Resistance, Unity, Peace: August 29 2026
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¡Campesinos Victoriosos!
¡Victoria para los trabajadores agrícolas! Un tribunal federal de EE. UU. dictaminó que el intento de la administración Trump de recortar los salarios de los trabajadores agrícolas es ILEGAL. Esta es una gran victoria para los trabajadores agrícolas, quienes se han visto gravemente afectados desde que el Departamento de Trabajo (DOL) redujo los salarios mediante un cambio normativo el pasado mes de octubre.
Farmworker Advocates’ Win
Once in awhile….. “The ruling is a win for farmworker advocates who sued the Trump administration last year, arguing that the rule would undercut wages paid to U.S. workers. More than a dozen farmworkers across the nation, along with the United Farm Workers of America and the UFW Foundation, sought to overturn the rule.
At PolicyLink Conference With Former Pitzer Students Griselda Suarez
At PolicyLink conference with former Pitzer students Griselda Suarez (first-ever Long Beach Cultural Affairs Officer) and Sekou Andrews (spoken word artist) – alongside Francisco Dueñas (Executive Director Housing Now CA Statewide Advocacy Coalition)
Appreciating Meeting Up With One Of My former Pitzer College Sociology Students
Appreciating meeting up with one of my former Pitzer College Sociology students at the PolicyLink conference. We remember when he used poetry and spoken word in one of my classes as part of connecting the readings to social change practice – and how this use of a “poetic voice” has resulted in his now being known nationally for his spoken-word presentations, films, and documentaries. Continue reading
ATTEND YOUR IMMIGRATION COURT HEARING ON-LINE!
Dyana Ortelli:
ATTEND YOUR IMMIGRATION COURT HEARING ON-LINE!
AVOID ICEholes at Court houses!
How We Came to Be
An Intellectual Genealogy of Chicano Scholars
Teresa Córdova (Editor), Aída Hurtado (Editor), Francisco J. Hernández (Editor), Avelardo Valdez (Editor), Juan González (Foreword)
Paperback ($35.00), Hardcover ($100.00), Ebook ($35.00)
BUY
This work chronicles the lives and legacies of Chicana and Chicano scholars whose formative experiences in the Chicano Movement shaped the development of Chicano studies and transformed higher education. Originating from the Reuniónes de Colegas—gatherings of veteran scholars reflecting on their shared histories—the volume features sixteen essays organized into five thematic sections that explore the intersections of activism, scholarship, and institutional change.
Labor Department Has Now Admitted In Writing That Unemployed Americans Won’t Take The Farmworker’s Jobs
BREAKING
Farmers say they can’t find workers to harvest their crops, and the Labor Department has now admitted in writing that unemployed Americans won’t take the jobs.
Farmers say they can’t find workers to harvest their crops, and the Labor Department has now admitted in writing that unemployed Americans won’t take the jobs.In an October 2 filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department wrote that the near-total halt of immigrant labor plus stepped-up enforcement creates “a sufficient risk of supply shock-induced food shortages” to justify immediate action. The same filing said unemployed Americans will not make themselves available “in sufficient numbers” to replace the workers being removed, and estimated 42% of the U.S. crop workforce is now blocked from entering, facing deportation, or leaving the country.
Happy Birthday Teresa!
Celebrating the Birthday of our long-time friend and organizer Teresa Conrow. Friends and extended family – from throughout her many years of organizing – came to celebrate and show their respect for her decades of exemplary union organizing locally and throughout the world. Happy Birthday Teresa! Continue reading