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Local Youth Rally in Sacramento for Youth Bill of Rights

June 27, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, April Barba, assemblyman manuel perez, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, DREAM Act, Eastern Coachella Valley, gilbert cedillo, jocelyn vargas, Mariela Gonzalez, Raices Cultura, youth bill of rights

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVjwygCesN8&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube] By Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella Unincorporated Sacramento, Calif. — Youth leaders are considered the future — but on June 20, 2012, youth from the Eastern Coachella Valley and throughout California became part of history.

Local Students to Host Higher Education Conference Today

June 26, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: A.S.E.R., Affordable Student Education Realized, barack obama, Eastern Coachella Valley, higher education, Indio Public Library, Juan Vasquez, Resolution 112, stafford loans, tuition increase, UC Berkeley

Indio, Calif. — Local college students will host a conference today, June 26, at the Indio Public library from 3-4:30pm to discuss rising tuition fees and rising interest rates on student loans.

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.

Coachella Mural Celebrates Community Wellness

May 31, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AmeriCorps, Andrea Lara-Jara, Bagdouma Park, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, First 5 Riverside, First Five Riverside, Johnny Flores, wellness

By Johnny Flores, Coachella Unincorporated Coachella, Calif. — After weeks of hard work, a mural at Bagdouma Park was unveiled earlier this month by First Five Riverside and AmeriCorps volunteers.

Memorial Day Service at Coachella Valley Cemetery

May 29, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella, coachella valley cemetery, East Valley veterans committee, Eastern Coachella Valley, Memorial Day, memorial day 2012, veterans

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Student Changing Community Through Art

May 14, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella, college of the desert, Eastern Coachella Valley, Nancy Ramirez, raices, Raices Cultura

By Alejandra Alarcon Coachella Unincorporated Coachella, Calif. — College of the Desert student Nancy Ramirez hopes to bring about change in her community by doing the thing she loves to do the most – create art.

Local Woman Puts Kids on Stage and Field

May 9, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Valley Art Center, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, performing arts, Rosie Welmas, Rosie's Kids, sports

By Johnny Flores, Jr. Coachella Unincorporated After school activities, such as dance class or organized sports, are out of reach for many children in the Eastern Coachella Valley, where more than one in ten families live below the federal poverty level.