Human Rights: Fair Food at the Kitchen Table

Tomato-shaped sign that reads "Slavery in the supply chain"

January 22, 2021

2:00PM - 3:00PM

Online

Add to Calendar 2021-01-22 15:00:00 2021-01-22 16:00:00 Human Rights: Fair Food at the Kitchen Table Please join the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center for their event for Human Trafficking Awareness Month, "Human Rights: Fair Food at the Kitchen Table." To register, please fill out a brief webinar registration. This event is free, open to the public, and will be virtually hosted via Zoom. Description: The agricultural industry has many historical ties to slave economies of the past including the demand for cheap labor and commodities. In fact, migrant farm work continues to be one of the most exploited labor sectors in the United States. Migrant labor has been essential for the agricultural industry in western states such as California and Oregon as well as the Mid-West and across the nation. This discussion will focus on the experiences of migrant farm workers to better understand how their working conditions and rights are central to combating human trafficking and ensuring a just food system. Experts will discuss the legacies of slave economies and immigration law on contemporary migrant farm workers’ rights as well as the ongoing farmworker civil rights movement to ensure their fair treatment. The discussion will also highlight the ongoing work of the Coalition for Immokalee Workers, an internationally recognized farmworker organization, and feature two anti-trafficking scholar-activists. Participants will learn about how the struggle for fair wages, work safety, and the human rights of farm workers is central to combating unfreedom today. Panel: The Coalition for Immokalee Workers (worker-based human rights organization) Dr. Jennifer Suchland (WGSS and SEELC, The Ohio State University) Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima (Ethnic Studies, University of Utah) For more information about the event, please visit the Freedom Center event page. To learn more about Human Trafficking Awareness Month with the center and the social justice work to support survivors, view Dr. Suchland's blog post, "Human Trafficking Awareness Month: Making Connections to Social Justice Part I." Online OSU ASC Drupal 8 ascwebservices@osu.edu America/New_York public

Add to Calendar 2021-01-22 14:00:00 2021-01-22 15:00:00 Human Rights: Fair Food at the Kitchen Table Please join the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center for their event for Human Trafficking Awareness Month, "Human Rights: Fair Food at the Kitchen Table." To register, please fill out a brief webinar registration. This event is free, open to the public, and will be virtually hosted via Zoom. Description: The agricultural industry has many historical ties to slave economies of the past including the demand for cheap labor and commodities. In fact, migrant farm work continues to be one of the most exploited labor sectors in the United States. Migrant labor has been essential for the agricultural industry in western states such as California and Oregon as well as the Mid-West and across the nation. This discussion will focus on the experiences of migrant farm workers to better understand how their working conditions and rights are central to combating human trafficking and ensuring a just food system. Experts will discuss the legacies of slave economies and immigration law on contemporary migrant farm workers’ rights as well as the ongoing farmworker civil rights movement to ensure their fair treatment. The discussion will also highlight the ongoing work of the Coalition for Immokalee Workers, an internationally recognized farmworker organization, and feature two anti-trafficking scholar-activists.  Participants will learn about how the struggle for fair wages, work safety, and the human rights of farm workers is central to combating unfreedom today. Panel: The Coalition for Immokalee Workers (worker-based human rights organization) Dr. Jennifer Suchland (WGSS and SEELC, The Ohio State University) Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima (Ethnic Studies, University of Utah) For more information about the event, please visit the Freedom Center event page. To learn more about Human Trafficking Awareness Month with the center and the social justice work to support survivors, view Dr. Suchland's blog post, "Human Trafficking Awareness Month: Making Connections to Social Justice Part I." Online Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies wgss@osu.edu America/New_York public

Please join the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center for their event for Human Trafficking Awareness Month, "Human Rights: Fair Food at the Kitchen Table." To register, please fill out a brief webinar registration. This event is free, open to the public, and will be virtually hosted via Zoom.

Description: The agricultural industry has many historical ties to slave economies of the past including the demand for cheap labor and commodities. In fact, migrant farm work continues to be one of the most exploited labor sectors in the United States. Migrant labor has been essential for the agricultural industry in western states such as California and Oregon as well as the Mid-West and across the nation. This discussion will focus on the experiences of migrant farm workers to better understand how their working conditions and rights are central to combating human trafficking and ensuring a just food system. Experts will discuss the legacies of slave economies and immigration law on contemporary migrant farm workers’ rights as well as the ongoing farmworker civil rights movement to ensure their fair treatment. The discussion will also highlight the ongoing work of the Coalition for Immokalee Workers, an internationally recognized farmworker organization, and feature two anti-trafficking scholar-activists. Participants will learn about how the struggle for fair wages, work safety, and the human rights of farm workers is central to combating unfreedom today.

Panel:

The Coalition for Immokalee Workers (worker-based human rights organization)
Dr. Jennifer Suchland (WGSS and SEELC, The Ohio State University)
Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima (Ethnic Studies, University of Utah)

For more information about the event, please visit the Freedom Center event page. To learn more about Human Trafficking Awareness Month with the center and the social justice work to support survivors, view Dr. Suchland's blog post, "Human Trafficking Awareness Month: Making Connections to Social Justice Part I."