With this resource, readers will dive deep into the heart of faith and civic duty, exploring how our beliefs shape the choices we make at the ballot box. Guided by […]
This Advent season, coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, aligns secular principles with Christian doctrine in the shared pursuit of ending oppression. This year’s Advent […]
The Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit is a way to bring about change and transformation in people, policies, structures, and systems. Note: Because the NC Council of Churches is made up of […]
Farm labor ranks as one of the top three most dangerous occupations in the United States. In addition to hazards in the fields, farmworkers and their families face unique burdens […]
Farmworkers play a vital role in cultivating the food we eat every day, and North Carolina has one of the largest farmworker populations in the nation. Even though 85% of […]
Agriculture serves as the economic backbone for North Carolina, and farmworkers’ hand labor is needed to produce crops that bring in billions of dollars to the state’s economy each year. […]
Farmworkers are some of our nation’s most vital workers, as their labor enables us to enjoy high-quality, low-cost, fresh fruits and vegetables all year round. Despite farmworkers’ economic and cultural […]
Not all immigrants are farmworkers, and not all farmworkers are immigrants. Yet as the following facts show, our agricultural system has always relied on the labor of displaced people that […]
From the laws and histories of ancient Israel to the life of Jesus and the letters of Paul, themes related to the treatment of farmworkers emerge consistently throughout the Judeo-Christian […]
There is a wide variety of resources available to aid you and your congregation in exploring how your faith relates to your relationship with farmworkers.
