It's been 50 years since Edward R. Murrow's landmark documentary HARVEST OF SHAME that examined the lives of farmworkers. How much has changed since then? And how much remains the same?
Here is a look at the lives of farmworkers in North Carolina today.
Soon to be broadcast on public television.
It's been 50 years since Edward R. Murrow's landmark documentary HARVEST OF SHAME that examined the lives of farmworkers. How much has changed since then? And how much remains the same?
Here is a look at the lives of farmworkers in North Carolina today.
Soon to be broadcast on public television.
Hear excerpts from the Nov. 1 evening press conference. Speakers include Rev. Deborah Fox, Bart Evans, Rob Segovia-Welsh, Rev. Ismael Ruiz Millan, and several farmworker youth.
Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. — State officials can do more to reduce the risk of serious injury and death faced by migrant farmworkers in North Carolina, according to a coalition of advocates, clergy and others who gathered Tuesday in Raleigh for a symbolic marking of the Day of the Dead.
Flanked by an altar decorated with candles, flowers, painted skulls and pictures of living and dead farmworkers, members of the Farmworker Advocacy Network said…
The Farmworker Advocacy Network worked with Professor Bruce Orenstein's video and social change class at Duke University to create this awesome documentary about the Harvest of Dignity Campaign! Part 2 of 3...!
We're a statewide network of organizations that work to improve living and working conditions of farmworkers and poultry workers in North Carolina. For more than 15 years, we have been collaborating to bring workers' voices to the legislative process. In the past, we have identified and led campaigns to improve housing conditions, pesticide safety and wages. ncfan.org twitter.com/harvestdignity
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