PRG 5 SPEAKING OUT FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC JUSTICE INTERVEIW WITH 2 YOUNG WOMEN ACTIVISTS.
SELMA MERZA IS OF PAKISTANI HERITAGE CONCERNED FOR JUSTICE. SHE IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZER FOR UNITED STUDENTS AGAINST SWEATSHOPS. USAS SUPPORTS THE MOVEMENT TO END EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS EVERYWHERE. THROUGHT THE GLOBE, ESPECIALLY IN THE 3RD WORLD, WOMEN & CHILDREN LIVE & WORK IN SERVITUDE CONVERSATION FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING THE STRUGGLES OF LOW WAGE WORKERS & ISSUES OF WOMEN & CHILD LABOR ABUSE.
LUCY ZANE'S CHINESE HERITAGE PROVIDES A UNIQUE VIEW OF INJUSTICE, IMMIGRATION, & LABOR. LUCY IS A STUDENT AT DUKE UNIVERSITY INVOLVED IN AGRI-BUSINESS/FARMWORKER ISSUES. CONVERSATION FOCUSES ON THE HISTORICAL INJUSTICE AND RACISM CHINESE WERE SUBJECTED TO WHEN BROUGHT TO AMERICA TO WORK THE MINES & RAIL-ROADS.
YAT KITISCHEE NATIVE CENTER HONORING MOTHER-EARTH/INDIGENOUS VOICES
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PRG 5 SPEAKING OUT FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC JUSTICE
PROGRAM FEATURES TWO WOMEN ACTIVISTS AT 2009 IMMOKALEE ENCUENTRO. A. SELMA MERZA--UNITED STUDENTS AGAINST SWEATSHOPS B. LUCY ZANE--DUKE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CONVERSATIONS FOCUS ON RACISM,DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA TOWARDS IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN AMERICA, BOTH CURRENT & HISTORICAL TIMES. CONVERSATION FOCUSES ON THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN DIGNITY, FAIR LIVING WAGE,AND DECENT LIVING & WORKING CONDITIONS FOR THE WORLD'S WORKING POOR.