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Ep. 135 Honesto Silva Ibarra, R.I.P.

Antonio Garcia and farm-workers protest Sumas’ Sarbanand Farms. Honesto Silva Ibarra died August 6, 2017  Photo: Megan Farmer, KUOW

Ep. 135. The death of 28 year old farmworker Honesto Silva Ibarra, and the worker walk-out at Sarbanand Farms. Citizen Journalist Liz Darrow speaks with Community to Community Development’s Edgar Franks and Rosalinda Guillen and Junga Subedar with the Whatcom Civil Rights Project and Racial Justice Coalition about their organizations’ responses to the 2017 Whatcom County Jail proposal.. Dave Willingham speaks with Congressman Rick Larsen.

Listen to the episode.

Edgar Franks, Rosalinda Guillen and Junga Subedar on Whatcom Jail Proposal.

Rep. Rick Larsen Interview.