Post Tagged with: "Pueblo Unido"

/ December 12, 2012 1:57 am

Pilgrimage for Environmental Justice Dec. 12

[Translate]     By ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated   THERMAL, Calif. — Our Lady of Guadalupe Pilgrimage and Vigil is more than just a cultural or religious event in the Eastern Coachella Valley. It is a time for prayer, commitment, reflection, and a way for participants to raise awareness of environmental justice issues that takes place on the feast day of [...]

/ October 8, 2012 10:19 am

VIDEO: Rural Forum on Sustainable Communities

[Translate] PHOTOS: Ivan Delgado/Coachella Unincorporated   THERMAL, Calif. — Eastern Coachella Valley residents, leaders, organizations, and officials gathered on October 4 to discuss key issues surrounding their rural community at the Rural Forum on Sustainable Communities. The event was sponsored by Pueblo Unido Community Development Corporation and San Jose Community and Bea Main Learning Center. According to Pueblo Unido, the Eastern [...]

/ October 3, 2012 4:12 pm

Forum to Address Key Issues in Rural Communities

[Translate]   By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated   THERMAL, Calif. – Eastern Coachella Valley residents, leaders, organizations, and officials will gather tomorrow to discuss key issues surrounding their rural community at the Rural Forum on Sustainable Communities. The forum will be held Thursday, October 4, at Desert Mirage High School, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.   The event is sponsored by [...]

/ May 4, 2012 1:20 pm

Children Lay Foundation for Community Garden at Mecca Trailer Park

[Translate]   By Aurora Saldivar Coachella Unincorporated   Mecca, Calif. – About a dozen children from St. Anthony’s Trailer Park laid the first stones for their long awaited community garden at their first Community Build Day earlier this week. Their Community Build Day kicked off the collaborative project of Kounkuey Design Initiative and Pueblo Unido Community Development Corporation, the park’s [...]