Photos for justice: On the Streets; under the Trees.

What is it like to not having a place to live, and the struggle for dignity? Award winning photojournalist David Bacon tells the story as it is: Homelessness in urban and rural California. You are invited to this important exhibit at the Asian Resource Gallery, 317 Ninth St at Harrison, Oakland, California, May to June, … More Photos for justice: On the Streets; under the Trees.

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A nightmare of sexual violence for farm-working, immigrant women.

By Jose R. Padilla and David Bacon (Life). Protect Female Workers. Oakland, California. Across the country, some 400,000 mostly immigrant women work in agriculture, toiling in fields, nurseries and packing plants. Such work is backbreaking and lowpaying. But for many of these women, it is also a nightmare of sexual violence. In a 2010 study from the University … More A nightmare of sexual violence for farm-working, immigrant women.

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Faces of Hunger in Alameda County, a photo exhibit by David Bacon

My dear friend David Bacon, a photojournalist who has extensively written about immigrant and working families is exhibiting “Faces of Hunger in Alameda County” at the California State Capitol, in the hallway in front of the Governor’s office. The photographic exhibit starts May 8, 2012. A reception is scheduled tomorrow at 10am in the Governor’s … More Faces of Hunger in Alameda County, a photo exhibit by David Bacon

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