Posts Tagged as "Farm Workers"

Photos: Los Médicos Voladores Provide Health Care for Uninsured

September 26, 2011 / By
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UFW March Across California

Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 6: Peregrinación

September 26, 2011 / By
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ENTRY 6 On August 23, the United Farm Workers embarked on a 200-mile, 13-day march that wound through the streets of California to pressure Governor Jerry Brown to pass the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Now Act, or SB 126, a bill that would make it easier for farm workers to unionize.

Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 5

August 8, 2011 / By
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The Diary of Joaquín Magón-Entry 5 The State of California recently announced its decision to investigate the causes behind the recent deaths of farm workers this year.

The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 4

July 21, 2011 / By
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Reactions to the Veto SB 104 from Sacramento We’ve been in a struggle that has tested every inch of my abilities and patience.

The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 3

June 17, 2011 / By
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Entry 3: Dis·ci·pline My writing process is painstakingly undisciplined: I walk around and say “I’m going to sit down and write!

The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 2

June 2, 2011 / By
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Entry 2 – The 50,000 Card Push Sacramento. Two Hundred farm workers watch the assembly pass SB 104, a law that will greatly ease the process of unionizing a company by eliminating the scare tactics used to instill fear and insecurity in the workers.

Introducing the Diary of Joaquín Magón

May 26, 2011 / By
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Entry 1 — 5.26.11 I sit. I stand. I sigh. I think. I grip my camera, aim and shoot.