We honor survivors. Whether or not you have spoken out, we affirm your experiences and support you. Standing with survivors strengthens our movement for there is no justice without accountability.
Our community has responded swiftly and with clarity, guided by a moral compass that leads us toward healing and truth. Together, we must demand transparency and accountability from anyone who perpetrates, enables or ignores abuse—from the fields to the White House.
Courageous organizing by farmworkers and their sacrifices laid the foundation for future movements and organizers. The Grape Boycott of the 1960s, the Chicano Moratorium of 1970, the Justice for Janitors campaigns of the 1990s, the “A Day without an Immigrant” march of 2006, these are just four examples of Latino-led struggles that lifted exploited people out of the shadows and secured collective bargaining rights and dignity. As Esmeralda Lopez said in the New York Times, “The movement—that’s the hero.” Now, we can shape the movement to meet this new moment and create a future rooted in solidarity.
We must transform broken systems that allow the powerful to exploit immigrants and workers, regardless of their status. Women, trans, and femme people continue to confront sexual violence and abuse. Our government is escalating its campaign to silence dissent, criminalize resistance, and erode our democracy. Farm and immigrant workers are under attack by a lawless Administration that tries to hunt us down. In the face of these attacks, the Farmworkers and their movement continue to bravely stand up and defend their rights, providing everyone with a beacon of hope and resilience. This moment calls for a renewed commitment to progress and to continue proudly advocating for the liberation of all peoples.
We are beautiful voices who loudly, unflinchingly demand a better future for ourselves and generations to come. We stand in awe of the incredible sacrifices that our ancestors made to build a better society. We embrace everyone struggling to survive, and raise our fists at injustice so we can all thrive.
Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo. La lucha sigue.
David Huerta, SEIU-United Service Workers West
Arnulfo De La Cruz, SEIU Local 2015
Vanessa Aramayo, Alliance for a Better Community
Teresa Romero, United Farm Workers Angelica Salas, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)
Alberta Roacho, Federacion de Clubes y Organizaciones de Colima
Alberto Retana, Community Coalition
Alex Moran, Teamsters Local 396
Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator for California
Alicia Flores, The Hank Lacayo Youth And Family Community Center
Ana Ponce, GPSN
Anamarie Avila Farias, CA Assemblymember
Angelica Salas, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)
Anica Walls, SEIU 1000
Anna Caballero, State Senator
Antonio Tijerino, Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Aquilina Soriano Versoza, Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California
Armida Ornelas, LA Mission College
Arnulfo De La Cruz, SEIU 2015
Audrey Diaz Dow, Secoya Affect
Benjamin Torres, CDTech
Bobby Olvera Jr., ILWU
Brenda Victoria Castillo, National Hispanic Media Coalition
Carlos Cota, IATSE
Carlos Vellanoweth, Center For Autonomous Social Action (CASA-HGT)
Carmen Perez, Gathering for Justice
Cástulo de la Rocha, AltaMed Health Services
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, CA Assemblymember
Cecilia Rodríguez, Alianza Hondureña de Los Angeles
Cesar Zaldivar Motts, Newstart Housing Corp
Charlie Hernandez, Iron Workers 377
Cristina Gutierrez Medina, DIY Girls
David Huerta, SEIU USWW
Denise Diaz, New Image Consulting
Dr. Amada Armenta, UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute
Eddie Martinez, Latino Equality Alliance
Efrain Escobedo, Mi Familia Vota
Elidia Reyes, The August 29th Chicano Moratorium Committee
Eloise Gomez Reyes, State Senator
Emma Hernandez, Southeast Community Development Corporation Ernesto Corona, Hermandad Mexicana
Frank Arce, CWA District 9, AFL-CIO
Frankie Miranda, Hispanic Federation
Gaby Cardenas, Colibri Collective
Greisa Martínez Rosas, United We Dream
Hector Sanchez Barba, Mi Familia Vota
Imelda Padilla, LA Councilmember
Jackie Cohen, ExpandLA
Janet Murguía, UnidosUS
Jocelyn Duarte, SALEF
Joel Ochoa Perez, Sin Fronteras
Joseph Tomás Mckellar, PICO California
Juan Jose Gutierrez, The Full Rights For Immigrants Coalition
Juan Venancio, Poblanos USA
Julián Castro, Latino Community Foundation
Katharine Pichardo, Latino Victory Project
Kelly Gonez, LAUSD Board Member, District 6
Kevin Perez, Somos Familia Valle
CA Sen. Lena Gonzalez, California Latino Legislative Caucus
Leo Perez-Ferrer, RN, SEIU 121RN
Leonard Aguilar, Texas AFL-CIO
Leticia Andueza, New Economics for Women
Lisa Calderon, CA Assemblymember
Lorena Gonzalez, California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO
Lorraine Montemayor, Texas AFL-CIO
Lourdes Rosado, LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Luis Sandoval, Building Skills Partnership
Marco Davis, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Margarita Berta-Avila, California Faculty Association
Maria Elena Durazo, State Senator
Maria Elena Meraz, Parent Engagement Academy
Maria Teresa Kumar, Voto Latino
Mario Villa, Vamos Unidos USA
Mark Magaña, GreenLatinos
Martha Arevalo, CARECEN
Mia Bonta, CA Assemblymember
Michelle Vilchez, Innovate Public Schools
Miguel Santana, California Community Foundation
Moctezuma Esparza, Maya Cinemas
Mónica Ramírez, Justice for Migrant Women. Karla Pineda, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)
Nancy Villarreal, Parent Organization Network (PON)
Orson Aguilar, Latino Prosperity
Pablo C. Villavicencio, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
Renata Soto, Mosaic Changemakers
Rev. Jennifer Gutierrez, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice
Ricardo Cisneros, Inland Empire Labor Council AFL-CIO
Riko Mendez, SEIU 521
Robert Garcia, Congressman
Robert Martinez, IAM Western Region
CA Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas
Robert Sainz, New Ways to Work, Inc
Roman Palomares, LULAC
Rudy Espinoza, Inclusive Action For The City
Rudy Gonzalez, San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
Sandra Diaz, SEIU USWW
Sasha Renee Perez, State Senator
Sharon Quirk Silva, CA Assemblymember
Sonja Diaz, Unseen
Susan Martinez, Nevada AFL-CIO
Susan Naranjo, CIR/SEIU Healthcare
Teresa Romero, United Farm Workers
Veronica Padilla, Pacoima Beautiful
Victor Mineros, Teamsters Joint Council 42
Victor Sanchez, LAANE
Vivian Huelgo, Esperanza United
Wendy Carrillo, Former CA State Assemblymember
Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez, Californians Together
Yolie Flores, Families In Schools
Zenia Javalera, SEIU 6