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Michael J. Fox and Lupe Gamboa on “Fight in the Fields: The Farmworkers’ Struggle for Economic and Social Justice in the Yakima Valley”
April 5, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lupe Gamboa is a former farmworker, organizer, and community activist; Michal J. Fox is a civil rights activist, labor lawyer, and retired judge. Together they will talk about the economic and social inequalities of migrant labor in the Yakima Valley, and the activism that has sought to address them. This talk accompanies the opening of the exhibit of “La Causa: Social Justice Activism in the Yakima Valley” currently up in Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections. Hosted by the WSU Libraries, along with the Honors Collee, Student Equity/Multicultural Student Services, Student Affairs, and the Common Reading Program. Link to Livestream:https://youtu.be/yjkqgM7l9dE