Community Journalism

Poultry Workers Hit Hard by COVID-19 while Factories Lobbied to Remain Open

Community Journalism, English /

Olivia Paschal, a journalist in Northwest Arkansas, has been reporting on poultry processing workers.  Read the complete article first published by Facing South on August 20, 2020 and translated and republished with permission.  This is Part 2 of 4. Part 1 available here. When factory workers began to become sick from COVID-19, poultry companies took […]

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Talk with Your Racquet, But Play With All Your Heart

Community Journalism, English /

Written by Jabin Lewis Before all the chaos of the year 2020, the Marshallese Tennis Club of Springdale, Arkansas enjoyed spending their days training for sporting events and simply being in each other’s company. The Marshallese Tennis Club began in the year 2019 with less than twenty members. They have recently reached as many as

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ACOM Enrã Food Pantry Welcomes the Community with Open Arms

Community Journalism, English /

On Wednesday, August 26, Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese in Springdale held their opening ceremony for the Enrã food pantry. Due to Covid-19, there was a limited number of guests, with fifty in total that were present while practicing social distancing. At two o’clock that afternoon, the guests had gathered and began with an opening prayer

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Kien im Jikin Jerbal Ko Raar Kajekdon Jukjukun Pād Eo Ejoreen Jen Ajedeed In Covid-19 ilo Factory Ko, Part 1

Community Journalism, COVID-19, Marshallese /

Ukok jān Patrick Boaz. See here for English version. Olivia Paschal, juon rijeje nuuj ilo Northwest Akansas ej kwaļok kōn rijerbal ro ilo im̧ōn kōm̧m̧an bao ko. Riiti likio in bwebwenato eo moktata im ear diwōj ļo̧k jān Facing South ilo Okōj 20, 2020 im ear ukook bar diwōj ļo̧k kōn mālim eo aer. Enin

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Government and Industry Ignored Local Community Impacted by COVID-19 Spread in Factories, Part 1

Community Journalism, COVID-19, English /

Olivia Paschal,  a journalist in Northwest Arkansas, has been reporting on poultry processing workers.  Read the complete article first published by Facing South on August 20, 2020 and translated and republished with permission.  This is Part 1 of 4. Riiti ilo Kajin Majel: Kien im Jikin Jerbal raar Kajekdon Jukjukun-pad eo ejoreen jen Ajedeed in

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Venceremos Advocates for Worker Rights in Chicken Industry

Community Journalism, COVID-19, English /

Kajin M̧ajeļ: https://aejemjem.com/venceremos-ej-abnono-kon-jimwe-ko-an-ri-jerbal/ Even before the current pandemic, working conditions in poultry packing plants have always posed a high risk to workers. Past reports repeatedly have found meat processing of chickens to be one of the most dangerous jobs even compared to other high-risk jobs in construction, auto manufacturing, steel and sawmills. Tyson Foods has

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