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Vanpool Program Inches Towards Reality

May 21, 2016 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Lideres Campesinas, Mecca, Vanpool

(Above Image: Christian Mendez) By: Karla Martinez MECCA, Calif. — For female field workers in the Eastern Coachella Valley, getting to and from work often means paying $10 a day for transportation or facing the prospect of being sexually harassed by male workers on the way to the fields.

Lideres Campesinas: Fighting for Farmworker Women

March 28, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, farmworker women, farmworkers, Lideres Campesinas

AMBER AMAYA / Coachella Unincorporated Editor’s Note: For the past 27 years, Lideres Campesinas, a nonprofit organization based in Oxnard, 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.

2013 Star: Líderes Campesinas

December 16, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 2013 star, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, Lideres Campesinas, RAP Foundation, Regional Access Project, Suguet Lopez

Líderes Campesinas: Empowering Female Farm Workers Why Lideres Campesinas Shone Brightly in 2013 Líderes Campesinas made big news in October when, led by executive director Suguet Lopez, they won the top prize in Regional Access Project Foundation’s Fast Pitch Competition.

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.

Disaster Relief for Eastern Coachella Valley Communities

September 26, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: American Red Cross, Building Healthy Communities, Catholic Charities, Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Duroville, Eastern Coachella Valley, Imperial County, Lideres Campesinas, Margarita Luna, Mecca, North Shore, Pueblo Unido Community Development Corporation, Riverside County, Rodolfo Pinon, the california endowment, thermal

Foundations band together and leverage resources to respond to community health and safety needs; Severe weather event highlights the desperate need for safe, affordable housing in the region Coachella, Calif.