Posts Tagged as "Eastern Coachella Valley"

Thermal Dump Fire Creates Hazardous Air Quality

October 24, 2019 / By
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By Coachella Unincorporated The dump fire on Ave 66th and Polk Street in Thermal, Calif. worsened the air quality last week for community members living in the Eastern Coachella Valley. 

The Power of Poetry & Self Love: An Interview with Adriana Torres

July 7, 2019 / By
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By Fatima Ramirez / Coachella Unincorporated Author’s Note: An incoming junior at Desert Mirage High School, Adriana Torres is a gifted poet and strong advocate for mental health and body positivity.

On Feminism, Latinx Culture, and Identity: An Interview With Alexis Ortega

June 25, 2019 / By
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By Fatima Ramirez / Coachella Unincorporated Author’s Note: Alexis Ortega is challenging what it means to be a Latina by being her most authentic self. 

Youth Voices: Make the City of Coachella a Sanctuary City

August 22, 2017 / By
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By Olivia Rodriguez Our communities are under attack, and our safety is threatened. Our communities in the Eastern Coachella Valley are vulnerable because there’s already a lack of safe spaces and resources for our immigrant community.

14 Back-to-School Self Care Tips

August 9, 2017 / By
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  By Juliana Taboada With school starting so soon, I feel that as students it’s very easy for us to forget the importance of prioritizing our well being.

Q&A: Purépecha Artist Uses Music to Push Boundaries and Preserve Tradition

June 24, 2017 / By
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By Paulina Rojas Editor’s note: Alma Ochoa is a Purépecha musician based out of the Eastern Coachella Valley.

Revocar Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Costo Impactará A La Mayoría De Las Poblaciones Vulnerables

March 23, 2017 / By
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Nota de la Editora: Mientras la Cámara de Representantes se prepara para una votación sobre la revocación y reemplazo de la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA por sus siglas en inglés), también conocida como Obamacare, Coachella Uninc.

For Female Farmworkers, Work Never Stops

December 23, 2016 / By
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A look at the life of female farmworkers at home, off the fields (Above: Alicia Benito sits her family home in Mecca, Calif.

Coachella Uninc. Weighs In: Dakota Access Pipeline Protest

November 3, 2016 / By
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Editor’s Note: Native residents from the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota are in a seven-month-long protest against the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline, an oil pipeline developed by Energy Transfer Partners.