Our theme for National Farmworker Awareness Week this year is Todos Unidos / Everyone Together. For each day of the week of action, we'll be highlighting well-known and lesser-known activists in the history of the farmworker movement. Learn about these important activists and the issues they worked on below and make sure to share the messages each day with your own communities.
Day 1: Harriet Tubman
+ Learn more about Harriet Tubman in the film Harriet
+ Take action on a Pathway to Citizenship for Farmworkers
Day 2: Fannie Lou Hamer
+ Watch the new documentary film, Fannie Lou Hamer's America, told through Hamer's public speeches, personal interviews, and powerful songs
+ Take Action on Voting Rights
Day 3: Larry Itliong
+ Watch the film Delano Manongs to learn about the story of farm labor organizer Larry Itliong
+ Take Action on a Federal Heat Stress Standard
Day 4: César Chávez
+ Watch the biopic César Chávez to learn about the civil rights and labor leader
+ Take Action on Overtime Pay for Workers
Day 5: Dolores Huerta
+ Watch Dolores to learn more about the life of Chicanca labor union activist Dolores Huerta
+ Take Action to Stop Abuses in the H-2A Visa Program
Day 6: Nan Freeman
+ Read about Nan Freeman's legacy as a student activist in Remembering Nan Freeman
+ Take Action to Join the Wendy's Boycott
Day 7: Bacilio Castro
+ Read an interview with poultry worker organizer Bacilio Castro: A commitment to fight for dignity: “In this country, all workers have rights”
+ Take Action to Protect Workers' Rights to Organize