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Farmworker Reality Tour

By immigrationprof

HUMAN AGENDA FARMWORKER REALITY TOUR
 
What:              Strawberry Harvesting Demonstration & FW Life Story Followed by Dialogue, Testimonials, & Dinner with Farmworkers at Migrant Labor Camp in Watsonville
 
When:             Sunday, July 22, 2012:  3 – 9 PM
 
Group Size:     Limited to the first 25 who register.  Children with parents welcome.  The first 25 persons to register (pay) will be able to attend.  Must register by July 18.
 
Donation:        $30 per Person – Check Payable to “Human Agenda”.  Send to Human
Agenda Treasurer, 2175 The Alameda, Suite 103, San Jose, CA 95126.
Proceeds go primarily to farm worker families hosting the tour.   
 
Meet:              At 3:00 PM in the surface parking lot at SJCC at the corner of Moorpark
and Leigh Avenues.  We will carpool to Watsonville.
 
Wear:             Jeans, T-shirts, etc. (nothing flashy or ostentatious). 
 
Tour                Dr. Ann Lopez, Professor and Author, The Farmworkers’ Journey
Leaders:         Richard Hobbs, Immigration Attorney & Executive Director, Human Agenda
 
Further Info:   Contact Elizabeth Sarmiento at 650-704-3462 or HumanAgendaUSA@gmail.com
 
Description:    This tour will challenge participants to better understand the conditions of Mexican
farmworkers in Northern California.  We will drive to the Crystal Bay Farms Strawberry Field
where Ramiro Lazcano will talk about his life and jobs as strawberry picker and supervisor.  He will
demonstrate how to harvest strawberries after which participants will have the opportunity to pick and
purchase strawberries. Then we will drive to the Buena Vista Migrant Labor Camp near Watsonville
where farmworkers will show their living quarters and give testimonies on their wages, working
conditions, use of pesticides, and challenges their children have in receiving education.  A farmworker
meal is included in the cost.  The tour leaders will share recent information on farmworkers including
demographics, how globalization propels immigration, the prospects for passage of immigration reform
and AgJobs and, and the conditions of farmworkers on both sides of the border.  For those who wish, Ann
Lopez will sign copies of her book, The Farmworkers’ Journey, at the discounted rate of $15.

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