José Luis Benavides

Los Angeles

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It’s time to fight for my parents

2 months ago | elnuevosol.net | Jose Benavides |José Luis Benavides

Now, the threats to our family that I faced as a child have returned…I felt that familiar fear. By ANONYMOUSEL NUEVO SOL(Leer en español)The first time my family got separated, I was protected by ignorance. I could see how devastated my mother was, even though I was too young to understand. I wondered why we had to drive to Mexico every other weekend. I wondered why my father had moved so far away from us. We were a good family in a nice house and we had everything ahead of us.
Farmworker Movement Website

May 3, 2024 | bradleycenterliberated.substack.com | Marta Valier |Brandon Lien |Jose Benavides |José Luis Benavides

This month, we are launching three projects we have been working on with talented students from IntersectLA. First, the Farmworker Movement website tells the movement's visual history through the work of photographers Emmon Clarke and John Kouns. Second a Do-It-Yourself bilingual exhibition with 24 panels meant to reach schools, labor halls, and non-profit organizations.
Mapping Change, from Delano to Sacramento

Dec 15, 2023 | elnuevosol.net | Jose Benavides |José Luis Benavides

On March 17, 1966, photographer John Kouns joined the farmworker pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento, California, alongside 67 marchers who wanted to increase awareness of the grape strike led by the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) and its fight for recognition as a union. Their goal was to raise awareness about the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) grape strike, and its struggle for union recognition.
The Power of Oral Histories

Nov 3, 2023 | bradleycenterliberated.substack.com | Keith Rice |Jose Benavides |José Luis Benavides

Our visual archiving work has always been supplemented by oral histories that provide support to our photographic collections. This month, we present you with two powerful examples of the oral history work at the Bradley Center. We introduce the Black Power Oral History Project with three video clips. The oral history transcriptions and video recordings are now available at the University Library’s Special Collections reading room.
March for Jobs and Freedom

Aug 4, 2023 | bradleycenterliberated.substack.com | Jose Benavides |José Luis Benavides

This month, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, officially titled the March for Jobs and Freedom of August 28, 1963. We include here images of some members of the Williamston Freedom Movement in North Carolina who traveled to Washington that day to be part of this historic moment. We also show you our new landing page for our continuously growing Farmworker Movement Collection.