It’s a Saturday morning on a hot August day in Madera, California. Laura and her three sons—Emilio, 15; Kevin, 14; and Carlitos, 12—rush to load banquet tables, flower bouquets, and other decorations into a large truck. Today the family will decorate venues for two events and deliver Laura’s homemade desserts for a third client. "Today is a good day," Laura says aloud.
Jose Eduardo is the AFSC Lovelace Fellow with the Pan Valley Institute. He has collaborated with PVI for over a decade to advocate for access to education, health care, workers' rights, and better living conditions for Central California residents.
Thanking all workers, particularly farmworkers, for working tirelessly to guaranty American households have food at our tables.