SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 06MARCH22 - Demonstrators oppose the Russian invasion of the Ukraine and the expansion of NATO. In solidarity with the people of Ukraine, under the direction of artist David Solnit, protesters recreated a painting by beloved Ukrainian painter Maria Prymachenko, "A Dove Has Spread Her Wings and Asks for Peace." Members of the Musicians Action Group played during the rally, and protesters marched along the Embarcadero. The demonstration was organized by Code Pink and other peace organizations and took place simultaneously with rallies in countries around the world.
OAKLAND, CA - 5MARCH22 - Bay Area organizations protested the war on Yemen and call for Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Ro Khanna, and Speaker Pelosi to publicly commit to supporting the DeFazio-Jayapal War Powers Resolution, and to withdrawing U.S. support of the Saudi-UAE coalition before the 7th anniversary of the war.. This action happened in coordination with 70 organizations in several states protesting U.S. involvement in Yemen. The demonstration was organized by the Yemeni Alliance Committee, Hands Off Yemen, Arab Resource and Organization Center, Palestinian Youth Movement, Malaya Movement San Francisco, Code Pink Golden Gate, DSA and other organizations.
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IN THE FIELDS OF THE NORTH/EN LOS CAMPOS DEL NORTE
Photographs by David Bacon The San Joaquin County Historical Museum
Community Engagement Day - This event will reinforce and enrich the experience of the current exhibit "In the Fields of the North/En Los Campos del Norte," featuring:
Bilingual storytime with the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library Q&A with photojournalist David Bacon, creator of "In the Fields of the North/En Los Campos del Norte" Special performances by Stockton's Ballet Folkorico Raices Mexicanas de Maria Valdovinos
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Cost: There is no cost to attend this event, however, guests are required to pay $6 for parking to enter Micke Grove Regional Park 11793 N. Micke Grove Road Lodi, CA 95240
MORE THAN A WALL/MAS QUE UN MURO
Border Communities and their Social Justice Movements Photographs by David Bacon
78 Photographs, 6 Text Panels All captions and text in the show are bilingual English/Spanish
San Francisco Public Library, Jewett Gallery Main Library, 100 Larkin St., Civic Center February 12 to May 22, 2022
PHOTOESSAY ON POVERTY IN TULARE COUNTY WINS SF PRESS CLUB AWARD
This series, and two additional ones, also swept the first place awards for photography from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Online Interviews and Presentations
Exploitation or Dignity - What Future for Farmworkers UCLA Latin American Institute Based on a new report by the Oakland Institute, journalist and photographer David Bacon documents the systematic abuse of workers in the H-2A program and its impact on the resident farmworker communities, confronted with a race to the bottom in wages and working conditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXKa2lHJXMs
There's More Work to be Done Housing Assistance Council and National Endowment for the Arts This exhibition documents the work and impact of the struggle for equitable and affordable housing in rural America, inspired by the work of George “Elfie” Ballis. https://www.thereismoreworktobedone.com/david-bacon
Exhibited throughout the pandemic in the Cecil H. Green Library at Stanford. The online exhibition (https://exhibits.stanford.edu/bacon), which includes additional content not included in the physical show, is accessible to everyone, and is part of an accessible digital spotlight collection that includes significant images from this body of work. For a catalog: (https://web.stanford.edu/dept/spec_coll/NonVendorPubOrderform2017.pdf)
IN THE FIELDS OF THE NORTH / EN LOS CAMPOS DEL NORTE
Photographs and text by David Bacon University of California Press / Colegio de la Frontera Norte 302 photographs, 450pp, 9”x9” paperback, $34.95 (in the U.S.)
order the book on the UC Press website: ucpress.edu/9780520296077 use source code 16M4197 at checkout, receive a 30% discount
Illegal People -- How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants (Beacon Press, 2008) Recipient: C.L.R. James Award, best book of 2007-2008 http://www.beacon.org/Illegal-People-P780.aspx
