Posts Tagged as "Western Environmental"

Virgen de Guadalupe Processional Highlights Environmental Injustices in the Eastern Coachella Valley

December 13, 2014 / By
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[Translate] AMBER AMAYA/ Coachella Uninc. THERMAL—Residents from Thermal, Mecca, Coachella and Oasis gathered Friday night at the San Jose Community Center in Thermal, Calif.

New Mecca Community Council Member Motivated by Family

May 29, 2013 / By
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[Translate]                           JOHNNY FLORES, JR/Coachella Unincorporated   MECCA — Claudia Guevara was recently sworn in as a member of the Mecca Community Council, continuing her family’s tradition of making a difference in the unincorporated community they call home.

VIDEO: Down the Road

February 25, 2013 / By
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[Translate] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku8ojaUT-q0[/youtube]   Coachella Unincorporated reporter Ivan Delgado shares his personal journey to environmental awareness as he comes to the startling realization of the environmental issues minutes from his home.

Video: Life Among Landfills

February 21, 2013 / By
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[Translate] Ivan Delgado’s video featuring environmental activist Eduardo Guevara was first posted on Coachella Unincorporated and New America Media in June 2012.

An Advocate Blooms in the Desert

February 18, 2013 / By
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[Translate] Click to view Alejandra Alarcon’s audio slideshow featuring environmental activist Celia Garcia, first posted on Vida en el Valle and Coachella Unincorporated April 2012.

Community Invited to “Talk Trash” at Mecca Forum June 7

June 6, 2012 / By
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[Translate]   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.

Community View: Mecca Deserves Real Answers and Actions From Western Environmental

May 23, 2012 / By
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[Translate]   Last week, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control met with Mecca residents to report that soil samples taken at Western Environmental, Inc.,

Community Worker Comes Home

March 27, 2012 / By
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[Translate] VIDEO: Cristina Mendez, CRLA   By Aurora Saldivar Coachella Unincorporated   Although Cristina Mendez was raised in the Eastern Coachella Valley, she was not aware of the living conditions endured by many in her community.