email group are sent an invitation with a link prior to each meeting. For an invitation/link or additional information, please call Jim Wood at 585-967-8687.

Please see details in "Articles".

In the morning (9-11:30), the CCSI Our Local History Team will lead a 2.5-hour workshop on enslavement and migrant worker activism in New York State, allowing educators to experience Days 1-2 of an inquiry-based learning unit aligned with the NYS Social Studies Framework, NYS SEL Benchmarks, CASEL 3 Signature Practices, and the NYS Culturally Responsive Framework.

In the afternoon (12:30 - 3:00), the CCSI Our Local History team will conduct a 2.5-hour workshop on interrupting harmful comments and repairing harm when it is caused. Participants will explore and adapt the Learning for Justice Speak Up at School guide: how to respond when someone — a student, a colleague, even a parent — uses biased language or stereotypes in school.

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Theme: the importance of struggling against racism in all its forms in the spirit of Dr. King’s legacy of non-violent resistance.

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11:45 AM: Gather at the Williamson Main St. parking lot with a 12:00 noon Commemorative March led by Justice Organization for Youth (JOY)

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12:45-3:15 PM: Program at Redeem Bethel C.O.G.I.C. Community Fellowship Center (4496 Rte. 104, Williamson, NY 14589)

-Keynote address by James Schuler

-Short motivational talks from Wayne County schools’ young alumni

-Uplifting performances from The Redeem Bethel Youth Choir and others

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3:15 PM: A free Community Meal immediately following the Celebration Program.

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NYS Vegetable Growers Association and several NY farm businesses filed a lawsuit in federal court last October challenging farmworkers' collective bargaining rights, as granted by the 2019 Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act. This is a virtual teach-in for farmworker leaders, advocates, and allies to learn more about the context of this lawsuit, the legal issues it presents, and its implications for farmworker organizing in New York State and beyond. Facilitators and speakers include:

• Fabiola Ortiz, Director of Organizing- Food Chain Workers’ Alliance
• Emma Kreyche, Director of Advocacy, Outreach & Education - Worker Justice Center of New York
• Maggie Gray, Associate Professor Political Science - Adelphi University
• Hannah Gordon, Staff Attorney - Farmworker Law Project of the Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York
• Diana Saguilan, Deputy Campaign Director - Trabajadores Agricolas Unidos - NY UFCW/RWDSU
• Maria Anie Uribe, Union Representative/Organizer - UFCW Local One / Trabajadores Agricolas Unidos - NY UFCW/RWDSU

English/Spanish interpretation will be provided. You must register here to receive the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3OvFKFz

Please note that we are not publicizing this event on social media, but you are welcome to share the registration link with other farmworkers, advocates, and allies. This is not a press event.

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For additional information contact:

Emma Kreyche

Director of Advocacy, Outreach & Education

(845) 331-6615 x 1006

WhatsApp (585) 288-4012

www.wjcny.org

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