AUGUSTA — A film and discussion about the role of migrant workers in our food system will be offered on Thursday at the Holocaust & Human Rights Center of Maine, 46 University Drive, University of Maine at Augusta campus.
There will be a showing of “Harvest of Dignity,” a film created by the North Carolina Farm Worker Advocacy Network.
Following the film, Ricardo Cabezas, president of El Centro Latina de Maine in Portland, will talk about the experiences of migrant workers in Maine.
The program — which will take place at noon and again at 7 p.m. — is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted.
This presentation is part of a discussion and event series focusing on The Politics of Food. Future programs include: From Farm to Table at 7 p.m. Oct. 23; Food Rationing in World War II at 7 p.m. Nov. 6; and Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 13.
For more information, call 621-3530 or visit www.hhrc.uma.edu.
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