Survey Partners

This project is being developed by a broad coalition of researchers and community-based organizers from across California, Oregon and Washington.

Centro Binacional para el Desarollo Indígena Oaxaqueño

The Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indígena Oaxaqueño (CBDIO) was created in 1993 by the Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales (FIOB) to serve the indigenous migrant communities from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico that reside in California, United States (US).

CBDIO works for and with the indigenous communities, to identify the most pressing problems and needs that affect our communities.

Central California Environmental Justice Network

CCEJN’s mission is to empower our communities and secure our children’s future by eliminating negative environmental impacts in low income and communities of color in the Central Valley.

Lideres Campesinas

The mission of Líderes Campesinas is to strengthen the leadership of farmworker women and girls so that they can be agents of economic, social and political change and ensure their human rights.

Alianza Ecologista

We are a community organization for the purpose of promoting the protection and defense of our public lands, water, and environment in Tulare County.

Comité Civico del Valle

“Informed people build healthy communities”, Comite Civico del Valle (CCV) was founded on this principle and continues to incorporate this mission statement in all partnerships, research studies, and civic engagements initiated or comprised by our organization.

The Farm Worker Care Coalition

To bring together agencies and community based organizations dedicated to improving the living and working conditions of agricultural workers and their families in the North San Diego County region, through coordination, communication, advocacy, access, research, resources, empowerment and education.

California Institute For Rural Studies

We want to increase social justice in rural California for all residents, building sustainable communities based on a healthy agriculture.  Foremost in our work will be marginalized populations. The goals of our public interest research are to strengthen social justice and increase the sustainability of California’s rural communities.

Community Alliance with Family Farmers

We build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities and ecosystems.

Alianza Nacional de Campesinas

Alianza de Campesinas’ mission is to unify the struggle to promote farm worker women’s leadership in a national movement to create a broader visibility and advocate for changes that ensure their human rights.

The Western Center for Ag Worker Health and Safety

The mission of the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS) is to improve the health and safety of those working in Western agriculture.

And a wide range of researchers and partners:

Dvera Saxton

Bonnie Bade

Don Villarejo

Rick Mines

Gail Wadsworth

Sarah Ramirez

Eric DeLeon

Joel Diringer

Susana Matias

Sara Blanco

Mily Treviño Saucedo

Noe Paramo

Lupe Martinez

Michelle Colato-Ochoa

Teams in Oregon and Washington are being led by Jennifer Martinez and Tomas Madrigal, respectively, and each include a range of organizational, agency and funding partners. When all project partners are confirmed in those states, a list of partners will be included here.

This project is made possible with generous support from:

For further information, contact Ildi Carlisle-Cummins, Executive Director, California Institute for Rural Studies, [email protected], (831) 345-2109.