Oct. 10 event supported by WMC Project Grant focuses on farmworkers

Eugene Friends of Farm Workers received a Wayne Morse Center Project grant to promote and host two events at the Lane County Fairgrounds on October 10, 2024. During the day, the Lane County History Museum will open its doors (10 am to 7 pm) so visitors can explore their special exhibit on EFFW's pursuit of justice for farm laborers during the 1970s and César Chavez’s influence on Eugene. That evening, EFFW invites the public to a family-friendly concert to raise awareness of and support for PCUN, Oregon’s farm worker union. The bilingual event will feature Austin-based singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa and include updates from PCUN’s president on the organization’s current work empowering farmworkers and working Latinx families in Oregon, increasing Latinx representation in elections, and advocating for policy change at the state and national levels.