RAMA’s Blog

In Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Peoples

We are writing to express our solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Peoples’ defense of traditional territories and resistance against Coastal Gaslink, who have encroached on sovereign lands without authorization or consent. In our work with migrant farm workers, we recognize that most of the people we work with also come from colonized contexts, and we seek to address systemic racism, colonialism, […]

Support Keeno: Defend Worker Rights

Although we encounter dozens of cases each year where workers report being exploited or harassed while working in Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP), very few workers come forward to take legal action to enforce their rights. Many are afraid they will lose their source of livelihood or be unfairly punished.  Although the risks were many, Keeno decided […]

Welcome BBQ!

RAMA is excited to be holding our first social event of the year — a welcome barbeque for migrant workers on June 16th. Community members are welcome to come! Bring yourself, bring a dish, bring a friend, bring something interesting to share! It’s always a good time, and a great way to meet the workers who contribute so much to […]

RAMA responds to the B.C. Fruit Grower’s Association

What follows is an open letter to members of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association. Dear Members of the BC Fruit Growers Association,    We are writing in response to an article published in The Daily Courier on May 14, 2018 regarding a message that was sent to your membership about so-called “radical labour activists.” We are deeply concerned about the […]

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