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Veterans Day Should Be About More Than Discounts

November 11, 2014 / By

  JOHNNY FLORES / Coachella Uninc. Coachella, California—I’ve grown up in a family full of veterans.

Q&A: Why Prop 47 Matters in the East Valley

October 31, 2014 / By
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Coachella, Calif. — Allex Luna, a community organizer for Inland Congregations United for Change, has worked with local youth and families for several years.

Shifting From Prisons to Schools: Redemption in California

October 30, 2014 / By

Equal Voice News, Commentary, Raj Jayadev, Posted: October 30, 2014 Traducción al español In 1999, about this time of the year, I was hanging billboard-size banners off freeway overpasses with a bunch of people I just met that morning.

Youth Present ECV Projects at American Planning Association Conference

October 9, 2014 / By
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AMBER AMAYA/ Coachella Uninc. Updated October 13, 2014 9:30 a.m. Coachella — A smile grows on Jacqueline Aguilar’s face when she talks about local art and her community. 

Youth Lead the Way in Voter Registration

September 23, 2014 / By

KARLA MARTINEZ/ Coachella Uninc. COACHELLA, Calif. — College juniors Neftali Galarza and Nayeli Figueroa spent their summer vacation trekking large swaths of farmland, hoping to speak with eastern Coachella Valley residents in their homes.

September 23 — An Earth Day for Voters

September 19, 2014 / By

New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet Traduccion en español In a world where every day is a holiday – there’s National Doughnut Day, Pi Day (honoring the number 3.14 and celebrated by eating pie), and Talk Like a Pirate Day (that one is international) – a group of organizations came together and decided that surely one of these days should be dedicated to voter registration.