Majora interviews Baldemar Velásquez, Labor Leader
by emily | 10/27/2011
In our brand new short podcast series on MacArthur "Geniuses," [fellow MacArthur "Genius"] Majora Carter talks with Baldemar Velásquez, a leader in the farm labor and immigrants rights movements. Baldemar tells Majora about the pivotal moments in his life where he realized he had to lead.
Listen to the full podcast here.
Growing up in a family of migrant farmworkers, Baldemar Velásquez spent his childhood in the fields, planting, weeding, and harvesting crops like sugar beets and berries. He has spent his career organizing farmworkers to have a greater voice in the conditions that affect their lives. At the age of 20, Baldemar co-founded the Farm Labor Organizing Committee [FLOC].
