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Ann Lopéz joined the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council and Safe Ag Safe Schools for a press conference, on Cesar Chavez Day, to tell California Department of Pesticide Regulation that we must lead the way in children's safety.
Read MoreAt present, the pesticide regulators at the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and our agriculture commissioners in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties have acted much like the state and local regulators in Flint: they have looked the other way, despite surely knowing of the CHAMACOS organophosphate pesticide studies that indicate brain harms to Salinas Valley children.
Read MoreDr. Ann Lopez of Center for Farmworker Family speaks about environmental racism and the use of pesticides in Salinas Valley California.
Read MoreDr. Ann Lopez reflects on 2016, the origins of Center for Farmworker Families, and our direction in 2017
Read MoreFarmworker children from all over Central California came to the site and lined up to receive school supplies and engage in science activities.
Read MoreThe Center for Farmworker Families made a pamphlet to easier spread the word about the essential work that is being done by Oaxacan Community Shed. (Available in both English and Spanish).
Read MoreSlug Tutoring is the free in home tutoring project developed and coordinated by Center for Farmworker Families administrator assistants and UCSC students Julio Molina and Diane Flores.
Read MoreThis video, featuring Dr. Ann Lopez, is about the California Department of Housing and Development's 50 Mile Rule, one of the many arbitrary and oppressive regulations affecting our state's agricultural workers and their children's education.
Read MoreSave the Oaxacan Community Shed, a central zone where community farmworkers are able to come and recieve sustainable donations like food and clothing.
Read MoreCenter for Farmworker Families' founder Dr. Ann Lopez speaking at the Cesar Chavez festival in San Francisco.
Read MoreOn January 29, Dr. Ann Lopez gave a talk on Food Justice at University of California, Santa Cruz.
Read MoreThe Center for Farmworker Families hosts its Annual Farmworker Family Christmas Fiesta
Read MoreDr. Ann Lopez and Caroline Cox, Director of Center for Environmental Health as on Rona Renner's Radio Show on KPFA talking about the threats of pesticides
Read MoreFor 150 years the U.S. exploiting class has repeatedly sent its troops (illegally) across borders of other nations, occupying countries, imposing unequal treaties and trade agreements, overthrowing and assassinating leaders, imposing their own puppets and pawns, all in order to suck out wealth by ripping off natural resources and enforcing life-sapping cheap labor.
Read MoreThe Center for Farmworker Families is a non-profit organization dedicated to education, advocacy, and support for farmworker families. Our mission is to promote awareness about the difficult life circumstances of farmworker families while proactively inspiring improvement in binational family life both in the United States and in Mexico.
We are developing projects to improve the lives of farmworker families and we can't do it without your support. Please donate today. Your donations will be used for farmworker Christmas gifts.
Center for Farmworker Families is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
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