The Latest by Jeannie Economos

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Jeannie Economos is the Pesticide Safety and Environmental Health Project Coordinator for the Farmworker Association of Florida, which includes coordinator of the Lake Apopka Legacy Project and the Lake Apopka Farmworker Memorial Quilt Project.

On Saturday, September 3, 2016, Geraldean Matthew passed away, but she will be remembered as a strong warrior in the struggle for social and environmental justice. Matthew worked and lived near Lake Apopka, pictured above.
September 16, 2016

In Honor and Recognition of Geraldean Matthew

We remember Geraldean Matthew, a farmworker and farmworker rights activist from the Lake Apopka farmlands in Florida.