CRLA has fought for women's rights from our earliest days. We recognize the strength, value, and power of women's work and lives - especially women in rural and migrant communities. Photo by David Bacon.
with information, background, and resources for legal service providers, social service providers, and law enforcement professionals. Each guide tailors information to its audience, laying out the facts and unique circumstances of sexual violence against farm workers.
After the extensive process of researching and writing the guidebooks, project staff didn't want them to sit on the shelves. So CRLA "toured" the books, conducting trainings with allies across California and throughout the West, including Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Trainings focused on bringing together different groups - law enforcement & social/legal services - to talk together and create a common ground to advocate for rural farm workers safety.
This effort is a groundbreaking and immense undertaking, and the reactions are overwhelmingly positive. However, there is always more work needed. Meuter cautions, "It's one thing to identify the problem. It's another to solve it."
Start becoming part of the solution by downloading the guides, available in English and Spanish >>