Farmworkers Struggling to Survive

Published: May 17, 2020, 8 p.m.

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Sustainability Now!, May 17, 2020, Struggling to Survive: Binational Farmworkers on the Central Coast, with Dr. Ann Lopez, Founder and Director of the Center for Farmworker Families in Watsonville, California.  Lopez is emerita professor at San Jose City College, and holds degrees in biology and a PhD in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Cruz. The Center works with binational farmworkers and their families to promote their well being. She is author of The Farmworker\\u2019s Journey about the human side of the binational migration circuit from the subsistence and small producer farms of west central Mexico to employment in California\\u2019s corporate agribusiness. In 2019, Ann was chosen as Woman of the Year by the 29th Assembly District of California. Be sure to watch \\u201cA Migrant Farmworker\\u2019s Story,\\u201d a CFF video filmed during on of the Centers Farmworker Reality Tours.

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