Black Farmworkers Allege Discrimination, Lost Wages, and Abuse of Worker Visa Program to Deny Equal Treatment to U.S. Workers | Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI – Today, five Black U.S. farmworkers from Mississippi sued Gregory Carr for discriminating against them in favor of white foreign workers, costing them thousands of dollars in...

Today Southern Migrant Legal Services and the Mississippi Center for Justice filed a lawsuit on behalf of five Black U.S. workers who were discriminated against in favor of white South African H-2A workers. Read more about the case here: www.trla.org/news-release...

Thank you for this beautiful appeal to human decency

Louisiana migrant workers sue Lafayette-area sugar cane farm over wages in federal labor suit The workers are suing Bayou Sugar Growers, a St. Martinville company that also has farms in Iberville and Pointe Coupee.

"Employers have the idea & believe that foreign workers from places like Mexico are so desperate that they will put up with conditions that other workers might not. Just because they’re driven by and motivated to have a job & an income to support their families.”
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Natalia Imperatori-Lee Preaches for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe YouTube video by Catholic Women Preach

Happy Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe! Please take a few minutes to watch @nimperatori.bsky.social's beautiful reflection for Catholic Women Preach. Her message remains as urgent as ever.

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Promotional graphic for an event titled 'What Do We Do Now? Catholic Responsibilities, Opportunities After the Election and Synod,' hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. The event takes place on Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00 pm EST in Gaston Hall at Georgetown University and is livestreamed. Speakers: David Brooks (New York Times), Sr. Teresa Maya (Catholic Health Association), Kerry Robinson (Catholic Charities USA), and Vincent Rougeau (College of the Holy Cross).

Our next Public Dialogue “What Do We Do Now? Catholic Responsibilities, Opportunities After the Election and Synod” will be held on Tues 12/10 at 7pm in Gaston Hall at Georgetown University and online via livestream. A dessert reception will follow! RSVP: bit.ly/WhatNowCatho... #WhatNowCatholics

"Precarious Protection: Analyzing Compliance with Pesticide Regulations for Farmworker Safety"

"Exposed and At Risk: Opportunities to Strengthen Enforcement of Pesticide Regulations for Farmworker Safety"

"Essentially Unprotected: A Focus on Farmworker Health Laws and Policies Addressing Pesticide Exposure and Heat-Related Illness"

It was an honor to convene this fantastic group of advocates for pesticide protection for farmworkers at the Nat’l Farmworker Law Conf. Especially grateful to Laurie Beyranevand for giving me the chance to work on the first Food System Worker Law & Policy Project report as a CAFS legal intern ☺️.