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Laton Live!



11/16/09

A documentary video on the Laton Live! project includes footage of graduate student work and community participation. Supported by a planning grant from the Ford Foundation, the students spent eight months in the San Joaquin Valley, learning about the environment (some of the worst air quality nationally), poverty (some of the highest poverty and school drop-out rates nationally), economics of food production (especially vis-a-vis ever-increasing energy prices), and the loss of farmland (which also impacts housing).  Working with community members, they undertook a variety of projects to build pride and connections.

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