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Green Giant Layoff Marcha
Interviews and speeches recorded at a march in Watsonville, CA in support of laid-off workers from the Green Giant frozen foods packing plant. Interviews in English and Spanish, speeches in Spanish with translation.
Watsonville Green Giant Layoffs and the Earthquake One Year Later
Collection of interviews by Chuy Varela about the Green Giant lay offs as well as the progress and recovery of Watsonville from the 1989 earthquake. Interviewees include laid-off workers, Teamsters Local 912 Sec. Treas. Sergio Lopez, FEMA employees, families living in trailer parks, and other community members. Tape ends with the radio program about free trade agreements and the Watsonville plant closing.
Justice for Janitors
Date: 1/1/1990Call Number: CV 168Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: KPFACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Four activists from the LA based Justice for Janitors campaign, including Jono Shaffer and Jesus Perez, speak about the struggle of janitors in LA and efforts to improve the conditions for these workers.
In English and Spanish
Latinas in the 90s - Dolores Huerta Tribute
Date: 12/12/1990Call Number: CV 273AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
2nd annual Latinas in the 1990s event, organized by the Contra Costa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Acknowledges and cultivates women's accomplishments in human rights and social advancement on the Feast Day of the Lady of Guadalupe. Dolores Huerta, the keynote speaker, discusses how women have been at the forefront of social justice and that more women are needed in leadership for social justice to advance.
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