Interviews, Writings and Other Media

Silence, Shape-Shifting, & The Sips We Dare Not Taste
Dinkinish O'Connor Dinkinish O'Connor

Silence, Shape-Shifting, & The Sips We Dare Not Taste

Dinkinish O’Connor is the descendant of West Indian storytellers and a true Miami girl to the bone. She’s been studying and writing about wine for over two decades. She's a professor and a fierce advocate for the human rights of women and girls. Dinkinish is going through an inner-renaissance. In short, she’s the daughter, student, and artist of the time and beyond.

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Forum on Vineyard Workers’ Protection
Louie Seamus Louie Seamus

Forum on Vineyard Workers’ Protection

On August 21, 2023, Lideras Campesinas and The Vinguard held a forum with vineyard workers discussing pesticides, wildfires and health care. Please listen in to this important discussion.

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Louie Seamus Louie Seamus

Wine and Environmental Justice Confernce Summary

During the group discussion, the overriding sentiment was that vineyard workers could no longer be treated like a separate, dispensable part of the wine industry. No one else in the industry could earn an income without their work.

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