Essential but treated as expendable: farmworkers are vital to climate justice
By Lin Nelson, Evergreen retired faculty, Strengthening Sanctuary Alliance member and member of the COSH (Committees on Safety and...
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Supporting Immgrant Rights in our Communities
Supporting Immgrant Rights in our Communities
annefischel
- Oct 2, 2022
Deadly Inequality for Farm Workers
Heat, smoke and climate assault are the "new normal" for workers, especially in agriculture.
annefischel
- Oct 16, 2021
SSA's letter to Senators Murray and Cantwell: Keep Your Promise. Citizenship for All!
On Oct. 11, 2021, SSA joined our allies and coalition partners in Tacoma to urge our senators to stand strong for citizenship for all....
annefischel
- Sep 4, 2021
In an overheating world, farmworkers should not pay the price
Working the fields under a brutal sun
annefischel
- Apr 26, 2021
Semana Conmemorativa de los Trabajadores
Recordar y honrar la decisión de fortalecer la seguridad y la salud en el lugar de trabajo.
annefischel
- Apr 26, 2021
Workers’ Memorial Week
We remember workers who died from hazards endured on the job--and resolve to support workplace safety and health.
annefischel
- Mar 4, 2021
An Energized Movement Steps Up for Essential Workers
Lin Nelson, March 2, 2021 Originally Published in Works in Progress. https://olywip.org/ Our work, our bodies, ourselves —apart, together...
annefischel
- Feb 28, 2021
"Our lives and security are important."
"We are organizing this union because we want to be treated with dignity and respect at work. Allan Brothers needs to recognize that...
annefischel
- Feb 24, 2021
We are called essential, but treated as disposable. Support vaccine equity for the Latinx Community
February 22, 2021 Governor Inslee PO Box 40002 Olympia, WA. 98504-0002 Secretary of Health Shah 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW STE 220 Olympia, WA...
joellebel4
- Feb 21, 2021
Virtual Public Forum on Immigration
League of Women Voters Thurston County will host a forum on what we can expect on immigration issues with the change of U.S....
annefischel
- Feb 20, 2021
Immigration Mythbusting: Myth #2
To effectively challenge anti-immigrant sentiment and policies, we need to expose misinformation when we find it. This series debunks the...
annefischel
- Jan 8, 2021
The Undoing
by Steffani Powell Photo by Jonathan McIntosh The Wall The last four years have seen a relentless attack on immigrants and our...
annefischel
- Jan 3, 2021
Immigration Myth Busting #1
In this weekly series we debunk the most common ‘myths’ that that are used to justify anti-immigration policies and claims. Myth No. 1:...
annefischel
- Dec 19, 2020
Federal Judge Reinstates DACA
Photo from the New York Times In early December a federal judge in the U.S. district court of Brooklyn ordered the federal government to...
annefischel
- Oct 24, 2020
Finally: a Relief Fund for Immigrant Workers
Finally, immigrant workers can get support for the impacts caused by COVID. Recognizing that immigrant workers are critical to...
annefischel
- Aug 4, 2020
SSA to Governor's Council on Health Disparities: Tell the Story of Pandemic's Impact on Farmworkers
August 3, 2020 Dear Members of the Governor’s Council on Health Disparities and Secretary, Department of Health: The Strengthening...
annefischel
- Jul 25, 2020
Letter to Governor Inslee from Strengthening Sanctuary Alliance: Protect Agricultural Workers
There has long been an absence of respect and support for farmworkers. Aggressively protecting their health would be a good place to start.
annefischel
- Jul 25, 2020
Yakima County Agricultural Workers are Organizing for Health, Rights, Dignity
On May 7th the workers at six Yakima Valley packinghouses went out on strike. Among their demands: health-protective working and living...
annefischel
- Jul 23, 2020
Who are "We"?
Since the onset of COVID_19 the slogan, We are all in this together" has been heard everywhere. But who is the "we"?
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