David Bacon

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David Bacon is a writer and photographer, and a former factory worker and union organizer. His latest book, In the Fields of the North / En los Campos del Norte, documents the lives of farm workers in photographs and oral histories. He is a member of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, CWA local 39521, and has been an immigrant rights activist for many years.

Contributions from David Bacon

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A Democratic Food System Means Unions for Farmworkers

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David Bacon

“Unions for farmworkers are the first, most basic step to power” – and democratizing the food system will be impossible without them.

Black and white photo of people at a protest

Fred Hirsch: Doing the Work That Needed To Be Done

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David Bacon

"If enough of us carry out a piece of what needs to be done, then change will most certainly come."

How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave

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David Bacon

A campaign that brought together African-Americans and undocumented workers stopped an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks.