By Deborah Martinez Martinez, Ph.D. In 1968-69, workers of the Colorado Brighton-based carnation greenhouse struck for better wages and working conditions. The woman-led union collaborated with the United Farm Workers and many other organizations. The strikers supported farm worker legislation—three bills—in the Colorado State Legislature. The strike and the legislation is part of the narrative… Continue reading Five decades ago, Kitayama Strike put human rights for farmworkers at forefront
Month: June 2024
Somos Agua honors the Water Protectors through silk murals
Book Review By Deborah Martinez Martinez Somos Agua is a treasure for everyone who is or wants to be a Water Protector. Author and artist Belinda Garcia, aka Manuko G. Garcia, began as a tribute to the Water Protectors at Sanding Rock, ND. In whole, the honoring included paintings on silk executed by several Colorado… Continue reading Somos Agua honors the Water Protectors through silk murals