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Writers Talking:  Randy Shaw

Writers Talking: Randy Shaw

FromMultnomah County Library Podcasts


Writers Talking: Randy Shaw

FromMultnomah County Library Podcasts

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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

An evening with Randy Shaw, author of the new book Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century . In "Beyond the Fields," Shaw reveals the untold story of how the spirit of "Sí Se Puede" that began with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers in the 1960s still sets the course for today’s social justice movements. Shaw finds that the influence of Chavez and the UFW has ranged far and wide: in labor campaigns like Justice for Janitors, in the building of Latino political power, in the fight for environmental justice, in the growing national movement for immigrant rights, and even in Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. SEIU Executive Vice-President Eliseo Medina praises Shaw’s book as a "stirring account of how the UFW transformed people’s lives," and LeRoy Chatfield of the Farmworkers Documentation Project says it is a "must read" for former UFW volunteers.
Released:
Apr 13, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode

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