MEDIA ADVISORY
ACTOR EDWARD JAMES OLMOS VISITS CAPITOL HILL
SUPPORTS ROYBAL-ALLARD'S BILL TO PROTECT FARMWORKER CHILDREN

Actor Edward James Olmos will be on Capitol Hill to speak and lobby on behalf of Rep. Roybal-Allard's bill, the Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE) on Wednesday, April 10th at 1:30 p.m. in room 210 of the Cannon House Office Building. Members of the press are invited to arrive at 1:00 p.m. to conduct interviews before the briefing begins.

Edward James Olmos is an actor, producer, director, and community activist. His honors include a Tony nomination for Zoot Suit, an Academy Award nomination for Stand and Deliver, and both an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Lt. Castillo on Miami Vice. He is currently starring in An American Family, the first Latino-family drama on broadcast television.

Olmos will lead a panel discussion for Congressmembers and staff on the plight of child farmworkers in America. He will be joined on the panel by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, advocate David Strauss, and a farmworker child, who will share the story of his experience working in the fields. They will call for increased protections of this vulnerable group and passage of the CARE Act.

The CARE Act, H.R. 2239, will help ensure that the estimated 800,000 children who harvest crops across America are protected from exploitation and given educational opportunities to improve their quality of life.

The briefing is sponsored by Human Rights Watch and the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs in cooperation with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

WHO:	Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard Edward James Olmos, actor Santos Polendo, child farmworker Jo Becker, Human Rights Watch David Strauss, Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs
WHEN:	Wednesday, April 10th, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Members of the press are invited to arrive at 1:00 p.m. to interview the participants.
WHERE:	210 Cannon House Office Building
WHY:	To mobilize Congressional support for the CARE bill to increase protections for child farmworkers

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