José Gómez Farmworker Justice Day 2023
Now is the time to stand with the people who grow your food, and support their work to build a just food system modeled on food sovereignty and a solidarity ec
On May 3rd 2023 the annual Jose Gomez farmworker justice day was took place in Evans Hall library lobby on The Evergreen State College. The event welcomed multiple food justice classes, community members and evergreen staff & faculty. Our guests speaker for the morning of the event were promotoras Lucy Lopez and Esther Perez from Community to Community, Lelo Juarez an Immigrant Justice Fellow from C2C, finally a political director from Familias Unidas por la Justicia Edgar Franks.
Thanks to the funded awards to the Presidents Equity Fund we were successfully able to execute our plant for an importan, education and engaging event were attendees could learn how to advocate for our farm works. We were able to bring and justly compensate our speakers and Spanish language interpreter Fanny Cordero to translate our Spanish speaking panelists that shared their experience, knowledge and time. We also thank our other guests, planning team and sponsors for their continued support:
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Center for Community Based Learning and Action (CCBLA)
Center for Climate Action and Sustainability (CCAS)
Presidents Equity Fund
Gateways for Incarcerated youth
The Spanish Speaking World
Current Economic Issues & Social Justice
Human Migration & the Origin of Agriculture
Reclaiming the Commons
Forest, Farm, Shellfish Garden: Experiential Learning
Poster design by Maria Atristain Art from Evergreens Center for Community Based Action & Learning & AmeriCorps 2023
Presenters:
Community to Community Development Promotoras
Familias Unidas por la Justicia
Please read the bio page for more information on this year’s presenters, and follow Community to Community Development, The C2C Promotoras, Familias Unidas por la Justicia, and Trabajadores Unidas por la Justica on facebook for more updates and ways to get involved!
Honoring José Gómez
Watch professor Alice Nelson give tribute to José Gómez, a life-long activist for farmworker justice, LGBTQ justice, and labor organizing– and a faculty member at The Evergreen State College. This video is also included in the recording of Farmworker Justice Day, 2022. ¡José Gómez Presente!
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To learn more about José Goméz and hear from him in his own words, check out this memorial zine made in his honor: Evergreen Archives: José Gómez Memorial
Preparing for Farmworker Justice Day
To prepare for our event, panelists asked that participants engage with the Crash the #COP series, Edgar Franks and Jill Mangaliman’s conversation on grassroots organizing at the 2021 Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. Learn more here.
Virtual Solidarity Shop Table:
Get beautifully designed t-shirts, patches, bumperstickers, and more! Donations are also gratefully appreciated. Featured right: Farmworkers Are Essential T-shirt with a beautiful image designed by the late WA artist Antonio Gonzalez.
Image: Stepheny Lopez, photo taken by Lucy Madrigal. All images from the C2C website.
They can be found below at C2C’s solidarity shop.
C2C
Check out C2C Solidarity Marketplace or directly donate to C2C.
Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ)
Donate to FUJ at FUJ Donate