RAMA
About Us
RAMA is a migrant justice collective that advocates for Latin American and Caribbean migrant farm workers in the unceded Syilx and Secwepemc territories of the Okanagan Valley. We work to build radically inclusive and more socially just communities by engaging in political advocacy, accompaniment, direct support work, public awareness campaigns, and the documentation of workers’ conditions and experiences. We are a volunteer-run, not-for-profit group.
We recognize that our organizing takes place within the unceded traditional territories of the Sylix and Secwepemc peoples.
Efforts to connect with communities and stand in solidarity with Indigenous grassroots movements are central to our work. We also recognize that systemic racism, colonialism and capitalism are at the root of our collective struggles. We feel it is our responsibility to build strong alliances so that we can, together, overcome these oppressive forces.
UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Last week, UN special rapporteur Tomoya Obokata released a report condemning Canada’s temporary foreign worker program as “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of…
Joint Statement Regarding Christmas Day Death in Detention
We are angry and saddened, but not surprised, to learn of the death on Christmas Day of another person in Canada Border Services Agency…
Dear Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister
We are writing as members of Radical Action with Migrants in Agriculture (RAMA Okanagan), a collective supporting migrant farmworkers in the Okanagan Valley. We…
RAMA Writes Open Letter to Central Okanagan School Board, Urges Sanctuary School Policy
Source: https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/school Dear School Board Trustees, School District 23: I write to urge School District 23 School Board to implement a Sanctuary School policy…
