State Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color Comes to Coachella

June 28, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Bobby Duke Middle School, Building Healthy Communities, California Assembly, Christina Martinez, Coachella, Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color, Dr. Darryl Adams, Dr. Juan De Lara, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, Ernie Rios, Homeboy Industries, Pathway to Success, raices, Raices Art Lab, Richard Alvarez, speaker john perez, V. Manuel Perez

Coachella, Calif. — Following standing room-only hearings in Oakland, Los Angeles and Fresno, state legislators will head to the Coachella Valley on June 29 for a final field hearing investigating ways to improve the lives of young men of color in the state.

Local Youth Rally in Sacramento for Youth Bill of Rights

June 27, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, April Barba, assemblyman manuel perez, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, DREAM Act, Eastern Coachella Valley, gilbert cedillo, jocelyn vargas, Mariela Gonzalez, Raices Cultura, youth bill of rights

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVjwygCesN8&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube] By Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella Unincorporated   Sacramento, Calif. — Youth leaders are considered the future — but on June 20, 2012, youth from the Eastern Coachella Valley and throughout California became part of history.

Local Students to Host Higher Education Conference Today

June 26, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: A.S.E.R., Affordable Student Education Realized, barack obama, Eastern Coachella Valley, higher education, Indio Public Library, Juan Vasquez, Resolution 112, stafford loans, tuition increase, UC Berkeley

Indio, Calif. — Local college students will host a conference today, June 26, at the Indio Public library from 3-4:30pm to discuss rising tuition fees and rising interest rates on student loans.