Posts Tagged as "Farm Workers"

Celebration and Reflection at Chavez National Monument Dedication

April 1, 2013 / By
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[Translate] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkkmtoRNGLE&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=5[/youtube] KEENE, Calif. — On October 8, 2012, over 6,000 people descended upon Villa La Paz — the home, operational headquarters and final resting place of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez — for President Barack Obama’s dedication of the César Chávez National Monument.

Two Farmworkers’ Daughters, Two Paths to Higher Education

January 28, 2013 / By
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[Translate]   COACHELLA, Calif. – Cristian Cabrera was working in the grape fields with her family last summer, saving money for the fall semester, when she received a text from a friend.

Joaquín Magón: Farm Workers Will Benefit From Prop 37

November 3, 2012 / By
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[Translate]   Entry 19: Farm Workers Left Out of Prop 37 Discussion, But Have a Stake SALINAS – As an organizer with the United Farm Workers, I’ve grown accustomed to seeing farm workers routinely be excluded or absent from the public discourse happening around issues of food justice.

VIDEO: Rural Forum on Sustainable Communities

October 8, 2012 / By
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[Translate] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1U5Vz_c6XE[/youtube] PHOTOS: Ivan Delgado/Coachella Unincorporated   THERMAL, Calif. — Eastern Coachella Valley residents, leaders, organizations, and officials gathered on October 4 to discuss key issues surrounding their rural community at the Rural Forum on Sustainable Communities. 

Forum to Address Key Issues in Rural Communities

October 3, 2012 / By
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[Translate]   By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated   THERMAL, Calif. – Eastern Coachella Valley residents, leaders, organizations, and officials will gather tomorrow to discuss key issues surrounding their rural community at the Rural Forum on Sustainable Communities.

The Diary of Joaquín Magón: The Incredible Story of Griselda

September 10, 2012 / By
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[Translate]     Entry 18: The Incredible Story of Griselda, A Migrant Farm Worker   I worked in your orchards of peaches and prunes I slept on the ground in the light of the moon On the edge of the city you’ll see us and then We come with the dust and we go with the wind -Pastures of Plenty, Woody Guthrie   Griselda left, as many of them do.