This year, as farmworkers continue to be disproportionately affected by the pandemic as well as stresses from climate change, low wages, unsafe working conditions, and crowded housing, we are looking towards the future and envisioning what farm work could look like in the coming years. We started by pairing SAF interns with farmworkers across North Carolina... [Read more]
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Migrating For A Dream
In 2019, Student Action with Farmworkers’ interns worked with farmworkers and migrant education students to create visual alphabets focusing on the theme of farm work. Method During two participatory workshops, 18 SAF interns convened two visits to farmworker camps with 5-20 workers each and one summer camp for migrant education students with 15 middle and... [Read more]
More Than One Story
Twenty-five years of narratives from farmworkers mostly in the Carolinas, told in labor camp kitchens, on trailer porch stoops, and in small living rooms with fans whirring and children playing nearby. It is stories of cultural celebrations, of helping a sick co-worker, standing up to the crew leader, of wage theft and illness from pesticide... [Read more]
I Am | I See | I Think | I Wonder
Through oral history interviews and portraits of farmworkers, 22 SAF students conducted documentary work with farmworkers in the Southeast during the summer of 2015, focusing on the theme I Am, I See, I Think, I Wonder. Students used these prompts to interview workers about their personal stories/ identity and also stories of work. They asked who... [Read more]
What We Carry
SAF interns collaborated with farmworkers in North and South Carolina to create photographs, drawings, collages, and writing on the theme of What We Carry. Workers shared stories of what they carry with them, whether it be tangible or intangible. The SAF students compiled the work into a zine that offers a reflection on the connections... [Read more]