Red Emma’s

There is more interest in food these days than ever, yet there is very little interest in the hands that pick it. Farmworkers, the foundation of our fresh food industry, are routinely abused and robbed of wages. In extreme cases they can be beaten, sexually harassed or even enslaved – all within the borders of the United States.

Food Chains reveals the human cost in our food supply and the complicity of large buyers of produce like fast food and supermarkets. Fast food is big, but supermarkets are bigger – earning $4 trillion globally. They have tremendous power over the agricultural system. Over the past 3 decades they have drained revenue from their supply chain leaving farmworkers in poverty and forced to work under subhuman conditions. Yet many take no responsibility for this.

The narrative of the film focuses on an intrepid and highly lauded group of tomato pickers from Southern Florida – the Coalition of Immokalee Workers or CIW – who are revolutionizing farm labor. Their story is one of hope and promise for the triumph of morality over corporate greed – to ensure a dignified life for farm workers and a more humane, transparent food chain.

Following the film, Marc will facilitate a panel discussion with 

​Ken Brown, also known as the spoken word artist Analysis, is a poet, activist, minister, organizer, consultant, and educator striving to empower people to do justice, end oppression, and transform society.​
Sergio España served on the steering committee for the Student Farmworker Alliance, based in Immokalee and was involved with farmworker solidarity efforts from 2008 through 2013.  He has lived in Baltimore for the past ten years and worked alongside other community members in the city around issues of health disparities, workers rights, and counter-militarism.
Rachel Winograd is the Food Justice Coordinator for CATA - El Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas (Farmworker Support Committee), a non-profit, migrant farmworker organization that is governed by and comprised of farmworkers who are actively engaged in the struggle for better working and living conditions in the mid-Atlantic region.