“Anytime Mónica calls, I just say yes': Long-time activism partners, EvaLongoria and MonicaRamirezOH, are teaming up for their newest initiative, the AltisimoLive Festival to benefit the Farmworker Covid-19 Relief Fund.
spoke with Eva and Mónica about the vital and timely importance of supporting our farmworkers across the nation.Mónica Ramírez: Once the crisis began, we immediately became concerned about the welfare of the farmworker community because we understood that farmworkers would be in grave risk of contracting the illness. If it were to get into the labor camps, there could be large numbers of farmworkers across the country who would not only get sick but potentially die.
When we heard that they selected our project to be the beneficiary, we were pleased, and wanted to help build additional support. We also wanted to make sure that whoever was part of the project was someone who wanted to celebrate the contributions of farmworkers and honor them. Eva has spent so many years looking at the contributions and power of the farmworker community, so we knew that she was the right person to ask to host the event.
EL: What people don’t realize is outside of the crisis, outside of the pandemic, the farmworker community has lived in poverty and with poverty wages. Their housing facilities are less than great; they live on top of each other sometimes, and so they don’t have access to hand sanitizers and gloves and soap and water. The working conditions are not up to standard. There’s so much that they go through on a normal basis.
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