Welcome to Centro Campesino.
Our mission is to improve the lives of migrant workers and rural Latina/os and to create a strong southern Minnesota Latino/a voice.
Guided by our values of faith, hope, unity and justice, we are a membership organization that was born and exists to create positive social change.
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Justice for Workers Campaign
Centro Campesino Inc.
• Full-Time
• Salary: 25,000.00 starting
• Location: Owatonna, MN
The workers' justice campaign works to defend the basic human, civil and labor rights of our members and the community we represent. The scope of work includes but is not limited to:
• Increasing and promoting Centro's membership in order to have a powerful base that will be protected and united under that membership.
2008 YOUTH ORGANIZING SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Centro Campesino has organized leadership committees in Owatonna and Northfield integrated by Latino High School students. Every year they carry out different activities to raise money for their own scholarship Fund. Twice a year they receive applications from Latino students across the state and grant several scholarships. They have raise over 15,000.00 and have awarded over 12,000.00 in scholarships so far.
MAY 1 2008! LETS MARCH!!
Centro Campesino will hold a demonstration in central park in Owatonna at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday may 1st. From there we will take a bus to St. Paul to join the demonstration organized by The May 1 Coalition.
The May 1st Coalition invites you to march on May 1 for the rights of immigrants and all workers, to defend the dignity of all human beings, and to celebrate the strength of the people. We say enough to the raids and deportations, and we want legalization for all now!
- Thurs. May 1
- We will start at 2pm at the corner of Robert and Kellogg St. in St.
National Farmworker Conference for Fair Trade
Centro Campesino continues to work for the rights of farmworkers and the improvement of their working conditions in Minnesota. Therefore, we are happy to announce we will be hosting the first National Farmworker Conference for Fair Trade. This is a collaboration effort between several organizations including the Farmworker Support Committee (CATA, NJ), Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA, CA), The Local Fair Trade Network (LFTN, MN) among others.
The conference will take place in Owatonna from April 28 April 30, 2007.
Centro Campesino opens new office in Austin Minnesota
Over 500 members and allies from the Austin community showed up to celebrate the opening of our new office in Austin. Members of Centro Campesino in Austin organized a committee that worked for weeks trying to organize this great event. Centro Campesino reinforces its mission and its constant effort to develop the leadership potential of our members in the different communities where we work.
