Image - Chasing the Harvest in Heat
Image - Chasing the Harvest in Heat

CHASING THE HARVEST IN THE HEAT

Rising temperatures is making hard outdoor jobs even harder. Health experts say agricultural and construction workers are especially vulnerable as it gets so hot that airplanes can’t take off and rail lines start to melt. What is being done to protect low-paid workers from heat exhaustion and dehydration?

Join us for a conversation about how rising temperatures change the way our food is grown and our homes and yards maintained.

Speakers
Image - Bañuelos

Blanca A. Bañuelos

Co-Director, Migrant Unit at California Rural Legal Assistance Inc.

Image - Gabriel Thompson

Gabriel Thompson

Author, Chasing the Harvest: Migrant Workers in California Agriculture

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Greg Dalton

Founder and Host, Climate One

Additional Speakers TBA