| More about our documentary film "Silenced Voices"
Contact us to host a viewing at vtmfsp@gmail.com or purchase the film here with accompanying educational resources Donate Page About Silenced Voices Produced and Directed by Gustavo Terán, Brendan O’Neill and Sam Mayfield for the VT Migrant Farmworker Solidarity Project |
On January 9, 2010 the VT Migrant Farmworker Solidarity Project led a delegation to Chiapas, Mexico to return the body of migrant farmworker José Obeth Santis Cruz who was killed in a VT farming accident. We spent the first week with Obeth's family and community and the second week seeking to understand why so many people are migrating from Chiapas to Vermont. This 3 part interview with Abraham Rivera from the Center for Economic and Political Investigation and Community Action (www.ciepac.org) sheds light on the root causes of migration. Click on 'Read More' for parts 2 and 3.
Posted Fri, 10/29/2021 - 12:35pm
We have wrapped up the Dignity Tour, our largest speaking tour ever! Over the past month, we have traveled to 7 states, giving a total of 29 presentations to audiences around the region.
This massive undertaking wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support of allies who organized stops, provided housing and food, and made donations to keep us going. The Dignity Tour connected Migrant Justice with hundreds of new supporters, who learned about Milk with Dignity and committed to help expand the program to protect more workers’ rights and continue transforming the dairy industry.
After our 7-state, 29-presentation speaking tour, we are soon heading back on the road for our most ambitious action yet! The speaking tour was a tremendous success, but to bring Hannaford on board we know that we can’t let up the pressure. That’s why we are calling on Milk with Dignity supporters to converge on Portland, Maine for a march and rally near the Hannaford headquarters.
We need you to march with us on 11/8 from 3-6pm in Portland! Take these two important steps:
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Posted Mon, 12/18/2017 - 4:40pm
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On December 22, 2009 in Fairfield, Vermont on Howrigan dairy farm 20 year old José Obeth Santiz Cruz from the town of Las Margaritas, Chiapas, Mexico was killed in a tragic farming accident. Last night, on December 23rd, a Candle Light Vigil was held in Burlington in order to remember and honor the hard work, sacrifice and tragic death of migrant farm worker José Obeth Santiz Cruz.
Posted Thu, 01/07/2010 - 11:05am
On December 22, 2009 on a bone chilling winter afternoon in Fairfield, Vermont on Howrigan dairy farm 20 year old José Obeth Santiz Cruz from the town of Las Margaritas, Chiapas, Mexico was killed in a tragic farming accident. The death was confirmed by his co-workers and family members last night as concern and sadness spread throughout the migrant farm worker community mourning the young migrant farm workers’ death. Obeth is survived by roughly 80 extended family and community members who currently live and work on Vermont dairy farms.
| On December 22, 2009 in Fairfield, Vermont on Howrigan dairy farm 20 year old José Obeth Santiz Cruz from Las Margaritas, Chiapas, Mexico was killed in a tragic farming accident. On December 23rd, the a Candle Light Vigil was held in Burlington at the Vermont Workers' Center (http://workerscenter.org) in order to remember and honor the hard work, sacrifice and tragic death of migrant farm worker José Obeth Santiz Cruz and to call upon Vermonters to commit themselves to work for real immigration reform that recognizes and respects the basic needs, dignity and human rights of all immigrants. |
