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Ruby Ridge Dairy harassing indigent farmworkers through the courts
UFW, 18 workers sued by Ruby Ridge Dairy, 40,000 in legal fees needed It didn’t kill the cows…When Saul Solorio asked for water one day, the supervisor pointed to the hoses. “They told us to drink wat… more →
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Verdict reached in white supremacist murder
wrote 1 week ago: VENTERSDORP, South Africa (AP) — A court found a black farmworker guilty on Tuesday of murderi … more →
The ABCs of Health Literacy
wrote 2 weeks ago: Most of us know what literacy means: it’s someone’s ability to read, write, and understand. Health l … more →
President of Oregon’s farmworker union to speak on campus
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Ramon Ramirez, president of Pineros y Campesinos del Noroeste (PCUN – Northwest Treeplanters a … more →
Partial Book Review: The American Way of Eating
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Who has the cajones to review a book she hasn’t read even half of? An English Ph.D. That … more →
Proposed law would keep California farmworkers from overheating
wrote 3 weeks ago: In most jobs, if you have to spend even part of your workday exerting yourself under the hot summer … more →
New child farm labor regulations dead -- thanks to Sarah Palin's expertise?
wrote 1 month ago: Last week, the White House abandoned proposed changes to labor rules that might have kept young peop … more →
NCL PRESS RELEASE: Withdrawal of Proposed Occupational Child Safety Rules for Agriculture Will Endanger Children Working on Farms
wrote 1 month ago: For immediate release: April 27, 2012 Contact: Reid Maki, (202) 207-2820, reidm@nclnet.org Those of … more →
Luisita farmers to get land in 6-12 months -- DAR
wrote 1 month ago: By David Dizon, ABS-CBNnews.com MANILA, Philippines (1st UPDATE) – Farmworker-beneficiaries in … more →
Earth Poem
wrote 1 month ago: .. Earth Mother earth, I bow my head on your feet! You raise us by giving us food, water and warmth. … more →
Food for Thought
wrote 1 month ago: Published on Prince George’s Suite Website – Monday, April 16, 2012 Understanding the In … more →
Food In The News
wrote 1 month ago: Two recent stories: by Joseph Sorrentino 1 – From April 13 edition of The Washington Post … more →
Coalition of Immokalee Workers on campus this Friday
wrote 1 month ago: On Friday, April 13th representatives from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers will speak with the cl … more →
Why Are People Dying to Bring You Dinner? The Shocking Facts About Our Food System
wrote 2 months ago: We hear of the sweatshops behind our computers, sneakers and other attire–yet the … more →
Cesar Chavez
wrote 2 months ago: Celebrating human rights leader and farmworkers heroe Cesar Chavez. … more →
Who harvests your winter tomatoes? [VIDEO]
wrote 2 months ago: We made this short film in Immokalee, Fla., where nearly all the nation’s winter tomatoes are … more →
Labor Secretary hosts ceremony honoring Cesar Chavez while slashing funds for housing farmworkers
wrote 2 months ago: The recognition offered yesterday to leaders of the farmworker movement by US Agriculture Secretary … more →
GOT FOOD? THANK A FARMWORKER!
wrote 2 months ago: Claudine Martinez |The Sandspur Do you ever think that if you lived during the time when slavery was … more →
Farmworker Women Often Invisible
wrote 2 months ago: by Sarah Baker March 25-March 31 is National Farmworker Awareness Week. National Farmworker Awarene … more →
Join us for a Food Justice Webinar Thursday March 15 at 1:00pm ET
wrote 2 months ago: Last week, I was fortunate to have been invited to fast for six days with farmworkers seeking a dece … more →
