Labour History - Video Clips ➔ [Video interview of Raj Chouhan conducted by Dr. Anushay Malik]
Item
Identifier:
2021_08_04_016
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://unionzindabad.pressbooks.com/
Date
May 21 2021;Date(s) of creation
Creator
Contributor
Publisher
Extent
1 digital video clip [3 min, 54 seconds]
Format
moving image
Description
Founding Canadian Farmworkers' Union (CFU) organizer Raj Chouhan recalled incidents of threats and physical violence from farmers while organizing with the union. He describes an incident in which he was on a picket line alone and assaulted; police were called and he was scared he would be implicated as the perpetrator rather than the victim. Stuart Rush, activist and legal volunteer for the CFU, happened to pass by and intervene. This clip is from a full-length interview conducted by Dr. Anushay Malik on behalf of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's "Union Zindabad!" Project, 2021.
Location
Canada;British Columbia
Language
Rights Statement
Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Labor unions [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136516];Sikhs--Art patronage [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85122445];Agricultural laborers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002338];Labor unions--Strike benefits [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136702]