Founder of Immokalee coalition talks about his MacArthur ‘genius’ grant

The organizer and human-rights activist, Greg Asbed, co-founded the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, (CIW) which has worked with major retailers and food companies to guarantee better pay and treatment for farmworkers through the coalition’s Fair Food Program. Asbed recently won one of the 24 MacArthur ‘genius’ grants, worth $625,000, for his leadership. As he told The… » Read More

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