HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KRON) – This week marks two years since a disgruntled worker opened hearth, killing seven farmworkers in Half Moon Bay.
The tragedy has ignited advocacy for farmworkers’ rights and high quality of housing. On Friday, native organizations hosted a vigil to recollect the lives misplaced.
The aim was to recollect the seven farmworkers, however there was additionally a darkish shadow over the vigil. Many individuals have been petrified of what the subsequent 4 years of immigration coverage may carry.
Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga runs Alas, a nonprofit that hosted the two-year memorial of the Half Moon Bay mass taking pictures.
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“We can never fully imagine what these families are going through. Coming together for these two years is to also pledge this will never happen again and fight for better resources for the farm workers,” Hernandez-Arriaga mentioned.
By means of prayer and handwritten letters, individuals knew this 12 months’s memorial comes with a shadow. Lots of the undocumented farmworkers who needed to indicate as much as grieve stayed house after current government orders by President Trump cracked down on immigration.
“I want this message to reach them. Everyone at the county had one thing to say. We stand with you and we will not be deterred,” mentioned San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller.
A notice was additionally left at Alas only a day after the president’s inauguration. It mentioned “Trump is here” and “pack your bags,” in keeping with Hernandez-Arriaga.
However that also didn’t cease a big crowd from displaying up and displaying assist.
There’s a everlasting memorial within the works. It is set to honor the farmworkers who misplaced their lives. It will likely be at Fernandez Park in Half Moon Bay and goes to take a few years to finish.
