Farmworkers are farmers too.
Immigrants make up nearly three-quarters of all farmworkers in the United States. Their labor is critical to US farms and consumers, but being an immigrant farmworker can come along with some major challenges — from the risk of deportation to basic safety. Lindsey Lusher Shute interviews Iris Figueroa, staff attorney at Farmworker Justice, about these […]
RELEASE: NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION RESPONDS TO CHARLOTTESVILLE
HUDSON, NY (Aug. 28, 2017) – In light of recent events in Charlottesville, Lindsey Lusher Shute, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC), issued the following statement:
Through the tragic events in Charlottesville two weeks ago, we bore witness to the very worst and very best of our nation: we saw people on our streets marching under banners of hate, who went on to commit murder and other violent acts; and we saw people linking arms and putting themselves in harm’s way to defend equality, love, and respect. While we are sickened by the acts of terrorism, and haunted by vicious chants, at the same time we are emboldened by the words and actions of so many Americans who are willing to stand up against racism.