Please RSVP to: Nancy Vail
nancy@pieranch.org
650-879-0995
The Center for Farmworker Families: The purpose of the Center for Farmworker Families is to promote awareness about the difficult life circumstances of binational families while proac-tively inspiring improvement in binational family life both in the United States and in Mexico.
Dr. Ann López is an emerita professor and has taught courses in the biology department at San José City College for many years. She is an independent researcher whose research addresses the human side of the binational migration circuit from the subsistence and small producer farms of west central Mexico to employment in California’s corporate agribusiness. Dr. López has worked with over 33 farm worker families in the Salinas and Pajaro valleys. She has also studied 22 of their family farms in the west central Mexico countryside, and has received recognition and awards for her work. Her book, The Farmworkers’ Journey, summarizes her work & interviews of central California farmworker families and their family members in Mexico. Dr. López’ research inspired her to create The Center for Farmworker Fami-lies, a non-profit organization working to improve the lives of binational farmworker fami-lies. Dr. López’ activism ranges from coordinating donations to the poorest farmworker families to leading “Farmworker Reality Tours” to bridge the gap between mainstream America and the reality of farmworker existence.
The Agricultural Justice Project: Food Justice Certified is a label based on high-bar social justice standards for farms, proc-essors, and retailers, including every link in the food chain from seed to table. Our approach is holistic; we ensure fair
treatment of workers, fair pricing for farmers, and fair business practices. www.agriculturaljusticeproject.org
Jessica Culley has been working with grassroots community organizations both internationally and in the U.S. For the past 13 years, she has worked with CATA – The Farmworkers’ Support Committee, as a com-munity organizer, focusing on curriculum development and providing workers with the information and training that they need to be able to be their own spokespeople and ad-vocates. Additionally Jessica is the board chair for the Food Chain Workers’ Alliance.
Elizabeth Henderson is an organic farmer who started one of the first CSAs - Peace-work Organic CSA, near Rochester, NY, in it's 25th year in 2013. Elizabeth wrote Shar-ing the Harvest: A Citizen's Guide to Community Supported Agriculture (Chelsea Green, 2007) with Robyn Van En. She is one of the founders of the Agricultural Justice Project.
Michael Sligh is a Program Director for Rural Advancement Foundation International - (RAFI-USA), where he has more than 30 years' experience in agricultural practices and policy analysis, including both domestic and international work. He was founding Chair of the USDA/ National Organic Standards Board and is a founder of AJP and the Domestic Fair Trade Association. He lives, farms and works from North Carolina, USA.
When you support food justice, you’re going to eat better. With just wages, there’s not as much worker turnover, and so the food is better. When you work at one place for a long time, it
becomes a craft.
- Behind the Kitchen Door by Saru Jayaraman, 2013
Join us for an evening presentation & discussion by the Center for
Farmworker Families & the
Agricultural Justice
Project!
Guest Speakers
Ann Lopez, Jessica Culley, Elizabeth Henderson, and
Michael Sligh
Film Premiere
“Hungry for Justice”
Refreshments
Friday Aug. 30th 2013
6:30—8:30 pm
Pie Ranch
2080 Cabrillo Hwy Pescadero, CA 94060
*habrá traducción
