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Conversations on Food Justice: Farmworkers and Agricultural Labor

October 28, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm UTC-5

Farmworkers and other agricultural laborers, such as those working in meat processing and packing facilities, are on the frontlines of toxic pesticide exposure and other human rights violations. Farm work is one of the most dangerous professions and continues a legacy of agricultural injustice and racism in the United States. When we participate in an industrial agricultural system, we participate in the oppression of farmworkers. Join us as we hear from Araceli and Elisa, two farmworker women, and Lariza Garzón, the Executive Director of the Episcopoal Farmworker Ministry as they share their experiences and ideas for creating change.

Speakers

Araceli Santiago
Araceli Santiago is originally from Oaxaca, Mexico. She moved to the U.S. in 2007 and has been working in agriculture ever since. She lives with her husband and three children

Elisa Reyes
Elisa Reyes is originally from Oaxaca, Mexico and moved to North Carolina in 2004. She has been planting and harvesting a variety of agricultural crops. She is married and has four children.

Lariza Garzon
Lariza Garzón is an immigrant woman from Bogota, Colombia. Since she was a college student she has been passionate about working with other immigrants to build power and create change. She is passionate about food production systems and farmworker justice. Since 2018, Lariza has worked as the Executive Director of the Episcopal Farmworker Ministry, located in Dunn, NC. She serves as a board member at Toxic Free NC, and the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI).

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Date:
October 28, 2021
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm UTC-5
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Website:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-nGm7vVKTPiqAmMbG7MVGA

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