Browse Collections (17 total)
Community Events
The items in this exhibit document community events sponsored by the CWA or events in which CWA members participated. Some of the events include state…
Community Events: Ag Booster BBQ
The items in this collection document Ag Booster BBQ.
To learn more about Ag Booster BBQ, visit the fourth exhibit, "Pointing the Way to the…
Community Events: Ag Day
The items in this collection document the events of National Ag Day and Ag Week. National Ag Day was first celebrated in 1973 as an effort to…
Consumer Education
The items in this collection document CWA's efforts to engage with the public and consumers.
To learn more about CWA's work with youth and…
CWA & Legislators
The items in this collection document CWA's attempts to educate urban legislators about the interests of farmers.
To learn more about the CWA and…
CWA Activism
One of the main goals of the CWA was to ensure that the interests of farmers were recognized. Therefore, CWA members attempted to represent the…
CWA Activism: Church & McDonald's
The items in this collection document the CWA's efforts to protest McDonald's corporation for siding with the UFW by nationally boycotting Church,…
CWA Activism: Grape Boycott
The items in this collection document the CWA's efforts to protest Von's for refusing to sell table grapes in their stores in 1989.
To learn more…
CWA Activism: MedFly
The items in this collection document the CWA's efforts to spread of medfly infestation on California farms.
To learn more about the medfly…
CWA Activism: Proposition 128
The items in this collection document the CWA's efforts to prevent Proposition 128 from becoming law. Proposition 128, or "Big Green" was introduced…