From Democracy Now:The legendary activist Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America with César Chávez, is celebrating her eightieth birthday this year. A veteran of the labor, civil rights, immigrant rights, and feminist movements in this country, she was instrumental in passing the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Bill, which resulted in the legalization of 1.3 million farm workers. To celebrate her birthday, Huerta is holding a benefit concert in Los Angeles Friday with guests including the guitarist Carlos Santana and Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine. Calling the event "Weaving Movements Together," Huerta saysshe wants to join up immigrant rights, LGBT, feminist,environmental and labor activists.
<http://www.democracynow.org/2010/8/11/legendary_activist_dolores_huerta_celebrates_80th>
But are we still fighting the same fights as 40 years ago and if so, then what does this mean?
The Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum consists of a cargo truck outfitted as a replica of the trucks involved in a recent slavery operation (U.S. v. Navarrete, 2008), accompanied by displays on the history and evolution of slavery in Florida. The museum toured the state intensively for six weeks in the lead-up to the 2010 Farmworker Freedom March and is currently on a three-week tour of the northeast United States.
http://www.ciw-online.org/museum/index.html
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