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DESCRIPTION:The conditions of farm workers have deteriorated greatly since the 1970s 
 and 80s.  Taking inflation into account, wages are less than half.  In 
 photographs and testimonies, In the Fields of the North / En los Campos del 
 Norte shows that these conditions are provoking a new wave of organizing 
 efforts.  It is the first book to do so visually, and in the words of farm 
 workers themselves.  It is a completely bilingual book, with extensive 
 captions for all the images and oral histories in accessible narrative 
 form. \n \n“What is distinctive about David Bacon´s work is his 
 persistence and determination to be present at decisive moments in the 
 lives of workers. His photo essays allow us to feel that we are there, 
 observing the events unfolding.  We are witnesses to intimate moments of 
 farmers working at dawn in the onion fields.  We hear the testimonies of 
 people participating in political action - with the strength of the 
 community filling the air.” Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, professor of Chicano 
 Studies, UCLA\n\nDavid Bacon is a California-based writer and 
 photographer.  He is the author of several books about migration, 
 including The Children of NAFTA, Communities Without Borders and Illegal 
 People – How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants. 
 Bacon was a factory worker and union organizer for two decades with the 
 United Farm Workers, the International Ladies Garment Workers and other 
 unions. Today he documents the changing conditions in the workforce, the 
 impact of the global economy, war and migration, and the struggle for human 
 rights. His photography has been exhibited in the U.S. Mexico and Europe, 
 and his articles and photoessays have been published widely. As a 
 photojournalist, David Bacon has been documenting through photographs and 
 stories the lives of farm workers since 1988.\n\nThere is no admission 
 charge.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/08/18/18801711.php
SUMMARY:The Brutal Conditions of US Agriculture Workers in New Book of Photo Essays
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\n1680 Market Street\nSan Francisco, CA  94110
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/08/18/18801711.php
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