Students Host Earth Day Festival in Coachella

April 28, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Earth Day festival, Environmental Youth Alliance

  KARLA MARTINEZ / Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — Students from the Environmental Youth Alliance hosted their third annual Earth Day Festival at the Esperanza Youth and Family Center in Coachella on Saturday, April 25.

Health For All Bill Passes Senate Committee

April 22, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, California Immigrant Policy Center, Covered California, Health for All, Medi-Cal, Senate Health Committee, undocumented immigrants

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Apr 16, 2015 SACRAMENTO – After hearing heart-rending testimonials from three young undocumented immigrants who have seen first hand the havoc caused by not having access to health care, the Senate Health Committee yesterday voted 7-0 to provide health care to all Californians, regardless of their immigration status.

The Most Popular East Valley Music Venue isn’t Coachella Fest, it’s a Backyard

April 21, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Coachella Festival, east valley music scene, Eastern Coachella Valley, house shows, Indio, local bands, music

CHRISTIAN MENDEZ and AMBER AMAYA / Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — For fifteen years, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has brought hundreds of musicians and artists to Indio, growing from a one-day event to a multi-weekend production.

Napolitano to Gov. Brown — ‘What Went Down Must Come Up’

April 17, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/125158982[/vimeo] New America Media, Video, Peter Schurmann, Posted: Apr 16, 2015 Ed. Note: UC President Janet Napolitano is locked is a battle with California Gov.

Governor Brown Orders Mandatory Water Reductions

April 13, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorporated, drought, Governor Jerry Brown, water reductions, youth journalism

  [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxmWBEKAO5c[/youtube]

Local Youth Share Their Concerns About CV Link Access Point

April 6, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, CVLink, Eastern Coachella Valley, LUPA Project, NOVA Academy, Riverside County

Editor’s Note: The following video was produced in partnership with the Land Use Planning Awareness team, a community capacity building project designed to empower communities across the eastern Coachella Valley.

City of Coachella Asks for Community’s Help in Preventing Gun and Gang Related Violence

April 3, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: City Council, Coachella, members of the community, violence

KARLA MARTINEZ / Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — On Friday, April 3, The City of Coachella held a press conference at city hall to ask the public for help in preventing violence in the community.

Remembering Cesar Chavez and Raising the Next Generation of Organizers

March 31, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Coachella Valley High School, college of the desert, Eastern Coachella Valley, farmworker rights, farmworkers, Indio, MECha, New America Media, UFW, United Farm Workers, youth journalism

AMBER AMAYA and CHRISTIAN MENDEZ / Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — Pins from a United Farm Workers of America Convention were scattered across a long table covered in a bright red banner.

Lideres Campesinas: Fighting for Farmworker Women

March 28, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, farmworker women, farmworkers, Lideres Campesinas

AMBER AMAYA / Coachella Unincorporated  Editor’s Note: For the past 27 years, Lideres Campesinas, a nonprofit organization based in Oxnard, Calif.,