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Posts Tagged as "CRLA"

15 Years Later, Comfort Station for Farmworkers a Reality

February 6, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: CRLA, DACE, Eastern Coachella Valley, Galilee Center, Mecca, Mecca Comfort Station, migrant farm workers, Riverside County

AMBER AMAYA and IVAN VALENZUELA/Coachella Uninc. MECCA — A new structure being built in Mecca, Calif.

Farmworker Women Speaking Up on Domestic Violence

January 15, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: California Rural Legal Assistance, CRLA, domestic violence, Eastern Coachella Valley, farmworker, health journalism, Lideres Campesinas, the california endowment, USC, USC Annenberg

New America Media, News Feature, Brenda Rincon, Posted: Jan 15, 2015 Editor’s Note: This article was produced as part of the California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, a program of USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

CV Study Reveals Disparities of East Versus West

June 24, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, California Institute for Rural Studies, California Rural Legal Assistance, Celia Garcia, Center for Regional Change, Coachella, Comité Cívico del Valle, CRLA, Duroville, Eastern Coachella Valley, environmental justice, ICUC, Inland Congregations United for Change, Invisible Coachella Valley, ivan delgado, Jonathan London, Mecca, Megan Beaman, North Shore, Pueblo Unido CDC, Salton Sea, the california endowment, UC Davis

IVAN DELGADO/Coachella Unincorporated EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY — With its lavish resorts and golf courses, the Coachella Valley is a getaway to some and a retirement home for others.

Community Invited to “Talk Trash” at Mecca Forum June 7

June 6, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Boys and Girls Club, California Rural Legal Assistance, CRLA, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, Johnny Flores, KPCC, Lawson Dump, Mecca, Pasadena, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, Ruxandra Guidi, Southern California Public Radio, Talking Trash, Western Environmental

By Johnny Flores, Coachella Unincorporated Mecca, Calif. — Residents of the Eastern Coachella Valley will make their voices heard about trash and how it affects their community at a community forum tomorrow.

Community Worker Comes Home

March 27, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, California Rural Legal Assistance, Coachella, Cristina Mendez, CRLA, environmental justice, Western Environmental

VIDEO: Cristina Mendez, CRLA By Aurora Saldivar Coachella Unincorporated Although Cristina Mendez was raised in the Eastern Coachella Valley, she was not aware of the living conditions endured by many in her community.