"The Arts of Work" Visited the Alamo Farmworkers Comm Ctr

On 7 October, cadets in Patrick Query's Seminar in Advanced Literary Study (EN433), "The Arts of Work," visited the Alamo Farmworkers Community Center, in Goshen, NY. The class is studying representations of labor in literature, and the trip afforded them the opportunity to learn firsthand about the lives and working experience of the people who harvest and process the produce of the Black Dirt region. The Alamo offers a food pantry, educational and tutoring supports, clothing assistance, a lending library, a New York State Department of Labor office, and many other resources for farmworkers and their families. It is now also a partner with HRHCare Community Health, which provides discounted health services to the farmworker community. Alamo founder and Director Stash Grajewski gave the cadets a tour and explained some of the fascinating history of the center. Story