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Food Chains Produced by: Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser Directed by: Sanjay Rawal © 2014 “In this exposé, an intrepid group of Florida farmworkers battle to defeat the $4 trillion global supermarket industry through their ingenious Fair Food program, which partners with growers and retailers to improve working conditions for farm laborers in the United States.” Questions 1. How does the intersectionality (the overlapping of race, class, gender, citizenship, education, etc. identities) of a person’s multiple identities impact a person’s social and/or political power (e.g. a white wealthy educated U.S. man vs. a poor immigrant illiterate Mexican woman)?

2. Mohandas K. Gandhi once noted, “A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” (Every major religion has described a similar metric). If field laborers are some of our weakest members, does this video change your opinion about the United States?

3. According to the video, does everyone have an equal opportunity for success (achieving the American Dream) in the U.S.? Why?

4. What strategies do the corporations use to maintain the status quo? Which sociological theory does this relate to? Which economic theory are different actors drawing on to support their arguments?

5. What strategies do the farm laborers use to affect change?

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Questions for you Do you know where your food comes from? Is this information important to you? Why or why not?

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Where are you at in the film? Which character could you be?

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There are many problems in the world. In your opinion, is the plight of field workers relatively unimportant? Why or why not?...