Carrying forward the moral vision of César Chávez
All the rest of the assignments ask you to consider the ways in which the MVCC has been carried forward, or not, over the past 15 years. I encourage the class as a whole to consider addressing, in pairs and groups, the four topical areas:
- Farm work, dignity of labor, union organizing, fighting for just wages. (Martin, Allen et al., For I was Hungry, Bishops of Tucson/Mexicali)
- Social justice, racial justice, immigration push factors (in rural Mexico) and pull factors (in agriculture). (Death of Ramon Gonzales)
- Agriculture, food access, food security, world food crisis, poverty. (FIWH, Wirth, Allen et al., Andrews, DRG 4)
- Technology in agriculture, pesticides, workplace conditions, Green Revolution in Mexico. (DRG 2 & 6, Warner)
As you go about reading the rest of the term (except Jesse), I encourage you to read for these topics, looking for items that can inform your understanding. In other words, read to acquire specific knowledge that you can use, as you would for research. My suggestions are in parentheses. Note that the topics above are not discrete; there is some overlap.
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Syllabus for The Moral Vision of Cesar Chavez, Envs 161, Spring 2008
REVISED & EXPANDED 22 May Jesse & the MVCC CBL assignment
Classroom template in Word
Literacy template in Word
Final project assignment
REVISED Concept map of MVCC and the URL for downloading Inspiration 8 for the concept map
Fair Food invitation and pictures from The Migrant Project to use with it
FEV Evaluation
Letter to Immigrant Roots participants
IR survey 2
Bishop Kincanas and Isidro on farm workers in Yuma/Mexicali
Catholic Relief Services
Character Based Education at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics; Catholic character based education
Virtue Ethics for Environmental Leaders
Ways of Ancient Mexico Reviving Barren Lands
Mexican farmer wins Goldman Prize
REVISED Comparative rhetorical analysis assignment revised May 5
Poster Assignment due May 20
Farmworker movement photo gallery
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Alba's Farm to Church Stand
Hotlinks for Envs 161
Immigrant roots 2
Warner, Keith Douglass, OFM. 2001. Fruit of the Earth and Work of Human Hands: Agricultural Stewardship and Sustainable Agriculture from the Perspective of Catholic Social Teaching.
Chavez speech at Commonwealth Club
Economic Justice for All (US Catholic Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on the Economy)
Web-based readings
Furillo, Andy. 2001. Toiling Under Abuse. The Sacramento Bee.
Thinking critically about internet citations
Describe & explain an aspect of the MVCC due May 1
Pre-MVCC outline assignment
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Student work from 2005:
The moral vision of organic agriculture: a presentation by Sandra Calderon and Kelli Okubo integrating the moral vision of Cesar Chavez with the origins of organic agriculture for ALBA Farmers. What Would Cesar Do Today? By Sandra Calderon.
Farmworker Struggles (Kate Trevelyn-Hall and Veronica Toscano)
The cost of human dignity (Matt Klemanski and James Hanold)
Ruthless environments (Kate Hitchcock, Chantel Molatore and Liz Traube)
The social benefits of small farms (Ben Lazzarini, Brandon Voelker,
Scott Naylor)
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