CU Reporters Thankful for Youth Mentors

November 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella Valley High School, college of the desert, Eastern Coachella Valley, jocelyn vargas, Johnny Flores, Karla Martinez, Olive Crest Academy, raices, Silvia Paz, Trinidad Arredondo, Victoria Contreras, xavier college prep

    Editor’s Note: The staff of Coachella Uninc. recently gathered for our Thanksgiving dinner to reflect on everything for which we are thankful.

CVHS Students Open to Arab Logo Compromise After ADC Visit

November 25, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Abed Ayoub, Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee, Arab mascot, aurora saldivar, brenda rincon, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, coachella valley unified school district, Darryl S. Adams

      AURORA SALDIVAR and BRENDA R. RINCON/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Abed Ayoub, representative of the Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC), visited Coachella Valley High School last week to have an open conversation with the students whose mascot, the Arab, he believes perpetuates negative stereotypes.

Coachella Uninc Searching for Beat Reporter

November 23, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Assistant Editor, beat reporter, brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, New America Media, open position, the california endowment, youth journalism, youth led media

  Coachella Unincorporated is searching for a Beat Reporter/Assistant Editor. Please read description below and submit resume to brincon@newamericamedia.org

Youth Advocate for Change Statewide and in their Communities

November 21, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Boyle Heights, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, East Salinas, Eastern Coachella Valley, Fresno, Johnny Flores, Melissa Guajardo, Merced, South Kern, Statewide Steering Committee on Youth Leadership, the california endowment

    JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc   MERCED, Calif. – The Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Statewide Steering Committee on Youth Leadership convened for three days in October to discuss how they can collaborate and learn from each other for the betterment of youth across the state and in their own communities.

Rethink Your Drink, Stand up to Beverage Industry

November 20, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, childhood obesity, Coca Cola, diabetes, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, Pepsi, Rethink Your Drink, Smedley and Syme, soda consumption, Steven Hernandez, Still Bubbling Over, sugary beverages, the california endowment, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

  JOHNNY FLORES JR./Coachella Uninc   The current generation of children might be the first in the history to live shorter lives than their parents.