Lorena Garibay Evelin Alfaro has worked as a domestic worker in San Francisco for about 12 years, providing for her family doing a job that requires a great deal of physical labor. But when Alfaro fell ill, as humans often do, she found herself in the same position that other domestic workers find themselves in: having…
Eleni Balakrishnan When Maria Aguilar landed in San Francisco in her late 20s, she was practically a different woman. She had left behind two young children in Guatemala, spoke no English, and knew no one. She found work cleaning houses, and started sending money home. “At first, it was very hard for me. I felt…
Justin Ebrahemi Activists and ecofeminists have discussed the parallels between the violence of women, working class migrant communities and nature for decades. Humankind’s harmful practices against nature are not unlike those perpetrated by capitalism against the laborers who work the land, advocates say. The crossroads between land and laborers might be reaching a watershed moment…
Danielle Echeverria A new, hard-won joy was palpable all over Chan Kajaal Park in the Mission District on Saturday, where dozens of domestic workers gathered to celebrate the two-year anniversary of a landmark outreach program created to give them more power and voice in their too-often underappreciated jobs. As lively music played in the background,…