Immokalee

Aquí están las noticias para la semana de Enero 21, 2022 para residentes de Immokalee.

Aquí están las noticias para la semana de Diciembre 5, 2021 para residentes de Immokalee.

Several dozen protestors assembled in front of the Collier County Government Center seeking justice for Nicolas Morales-Besanilla, a single father and farmworker who was killed during a mental health episode.

Deemed "essential workers," farm laborers have been passed over for vaccines in favor of Florida's white population, according to data which shows four-to-one vaccination rates.

There is a community garden tucked behind the Mission Peniel food distribution and outreach center in Immokalee. It’s called “Cultivate Abundance” and features produce not normally found in stores, but which is prolific in the native countries of many of the town’s inhabitants.

At a gathering of around one hundred people in Immokalee this weekend, community leaders repeated pleas for justice and transparency in the case of an unarmed farm worker killed by a Collier County Sheriff's Deputy.

The Immokalee-based Community Relations Manager for RCMA will be expanding her role to be statewide.

The holiday season is looking a little different this year with events and gatherings being cancelled to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In Immokalee, the Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch nonetheless found a way to bring some Christmas cheer to local children.

The unexpected death of the brother of long-time Redlands Christian Migrant Association, or RCMA, employee Gloria Padilla motivated her to create a community health fair in Immokalee.

It’s been a little over a month since an Immokalee man was shot and killed by a Collier County Sheriff’s deputy. Sarasota lawyer Brent Probinsky is representing the family of Nicholas Morales-Bessania. He held a press conference in Naples on Wednesday.