The Diary of Joaquín Magón: The Incredible Story of Griselda

September 10, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Baja California, Calexico, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, community organizer, coyotes, Eastern Coachella Valley, El Norte, El Salvador, Farm Workers, Guatemala, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, Mexicali, migrant workers, north, Oaxaca, Salton Sea, Sinaloa, strawberry, strawberry fields, UFW, United Farm Workers

[Translate]     Entry 18: The Incredible Story of Griselda, A Migrant Farm Worker   I worked in your orchards of peaches and prunes I slept on the ground in the light of the moon On the edge of the city you’ll see us and then We come with the dust and we go with the wind -Pastures of Plenty, Woody Guthrie   Griselda left, as many of them do.

Doctoral Student Explores Eastern Coachella Valley History with Youth

August 30, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, Christian Paiz, CVUSD, desert mirage high school, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eastern Coachella Valley history, Mecca, Scripps College, United Farm Workers, University of Southern California

[Translate] By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated   MECCA, Calif. – University of Southern California doctoral student Christian Paiz spent this summer exploring the history of the Eastern Coachella Valley with local students, stimulating and facilitating discussions with the hope of inspiring change in his hometown.

The Diary of Joaquín Magón: An Organic Strawberry Recalls

August 22, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: An Organic Strawberry Recalls, Coachella, community organizer, Farm Workers, Food Justice Movement, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, organic strawberries, organic strawberry, oxnard, Salinas, strawberry, strawberry fields, The Diary of Joaquín Magón, UFW, United Farm Workers

[Translate] Entry 17: An Organic Strawberry Recalls   An Organic Strawberry Recalls: I grew up around Griselda.

The Diary of Joaquín Magón: An Organizer Defined

July 30, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Coachella, community organizer, community organizers, Dolores Huerta, Farm Workers, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, organizer, organizers, Salinas, salinas valley, The Diary of Joaquín Magón, UFW, United Farm Workers

[Translate]   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 16: An Organizer Defined As I look at the desolate power of a voice that cannot be heard, hands that can lift a million crates, eyes that can see through lies, and smiles that bend like the crescent moon our mothers worshipped, I see that the hope is at times as thin as the space in between strawberry rows that flow through the ground like tuned guitar strings.

An Open Letter to La Mujer Campesina

July 13, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: campesina, Coachella, diary of joaquin magon, Dolores Huerta, Farm Workers, female farm workers, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, Joaquin Magon, mujer campesina, oxnard, UFW, United Farm Workers, women's rights

[Translate] The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 15: An Open Letter to La Mujer Campesina Mujer, Not a day goes by that I am not fascinated by your struggle.

I Am Joaquín Magón

July 3, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, community organizer, Dolores Huerta, Eastern Coachella Valley, Gustavo Esteva, I Am Joaquin, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, Madhu Suri Prakash, Mexico, Ricardo Flores Magón, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, Salinas, San Diego, UFW, United Farm Workers, writer

[Translate] By Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix It’s been a little over a year since I started writing “The Diary of Joaquín Magón,” the blog where I share my experiences working with the United Farm Workers.

Diary of Joaquín Magón: Four-Day Strike Leads to Union Contract

June 25, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Agricultural Labor Relations Board, ALRB, Andres Mejia, Antonio Lopez Ramirez, Cesar Chavez, Coachella, diary of joaquin magon, four day strike, gonzalez, huelga, Joaquin Magon, si se puede, UFW, union, United Farm Workers

[Translate]     The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 13   Gonzalez, Calif. — On Monday, June 18, roughly 200 farm workers from a vegetable company walked out on strike around 5:30 a.m.

The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 12: UFW Celebrates 50 Years of Success

May 25, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 50th anniversary, antonio villaraigosa, barack obama, bob king, Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Farm Workers, hilda solis, Joaquin Magon, maria elena salinas, Salinas, si se puede, UFW, united auto workers, United Farm Workers

[Translate] The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 12: UFW Celebrates 50 Years of Success The United Farm Workers of America celebrated its 50th anniversary last week during its 19th national convention in Bakersfield, California.

Joaquín Magón: Remembering César

April 1, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Farm Workers, Joaquin Magon, UFW, United Farm Workers

[Translate]     The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 11: Remembering César I never met César.