Farmworkers Justice Coalition

The Farmworker Justice Coalition is a group of students from across the university demanding dignity, safe working conditions, and fair and humane treatment for farmworkers. Started by Social Concerns Network and partnered with Candler Creation Keepers, it has now grown to include numerous other organizations. The coalition is made up of members from a variety of programs, organizations and areas of study. We are undergraduate students, graduate students, PhD students, alumni, and university staff.

The Farmworker Justice Coalition consists of a group of Emory students from across the university demanding dignity, safe working conditions, and fair and humane treatment for farmworkers. The coalition is made up of members from a variety of programs, organizations and areas of study. We are undergraduate students, graduate students, PhD students, alumni, and university staff.

 

we support and coordinate Emory’s participation in the National Farmworker Awareness Week efforts from March 24 - March 31, and to support ongoing work for farmworkers justice. See the list of events below!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Join students from all across Emory for a different event every night of the week to honor those who feed us every day!

 

The Week's Events:

 

Ongoing:

Human Trafficking Display in the DUC

Travel Sized Toiletry Drive for the Farmworker Health Project

 

Border Issues and Separation of Families: A Panel Discussion & Dinner

Thursday 3/24, 7:00 PM,

Cox Ballroom

Featuring, Dr. Marie Marquardt, a current Candler Scholar in Residence, author of "Dream Things True", and cofounder of El Refugio which provides hospitality and support to families of persons at Stewart Detention Center. See more here: http://www.mariemarquardt.com/

Also featuring, Emily Martin, current Senior Outreach Paralegal for the Immigrant Justice Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center and former employee of Georgia Legal Services. Her work has helped to provide vital legal assistance to farmworkers. PJ Edwards, activist and cofounder of El Refugio, travels to schools and congregations around Atlanta to educate the public about the immigration process. 

 

A Conversation & Timeline on Intersectionality

Friday 3/25, 12-2 PM

Centro Latino

An interactive activity outlining the Native American, African-American, and Latinx American histories of exploitation and immigration.

 

Keynote Speaker from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers on Farmworker Life

Monday 3/28, 4:00 PM

Rita Ann Rollins Building (RARB) Room 252

Come hear from a farmworker and a community organizer from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers about the realities of farmworker life. This event will provide a glimpse into what farmworkers face and why we must continue to fight for dignity, safe working conditions, as well as fair and humane treatment. CIW's efforts through the Fair Food Program have combined creative, on-the-ground actions with cutting edge online organizing to win Fair Food Agreements with fourteen multi-billion dollar food retailers and their work has been called "one of the great human rights success stories of our day” in the Washington Post. More information at www.ciw-online.org. Hor D’oeuvres provided.

 

Picnic and Film Screening of "FOOD CHAIN$: The Revolution in America’s Fields"

Tuesday 3/29 6:30 PM

Emory School of Medicine Field

Bring blankets, food and drinks and relax and learn about an intrepid group of Florida farmworkers who battle to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through their ingenious Fair Food program, which partners with growers and retailers to improve working conditions for farm laborers in the United States. More information at http://www.foodchainsfilm.com/

 

Education & Farmworker Justice: A Panel Discussion

Wednesday 3/30, 7:00 PM

Harland Cinema

Featuring Giovanni Serrano, a student at Freedom University and son of a Farmworker talk about his personal experience with these issues of justice as well as Mitali Thakore whose focus in public health is on HIV Education in the fields. Hors d’oeuvres provided.

 

Demonstration of Solidarity & REBEL DIAZ in concert

Thursday 3/31, Demonstration at 11:00 AM

Rebel Diaz at 7:00 PM

Demonstration: Entrance to Emory at Dowman Drive and the North Decatur Traffic Circle

Rebel Diaz: Canon Chapel

Wear red to show solidarity with farmworkers who we rely on every day! And join us at lunchtime to spread the word that we support Farmworkers on the sidewalk in front of Emory’s main entrance during the lunch hour. Concert: Fronted by MC’s Rodstarz, and MC/Producer G1, Rebel Diaz shows us the true global power of Hip-Hop. After first performing at an immigrant rights march in New York City in 2006 in front of a half million people, the bilingual crew has taken the international community by storm with their explosive live shows. With influences ranging from Chicago house to South American folk, Rebel Diaz combines classic boom bap tradition with Hip-Hop’s global impact. The group’s versatility has allowed for them to share the stage with the likes of Common, Mos Def, and Public Enemy, while feeling right at home with acts like Rage Against the Machine and Calle 13. Multiple tours throughout Europe and Latin America have only solidified their international appeal. More information at http://rebeldiaz.blogspot.com/.

 

For more information, or to get involved please contact Bernadette O'Neill. Also see the Facebook event here.