Golpear a uno es golpear a todos; An injury to one is an injury to all... Imagine, just for a moment, a different world from this one — a world defined not by fear, distrust, and tribalism, but by respect, accountability, and a culture of shared humanity.  In this imagined world, all is not perfect, because humans are imperfect, but how >> Read More

[caption id="attachment_33610" align="aligncenter" width="468"] Farmworkers and their allies fast outside Publix headquarters in Lakeland, Florida, during a week-long, non-violent protest in March of 2012, calling on Publix to join the leading human rights program in the field of social responsibility, the Fair Food Program.[/caption] Recent revelations in Wall Street Journal cast new light on dangerous, anti-democratic ideology behind friendly facade >> Read More

Shutterstock What we do next will determine who wins the battle at the heart of American history… ********** Newly-elected Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, from Sunday sermon following Wednesday’s attack on Capitol:  “Just as we were trying to put on our celebration shoes, the ugly side of our story, our great and grand American story, began to emerge”... “We saw the >> Read More

[caption id="attachment_30867" align="aligncenter" width="704"] In late 2019, more than 500 farmworkers and supporters marched through Manhattan, demanding transparency and a real commitment to farmworkers' human rights from Wendy's.  The hamburger giant continues to claim that its corporate code of conduct and occasional audits are sufficient to guarantee respect for workers’ rights in its supply chain despite a growing academic consensus >> Read More

Excellent reporting from The Nation takes sweeping look at this spring's first big COVID-19 outbreak among essential farmworkers -- involving workers sleeping two to a bed in overcrowded, unpermitted housing -- at Green Empire greenhouse in upstate NY; Green Empire greenhouse “owned by Ontario-based Mastronardi Produce, the largest distributor of hydroponic, indoor-grown produce in North America, and owner of at least six such facilities across the United States”; >> Read More