BRATTLEBORO — The Root Social Justice Center is partnering with Justicia Migrante/Migrant Justice (JM) to present a community forum on JM's current campaign, Milk With Dignity, at the Root, 28 Williams St., on Saturday, May 9, from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Justicia Migrante is a migrant farmworker-led organization based out of northern Vermont whose mission is “to build the voice, capacity, and power of the migrant farmworker community and engage community partners to organize for economic justice and human rights.” There are more than 1,500 migrant farmworkers across Vermont, according to the organization.
After organizing campaigns around creating drivers' licenses for undocumented migrants, and beginning a community conversation about bias-free policing in Vermont, Justicia Migrante is launching its newest campaign: Milk With Dignity.
This campaign addresses what organizers call “the economic injustices of dairy corporations who make their profits off the backs of dairy farmers and dairy farmworkers” by calling for the redistribution of resources that comply with worker-defined housing and labor standards, according to a news release.
Migrant farmworkers will be on hand to talk about their experiences, and information will be provided on the campaign.