2.03 - Fair Food Program (with Gerardo Reyes Chavez)

Written By Jess Abbott

For our 2nd Sukkot themed episode, we examine the harvest side of the holiday as Rabbi Shira and Joshua welcome on Gerardo Reyes Chavez, a key leader for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida. Gerardo has been working in the fields since he was eleven years old and shares the difficult perspective of being a worker of the land and their continuing struggle for basic human rights.

Episode Timecodes:

(07:05) Interview with Gerardo Reyes Chavez

(37:10) Rabbi Shira's Guided Meditation

Show notes: 

1) Coalition of Immokalee Workers

2) Gerardo Reyes Chavez

3) Anti-Slavery Program

4) Fair Food Standards Council

5) In Appreciation of Those Who Work in the Fields

Jess Abbott
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