FILM SCREENING: DOLORES

Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers union with César Chávez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Chávez, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century – and she continues the fight to this day, at 87. With intimate and unprecedented access to this intensely private mother to eleven, the film reveals the raw, personal stakes involved in committing one’s life to social change.

Opening Remarks by Jesse Arreguín – Mayor of Berkeley

Film Followed by Discussion Panel: Farm Labor Organizing in 2018

Facilitated by Felipe Ocampo – Ecology Center’s Berkeley Farmers’ Markets

Panelist from Swanton Berry Farms – UFW Certified and member of our Berkeley Farmer’s Markets