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Harvesting Justice (encore edition)
January 10, 2007
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Farm workers are vital to the production of food in the United States. Without their labor, our lives and our national economy would be very different. Yet American farm workers are often undervalued and marginalized. Working long hard hours, for little pay, the men and women who make up this vital workforce are frequently exposed to toxic chemicals, like pesticides and herbicides.
On this edition, we'll hear from speakers working on behalf of farm workers in the U.S. today, and we'll hear from some of the farm workers themselves. Their message is clear: America's farming community deserves our recognition and our support.
Featuring:
Erik Nicholson, Director, United Farm Workers of America; Tirso Moreno, Executive Director, Farm Workers Association of Florida; Senor Everardo, Senor Guzman, Senor Sacramento and Senor Zenon, farm workers featured in the documentary, "Pesticides: From the Fields to Your Table"; Doctor Loco's Rockin' Jalapeño Band, "El Picket Sign."
This week's host/producer: Tena Rubio.
Contributing producers: Justin Beck, Emily Polk.
For more information:
United Farm Workers of America
821 Yakima Valley Highway
Sunnyside, WA
Tel: (509) 839-4903; Fax: (509) 839-3870
www.ufw.org
The Farm Workers Association of Florida
815 South Park Avenue
Apopka, Florida 32703
Tel: (407) 886-5151; Fax: (407) 884-6644
www.farmworkers.org
Documentary: "Pesticides: From the Fields to Your Table"
The Farmworker Health and Safety Institute
PO Box 510
Glassboro, NJ 08028
fhsinj@aol.com
Doctor Loco's Rockin' Jalapeño Band
P.O. Box 410023
San Francisco, CA 94141
Tel: (415) 822-3209; Fax: (415) 822-3203
drloco@drloco.com
www.drloco.com/records.htm
Other helpful links:
National Center for Farm Worker Health (NCFH)
1770 FM 967
Buda, TX 78610
512-312-2700; 800-531-5120; info@ncfh.org
www.ncfh.org
Farm Worker Justice Fund, Inc.
1010 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 915
Washington, DC 20005
202-783-2628
www.fwjustice.org
Association of Farm Worker Opportunity Programs (AFOP)
1726 M Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
202-828-6006; fax: 202-828-6005
www.afop.org
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN)
300 Young Street; Woodburn, OR 97071
503-982-0243; fax: 503-982-1031; farmworkerunion@pcun.org
www.pcun.org
Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO
1221 Broadway Street
Toledo, OH 43609
419-243-3456; fax: 419-243-5655; info@floc.com
www.floc.com
National Farm Worker Ministry
438 N. Skinker Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130
314-726-6470; fax: 314-726-6427
www.nfwm.org