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THE COVID-19 FARMWORKER STUDY (COFS) PROVIDES CRITICAL MISSING INFORMATION ON FARMWORKERS' ABILITIES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE STUDY BROUGHT TOGETHER A COLLECTIVE OF COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCHERS AND ADVOCATES TO REVEAL INFORMATION THAT CAN ONLY BE GATHERED DIRECTLY FROM FARMWORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OUR WORK IN EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY CONTINUED TO PUSH FOR CHANGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES THAT INVISIBILIZE AND BURDEN UNINCORPORATED RURAL COMMUNITIES. 104539 CIRS SHINES A LIGHT ON HIDDEN HISTORIES AND UPLIFTS RURAL VOICES IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH MULTI-MEDIA DIGITAL AND AUDIO STORYTELLING PROJECTS. 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WE HAVE A VISION FOR RURAL LIFE IN CALIFORNIA THAT IS RADICALLY TRANSFORMED AS SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION AND EXTRACTION GIVE WAY TO SYSTEMS WHICH ARE LIFE-AFFIRMING, SENSITIVE TO MANY TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE, EQUITABLE AND REFLECTIVE OF THE RICH CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF RURAL CALIFORNIA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CIRS CREATES RESEARCH-BASED TOOLS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO ARE WORKING TO ERADICATE WHITE SUPREMACY, TAKE DOWN COLONIAL POWER STRUCTURES AND REPLACE DYSFUNCTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. OUR RESEARCH METHODS REFLECT OUR BELIEF THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES AND THAT RESEARCH WHICH DEEPENS THEIR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND, INTERPRET AND DESCRIBE THEIR LIVED REALITIES IS A KEY FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION. IN 2022, WE MOVED TWO KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS FORWARD: THE COVID-19 FARMWORKER STUDY (COFS) AND THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY DATA PROJECT. THE COVID-19 FARMWORKER STUDY (COFS) PROVIDES CRITICAL MISSING INFORMATION ON FARMWORKERS' ABILITIES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE STUDY BROUGHT TOGETHER A COLLECTIVE OF COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATIONS, RESEARCHERS AND ADVOCATES TO REVEAL INFORMATION THAT CAN ONLY BE GATHERED DIRECTLY FROM FARMWORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OUR WORK IN EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY CONTINUED TO PUSH FOR CHANGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES THAT INVISIBILIZE AND BURDEN UNINCORPORATED RURAL COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE PAID PREPARER PROVIDES AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW. WHEN THE FORMS ARE APPROVED THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER SIGNS THE FORM 8879-EO AUTHORIZING THE PAID PREPARER TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE THE FORMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE POSSIBLE CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST VIA EMAIL, PHONE, OR MAIL. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTORS 0 600 0 CONTRACTORS 0 0 1,986 CONTRACTORS 86,400 0 0 CONTRACTORS 1,750 0 0 CONTRACTORS 92,518 0 0 TOTAL 180,668 600 1,986