The Struggle & Lessons Of California Farmworkers History & The Relevance Today

At: First Unitarian Universalist Church & Center – 1187 Franklin St., San Francisco
This meeting is Hybrid: Zoom link is here.

The history of the farmworkers and the role of the UFW in light of the revelations of Cesar Chavez are important today to look at the censored history of the union.
This panel will look at the history of the formation and how the Filipino workers played a key role in the organization of the union yet were driven out of the leadership of the union.

Panelists:

Disiree Rojas – Former President of Labor Council Of Latin America Sacramento Chapter, Farmworker & Daugter of Al Rojas, Co-founder of UFW, Al Rojas Foundation
Johnny Itolong – Son of Larry Itilong, fournder of UFWOC and UFW,
Robyn Magalit Rodriquez – Amado Khaya Initiative & Archive, Former  UCD Ethnic Studies Professor (invited)
Paul Ortiz – Cornell Labor History Professor, Former Washington State Farmworker by Zoom
Fatima Garcia – President of Labor Council For Latin American Advancement LACLA Sacramento
Bruce Newberger – Retired AFT 2121 Lecturer and Former Farmworker and Auther of  “Lettuce Wars”
Al stein – Latino Leadership Oral History Project, UC Berkeley

Sponsored by:
LaborFest.net
Al Rojas Foundation https://albertmrojasfoundation.org/
First Unitarian Universalist Church & Center