5k Run Draws Hundreds to Dia de los Muertos Celebration

November 4, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: All Souls' Day, brenda rincon, Coachella, Dia de los Muertos, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, Lideres Campesinas, Run with Los Muertos

  Coachella — On November 1, the night before Día de los Muertos, hundreds descended upon Sixth Street to participate in the inaugural Run with Los Muertos 5K and enjoy the pre- and post-run festivities.

Magon: The Dreamer Chronicles, Part 3

October 30, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: college of the desert, comprehensive immigration reform, DACA, Deferred Action, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, desert mirage high school, DREAM Act, Dreamer Chronicles, Eastern Coachella Valley, immigration reform, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, S. 744, UFW, United Farm Workers

  Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of three reports on the DREAMer movement.

Magon: The Dreamer Chronicles, Part 2

October 15, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AB 540, Alma Torres, California Dream Act, Caravan for Citizenship, CIR, DACA, Deferred Action for Early Arrivals, DREAM Act, Dreamer Movement, DREAMers, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, UFW, UFW Foundation

  Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of three reports on the DREAMer movement.

ECV Parents Voice School Funding Priorities

October 11, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, brenda rincon, Coachella, coachella valley unified school district, CVUSD, LCFF, Local Control Funding Formula, Our Lady of Soledad, School Success Express Tour, TCE, the california endowment

  BRENDA RINCON and AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Parents made their voices heard at a forum here earlier this week organized by The California Endowment (TCE) as part of its School Success Express Tour, meant to provide an opportunity for parents around the state to have a say in how their school districts uses state education funds.

Confession of a Former Bully

October 10, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AB 256, Bully, Coachella, Former bully, Karla Martinez, National Bullying Prevention Month, Olive Crest Academy

  KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc   Editor’s Note: October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and in California this week Governor Jerry Brown will decide whether to sign into law Assembly Bill 256 (Garcia), a bill that would crackdown on students who torment others online and after school hours.