Education is a pillar of the substantial work that we do here at NC FIELD. It goes without saying that our focus is amplifying the voices of the historically disenfranchised. There is a great opportunity for people to revisit and reflect on their perspective of equality and justice for all people. So we have curated… Read More →
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As Hundreds of Farmworkers Test Positive for COVID-19, Many Remain Unprotected x Civil Eats
Click here for the original article Farms and labor companies are working to protect farmworkers as they head into a busy harvest season. But some experts say it’s not enough. At the end of April, 71 fruit-tree workers at a large orchard in central Washington state were tested for COVID-19. None showed any symptoms of… Read More →
‘Our Food System Is Very Much Modeled on Plantation Economics’ CounterSpin interview with Ricardo Salvador on the coronavirus food crisis x JANINE JACKSON
Such a powerful and compelling interview that we just HAD to share! American traditions are more infused with exploitation and violence than it is with baseball and cherry pie. Listen to the interview or read the transcript below! Click here for the original article. Janine Jackson interviewed the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Ricardo Salvador about… Read More →
COVID19 informational videos in Spanish and 7 other indigenous languages.
Please feel free to share this in any farmworker contacts or regions! Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzdJGKumf5Y&list=PLzGfJ9GmWBJTbK7MDNbWdjZpsHVaTAAqi [youtube.com] 1.) IXIL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGfJ9GmWBJTyfVnBggEoZT_6L8sw91tV [l.facebook.com] 2.) KAQCHIKEL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGfJ9GmWBJS8rX_AZv-lAAbC4qkq9aJD [l.facebook.com] 3.) k’ICHE´: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGfJ9GmWBJRmH4EgpZFvyLn41Jh2FiiJ [l.facebook.com] 4.) MAM: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGfJ9GmWBJRxC4EzhiEM_AI4K0WKpeWt [l.facebook.com] 5.) Q’ANJOB’AL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGfJ9GmWBJSBIEgPFXZo90gNPpI3qToA [l.facebook.com] 6.)Q’EQCHI : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGfJ9GmWBJS_Xp7LXLEi4PkHU0mPqyhc [l.facebook.com] 7.) TZ’UTUJIL : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGfJ9GmWBJR7AxEyMffXJ9JXG4vWX63N [l.facebook.com]
Governor Cooper Announces Modified Stay At Home Order and Transition to Phase 1 of Easing Restrictions
Raleigh May 5, 2020 Governor Roy Cooper today signed Executive Order No. 138 to modify North Carolina’s Stay At Home order and transition to Phase 1 of slowly easing certain COVID-19 restrictions effective Friday, May 8 at 5 pm. Certain businesses remain closed as the state continues battling COVID-19. “COVID-19 is still a serious threat to our… Read More →