Campaigns
Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement
MEChA stands in solidarity with Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement. Founded in 2014 by trans and queer immigrants, undocumented people and allies, youth leaders and parents, it is a national organization that addresses, organizes, educates, and advocates for the issues most important to LGBTQ and Latino communities. It is inclusive of LGBTQ Latinos, Latinas, and gender nonconforming individuals and collaborates with families and friends who support a united community.
Black Lives Matter
MEChA stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter campaign. Black Lives Matter goes beyond extrajudicial killings of Black people by police and vigilantes. It affirms the lives of Black queer and trans people, disabled people, Black-undocumented people, people with records, women, and all Black lives along the gender spectrum.
Boycott Dollar Stores
A study released in February 2015 indicated that chain dollar stores including Family Dollar, Dollar General, Dollar Tree and 99-Cents Only were selling products made with chemicals known to cause cancer, diabetes and other serious illnesses. These stores most often serve vulnerable areas and low-income individuals. Help spread awareness and educate others about why they should boycott these stores.
Familias Unidas por la Justicia
Familias Unidas por la Justicia called for a boycott against poor wages and mistreatment and for a legally binding labor contract after receiving permission from more than 219 farmworkers. Many leaders and members worked for Sakuma Brothers Farms for over a decade, with some families contributing three generations of labor. Farmworkers say they are struggling for the future of their families and for justice.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers
MEChA stands in solidarity with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The CIW is a worker-based human rights organization internationally recognized for achievements in social responsibility, human trafficking, and gender-based violence at work. Built on farmworker community organizing that began in 1993, its work includes the Fair Food Program, the National Campaign for Fair Food, and the Anti-Slavery Campaign.
Protect Oak Flat Campaign
MEChA stands in solidarity with the San Carlos Apache tribe in Arizona. The Southeast Arizona Land Exchange gave land at Apache Leap and Oak Flat to a foreign mining company without environmental impact studies or consultation with the San Carlos Apache and other tribes that consider the area sacred.
Fight for $15 Campaign
Fast food workers are coming together across the country to fight for $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation. They work for corporations making tremendous profits but are not paid enough to cover food, health care, rent, and transportation. These billion-dollar companies can afford to pay employees better.
South Central Farmers
MEChA stands in solidarity with the South Central Farmers movement. The farmers fought to preserve 14 acres of open green space in South Los Angeles, thought to be the largest community farm in the United States. The farm provided fresh produce and traditional medicinal plants to 350 families and benefited thousands in the surrounding community.
Jobs With Justice
Jobs With Justice believes that all workers should have collective bargaining rights, employment security, and a decent standard of living within an economy that works for everyone. It brings together labor, community, student, and faith voices at national and local levels to improve people’s lives and shape public discussion of workers’ rights and the economy.
Driscolls Berries
MEChA stands in solidarity with San Quintin farmworkers. Pressure Costco, Whole Foods, and local grocery stores to respect the boycott of Driscoll’s berries called by farmworkers in Washington State and San Quintin, Mexico. The boycott continues until growers that supply Driscoll’s sign union contracts with independent unions such as Familias Unidas por la Justicia.
Boot the Braids: Wendy’s Fast Food
The largest fast-food companies and food service providers have signed Fair Food agreements with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, The Fresh Market, and Ahold USA have also joined the program. Wendy’s remains one of the final major fast-food holdouts and must bring its considerable purchasing power to the Fair Food Program.