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Remembering Jessie De La Cruz: farm worker, organizer, and activist

thesecondchance 5 September, 2013 Remembering Jessie De La Cruz: farm worker, organizer, and activist2015-01-15T22:18:27+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
This past weekend the United States lost Jessie De La Cruz, one of the early leaders of the United Farm Workers whose historic movement for farm worker justice won...
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A Reply

thesecondchance 29 April, 2013 A Reply2013-04-29T21:34:47+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
It is not easy for many small and medium-sized farmers to transition from industrial, high-input methods to sustainable, low-input methods. This transition would require expensive investments in order to...
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Garment Factory Collapse in Bangladesh: 382 Dead So Far

thesecondchance 29 April, 2013 Garment Factory Collapse in Bangladesh: 382 Dead So Far2013-04-29T18:00:15+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
  Photo Source We are deeply saddened and angered by the lives lost in the recent collapse of a garment factory in Savar, Bangladesh. A news report in the...
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Why Grow More Food: Simplicity in the Kitchen and in the Fields

thesecondchance 1 April, 2013 Why Grow More Food: Simplicity in the Kitchen and in the Fields2013-04-01T22:29:18+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
Cooking doesn’t have to be complicated. Delicious meals can be made with very few good quality ingredients, and often the best meals are. Looking through the recipe cards left...
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Why Grow More Food: Squeezing Profits from Long Value Chains

thesecondchance 27 March, 2013 Why Grow More Food: Squeezing Profits from Long Value Chains2013-03-27T21:39:59+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
The concept of a value chain is useful in understanding how our food system works. As food moves from the field to the table, various people including farmers, distributors,...
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Something P. Sainath Missed

thesecondchance 20 February, 2013 Something P. Sainath Missed2013-11-06T20:43:14+00:00 Food Policy No Comment
In his most recent column in the Hindu,  journalist and activist P. Sainath wrote about the challenges facing Chris Pawelski, a farmer who lives 50 miles upstate from New...
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What does invesment really mean?

thesecondchance 13 February, 2013 What does invesment really mean?2013-11-06T20:44:09+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
Here are two interesting videos that can help us understand the significance that global investments have for people and governments around the world. The videos aired  in India  when...
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Denial in an Age of Corporate Responsibility

thesecondchance 6 December, 2012 Denial in an Age of Corporate Responsibility2012-12-06T21:10:11+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
The news about Wal-Mart’s part in the tragic event that left 112 workers dead in Bangladesh keeps coming out, and every day we learn a bit more about globalization...
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Anti-Wal-Mart Escalation: Where are the Farmers?

thesecondchance 29 November, 2012 Anti-Wal-Mart Escalation: Where are the Farmers?2012-11-29T20:51:48+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
This week, the world witnessed both another round of well-organized protests against the world’s largest retail giant, Wal-Mart, and a deadly disaster in a Bangladesh factory directly linked to...
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Opposing Wal-Mart: Lessons from a history of resistance

thesecondchance 6 November, 2012 Opposing Wal-Mart: Lessons from a history of resistance2012-11-06T21:27:10+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest and most profitable retailer, is searching for new spaces to expand and generate profit. The company already operates around 3,000 stores in the United States,...
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