Topic: Webinar With Flor Martinez
Time: Apr 3, 2026 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Flor Martinez — Activist & Founder of Celebration Nation

Flor Martinez is a community activist, organizer, and founder of Celebration Nation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting farmworkers and immigrant families across California.

A former farmworker herself, Martinez has become one of the most visible voices advocating for farmworker rights, food justice, and immigrant communities. Her work focuses on providing resources, raising awareness about labor conditions, and building grassroots movements that empower underserved communities. Through Celebration Nation and her activism, Martinez continues to champion social justice and community leadership.

What You’ll Walk Away With

• COMMUNITY ACTIVISM

  Descriptio• How grassroots movements actually start and grow
  • How Flor mobilizes thousands of volunteers through social media
  • Strategies for organizing communities around urgent issues
  • The role young leaders play in modern activism
  • Why local organizing creates real change

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• IMMIGRANT & FARMWORKER ADVOCACY

  • The hidden realities facing farmworkers in America
  • Why many agricultural workers remain invisible in public policy
  • The fight for better protections, wages, and working conditions
  • How immigration policy impacts communities across California
  • Why immigrant voices must shape the future of policy

  Flor has helped amplify the voices of farmworkers through organizing rallies and raising awareness about labor protections and union rights.

• FOOD JUSTICE & HEALTH

  • Why many farmworkers suffer from food insecurity
  • The problem with ultra-processed foods in low-income communities
  • Returning to ancestral food systems and organic agriculture
  • How nutrition and health connect to economic justice
  • Building community food systems that prioritize health

  Through Celebration Nation, Flor runs programs that distribute nutritious groceries to farmworker families who often cannot afford the same foods they harvest.

• THE FUTURE OF LATINO ACTIVISM

  • The role of social media in modern social movements
  • Why younger Latino leaders are reshaping activism
  • The importance of economic and health equity
  • Building coalitions between communities, nonprofits, and businesses
  • What the next generation of Latino leadership will look like

  Flor originally gained national attention after using social media to highlight unsafe conditions farmworkers faced during California wildfires and extreme heat.

OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE

• How grassroots nonprofits are filling gaps government programs miss
• The importance of mutual aid and community support systems
• Supporting immigrant-owned businesses and local economies
• The intersection of health, labor rights, and immigration policy
• Live Q&A with attendees

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Activists
Community leaders
Nonprofit founders
Latino entrepreneurs
Students interested in social change
Anyone passionate about immigrant rights, food justice, and community empowerment

LIVE Q&A

At the end of the session attendees will be able to ask Flor directly about:

• organizing communities
• activism strategy
• immigrant advocacy
• building nonprofits
• improving health and food systems