CAMPESINAS ORGANIZING FOR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND JUSTICE IN FARMWORKER COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND
Defending Dignity, Demanding Justice
WE ARE CAMPESINAS organizing for health, safety, and justice in farmworker communities and beyond. From grassroots organization to legal advocates, we are on the frontlines demanding change for you.
who we are
Alianza Nacional de Campesinas is the first national women farmworkers’ organization in the U. S. created by current and former women farmworkers, along with women who hail from farmworker families.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to unify the struggle and promote leadership of campesinas in a national movement to create major visibility and advocate for changes that ensures their human rights.
what we do
As an organization by and for campesinas organizing their communities for labor standards that center worker health and safety, for immigrant and migrant justice, and for an end to gender-based violence, we work at the intersection of gender, migrant, labor, and climate justice. We work for sustainable and healthy communities where campesinas and their families can live well and thrive.
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Read the lived experiences of the women who feed this nation
Mercedes’ Story
In sharing her community’s experiences, Mercedes highlights that she sees the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform in order to protect the rights and well-being of agriculture and essential workers. Click here or on the image to read her full testimony.
Elizabeth’s Story
Elizabeth’s story is a testament to the harsh realities faced by agricultural workers throughout the country. In sharing her experiences, she advocates for the protection of farmworkers’ health and safety and the urgent need to address the use of harmful substances in agriculture. Click here or on the image to read her full testimony.
our History
Alianza Nacional de Campesinas was launched in 2011 after many years of conversations with women farmworkers throughout the United States and Mexico. For years, women farmworkers and advocates organized and engaged in activities in their home states and communities, which were aimed at securing help and resources for women farmworkers on many issues, including domestic violence, sexual harassment, basic employment rights, healthcare, education, housing, immigration and other issues. Over the years it became clear that it was necessary to unite these efforts at a national level in order to have the greatest impact possible.
The Success of Alianza’s Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program
Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, in partnership with four of its member organizations, was able to distribute relief funds to more than 64,000 farm and food workers with a $48.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). We are grateful for our partner organizations and advocates who made this historic program possible.
