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Monthly Archives: August 2012

Doctoral Student Explores Eastern Coachella Valley History with Youth

August 30, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, Christian Paiz, CVUSD, desert mirage high school, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eastern Coachella Valley history, Mecca, Scripps College, United Farm Workers, University of Southern California

By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated MECCA, Calif. – University of Southern California doctoral student Christian Paiz spent this summer exploring the history of the Eastern Coachella Valley with local students, stimulating and facilitating discussions with the hope of inspiring change in his hometown.

Mecca Youth’s Journey from Fields to Starbucks

August 29, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Advancement Via Individual Determination, Alejandro Ortega, Alma Silva, AVID, Boys and Girls Club, Coachella Unincorporated, community, desert mirage high school, Eastern Coachella Valley, Farm Workers, Mecca, Mecca Boys and Girls Club, Mecca Starbucks, Starbucks, thermal, Tony Aguilar, youth employment

By Tony Aguilar,  Coachella Unincorporated MECCA, Calif. — This summer was unlike any other for 17-year-old Alejandro Ortega.

EPA Visit a Good Start, but Not Enough for Mecca

August 24, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Amy Miller, Becky Ross, brenda rincon, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Comité Cívico del Valle, Consolidated Tire Recyclers, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eastern Coachella Valley Environmental Justice Taskforce, Eduardo Guevara, environmental justice, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, First Nation Recovery, IVAN, IVAN Coachella, Johnny Flores, Kathleen Johnson, Luis Olmedo, Mecca, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, Western Environmental

By Johnny Flores, Jr., and Brenda R. Rincón Coachella Unincorporated MECCA, Calif. — Two dump sites.

The Diary of Joaquín Magón: An Organic Strawberry Recalls

August 22, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: An Organic Strawberry Recalls, Coachella, community organizer, Farm Workers, Food Justice Movement, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, organic strawberries, organic strawberry, oxnard, Salinas, strawberry, strawberry fields, The Diary of Joaquín Magón, UFW, United Farm Workers

Entry 17: An Organic Strawberry Recalls An Organic Strawberry Recalls: I grew up around Griselda.

Residents Hope to Revive Inactive Parks Commission

August 17, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Boys and Girls Club, Coachella, Coachella Youth Sports Association, CYSA, parks and rec, parks and recreation commission, pony league, Rudy Gutierrez, youth baseball, youth development, youth football, youth soccer

COACHELLA, Calif. — Coachella Youth Sports Association President Rudy Gutierrez is leading the effort to revive the city’s inactive Parks and Recreation Commission.

Student Reaches for Dreams with Deferred Action

August 16, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: amnesty, Atlixco, barack obama, brenda rincon, California State University, Childhood Arrivals, Coachella, Coachella Unincorported, college of the desert, Deferred Action, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Deferred Action scams, DREAM Act, Eastern Coachella Valley, immigration lawyer, Jose Chiquito, Leaders of Tomorrow, Mecca, Mexicali, Obama Administration, Puebla, Russell Jauregui, thermal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, University of Laverne, USCIS

By Brenda Rincón, Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. – Cris* was only 12 years old when she left Atlixco, Puebla, with her brother and sister to join their parents in the United States.

Assemblymember Pérez Inspires Young Reporters to Push Envelope

August 14, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: assemblymember victor manuel perez, aurora saldivar, Boys and Men of Color, brenda rincon, California Agriculture and Service Worker Act, california state assembly, California State Assembly Select Committee Status of Boys and Men of Color, casa, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Coachella Valley High School, coachella valley unified school district, college of the desert, CVUSD, Eastern Coachella Valley, Harvard, harvard university, ivan delgado, Johnny Flores, MECha, Tony Aguilar, Unión Estudiantil de la Raza, University of California Riverside

By Brenda R. Rincón, Coachella Unincorporated INDIO, Calif. – A large poster hangs above Victor Manuel Pérez’s desk at his district headquarters, with the words “This is our moment, this is our time” etched atop a pensive Barack Obama.

Park Expansion to Offer Much Needed Rec Area for Youth

August 10, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Bagdouma Park, bagdouma park expansion, c.s. legacy construction, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, coachella valley unified school district, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, Johnny Flores, jonathan hoy, maria machuca, Mayor, parks and recreation, rancho las flores park, soccer month

By Johnny Flores, Jr. Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. – In this Eastern Coachella Valley city with over 2,000 registered soccer players there are only three regulation-size soccer fields.

Green Space: A Community Changing its Urban Landscape

August 7, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, antonio ruiz, Bay Area Video Coalition, Berkeley Studies Media Group, boyle heights beat, brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, city heights, Coachella Unincorporated, green space, healthy neighborhoods, Jessica Perez, Kris Rivera, Media Arts Center San Diego, New America Media, patricia johnson, Rico Blevins, San Diego, san diego media bootcamp, san diego union tribune, South Kern Sol, the california endowment, Voices of San Diego, Voicewaves, Youth Advocacy Boot Camp

[youtube]http://youtu.be/TPtyG4CAJqs[/youtube] 2012 YOUTH MEDIA BOOT CAMP: SAN DIEGO In July 2012 the Media Arts Center San Diego, with funding from The California Endowment, hosted a three-day boot camp to train Southern California youth journalists how to effectively tell individual stories within a community context.