Last week was a busy one! In the midst of the hectic schedule
of our everyday lives, we were able to hold two toxic tours with groups from an
Environmental Economics Course Rollins College and Florida A&M University
School of Law Environmental Law Club. As
both groups already had an interest and knowledge in regards to environmental
issues, we were able to go into greater detail of the environmental racism
affecting the Apopka Community, as well as have deeper discussions of what can
be down now.
We were honored to have Ms. Linda Lee and Ms. Betty Dubose
speak with these students about the realities of being a farmworker, the story
of working on Lake Apopka, and how pesticides and the their time in the fields
has affected their lives to this day.
Through toxic tours and the interest and enthusiasm of
students like these, we will are all working to ensure that farmworkers are
never forgotten, and that they will live on with the dignity, respect, and
honor that they deserve!
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