A conversation on the specific patterns of vulnerability of migrant farmworkers in wildfires, COVID19 and other disasters and on measures that can help improve inclusive communication, assistance and engagement to reduce risks.

The webinar was organised and moderated by IOM’s Migrants in Countries in Crisis Unit.

Speakers:

Michael Méndez - Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine 

Lucas Zucker - Policy and Communications Director, Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)

Genevieve Flores-Haro - Associate Director, Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project

Karen Baker - Co-Chair of Listos California and Senior Advisor, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)

Justin Knighten - Co-Chair of Listos California and Assistant Deputy Director, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)

Moderator: Lorenzo Guadagno, IOM Programme Manager for the Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) Initiative