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Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Lake Apopka Farmworkers Collection

Archived since: Mar, 2014

Description:

The Apopka Farmworkers Collection documents the health crisis resulting from area farmworkers' exposure to pesticides used in farming, and from exposure to environmental contaminants from nearby sites, around Lake Apopka in Central Florida. Farming in the area began in the 1940s and ended in 1998.

Subject: Arts & Humanities, Society & Culture, Science & Health, Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice

Coverage: North America--United States--Florida, North America--United States--Florida--Apopka

Date: 2006-present

Language: English

Collector: Rollins College Archives and Special Collections

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Title: Quilt Honors Farmworkers Who Labored by Great Lake

URL: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-01/features/os-dickinson-florida-history-050111-20110501_1_polluted-large-lake-muck-farms-lake-apopka

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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice

Creator: Dickinson, Joy Wallace

Source: Orlando Sentinel

Date: 2011

Title: Legislator’s plans to help Apopka workers move forward

URL: http://floridaindependent.com/49133/gary-siplin-farm-workers/

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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice

Creator: Lopez, Ashley

Source: The Florida Independent

Date: 2011

Title: Current: Farmworker advocates hope Senate report will help Apopka residents

URL: http://floridaindependent.com/61258/farmworker-association-of-florida-apopka-health-care/

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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice

Creator: Lopez, Ashley

Source: The Florida Independent

Date: 2011

Title: Former farmworkers in Apopka lose out on hope for health care coverage, and use quilts to promote their cause

URL: http://freelinemediaorlando.com/former-farmworkers-in-apopka-lose-out-on-hope-for-health-care-coverage-and-use-quilts-to-promote-their-cause/

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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice

Creator: Charlton, Linda

Source: Freeline Media Orlando

Date: 2011

Title: Status of Health-Related Consequences to Muck Farm Workers in the Lake Apopka Region

URL: http://www.flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/Session/2012/InterimReports/AG2012012-201ag.pdf

Description: Florida Senate Issue Brief 2012-201

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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice

Creator: Florida Senate Committee on Agriculture

Format: PDF

Type: Text

Date: 2011

Title: Senate Agriculture Committee to study plight of Lake Apopka farmworkers

URL: http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=23751711

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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice

Creator: Ritchie, Bruce

Source: The Florida Current

Date: 2011

Title: Farmworker representative says Senate report provides validation for Lake Apopka workers

URL: http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=25809972

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Subject: Agricultural laborers--United States, Agricultural laborers--Florida, Agricultural laborers--Diseases, Social justice, Environmental justice

Creator: Ritchie, Bruce

Source: The Florida Current

Date: 2011

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Title: Quilt Honors Farmworkers Who Labored by Great Lake

URL: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-01/features/os-dickinson-florida-history-050111-20110501_1_polluted-large-lake-muck-farms-lake-apopka

Title: Legislator’s plans to help Apopka workers move forward

URL: http://floridaindependent.com/49133/gary-siplin-farm-workers/

Title: Current: Farmworker advocates hope Senate report will help Apopka residents

URL: http://floridaindependent.com/61258/farmworker-association-of-florida-apopka-health-care/

Title: Former farmworkers in Apopka lose out on hope for health care coverage, and use quilts to promote their cause

URL: http://freelinemediaorlando.com/former-farmworkers-in-apopka-lose-out-on-hope-for-health-care-coverage-and-use-quilts-to-promote-their-cause/

Title: Status of Health-Related Consequences to Muck Farm Workers in the Lake Apopka Region

URL: http://www.flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/Session/2012/InterimReports/AG2012012-201ag.pdf

Title: Senate Agriculture Committee to study plight of Lake Apopka farmworkers

URL: http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=23751711

Title: Farmworker representative says Senate report provides validation for Lake Apopka workers

URL: http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=25809972

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Title: Quilt Honors Farmworkers Who Labored by Great Lake

URL: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-01/features/os-dickinson-florida-history-050111-20110501_1_polluted-large-lake-muck-farms-lake-apopka

Title: Legislator’s plans to help Apopka workers move forward

URL: http://floridaindependent.com/49133/gary-siplin-farm-workers/

Title: Current: Farmworker advocates hope Senate report will help Apopka residents

URL: http://floridaindependent.com/61258/farmworker-association-of-florida-apopka-health-care/

Title: Former farmworkers in Apopka lose out on hope for health care coverage, and use quilts to promote their cause

URL: http://freelinemediaorlando.com/former-farmworkers-in-apopka-lose-out-on-hope-for-health-care-coverage-and-use-quilts-to-promote-their-cause/

Title: Status of Health-Related Consequences to Muck Farm Workers in the Lake Apopka Region

URL: http://www.flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/Session/2012/InterimReports/AG2012012-201ag.pdf

Title: Senate Agriculture Committee to study plight of Lake Apopka farmworkers

URL: http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=23751711

Title: Farmworker representative says Senate report provides validation for Lake Apopka workers

URL: http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=25809972

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