For Female Farmworkers, Work Never Stops
A look at the life of female farmworkers at home, off the fields (Above: Alicia Benito sits her family home
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Overcoming Barriers to Citizenship in Farmworker Communities
By Paulina Rojas COACHELLA, Calif. — Magdalena Bentancourt has lived in the United States for 35 years but this November
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Domestic Violence: It Can Happen to Anyone
Editor’s Note: Incidents of domestic violence, like spousal abuse, are heavily underreported in the eastern Coachella Valley according to local advocates.
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New Park a Welcome Addition for Oasis Residents
Above: Emily, 5, and Ivan, 9, Izar enjoy an afternoon playing at the Oasis soccer field. (Image: Paulina Rojas/ Coachella Unincorporated)
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Biggest Roadblock to Voting in ECV — Lack of Transportation
By Paulina Rojas MECCA, Calif. — Many residents of the eastern Coachella Valley want to vote but don’t have a
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Youth Get Real About Sex
Above: Illustration by Jarrett Ramones/The kNOw By Paulina Rojas Editor’s Note: Coachella Unincorporated spoke to young people in the East
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Q&A: Demystifying Sex Ed
Above: Illustration by Jarrett Ramones/The kNOw By Paulina Rojas Editor’s Note: Olga Montes is the Community Engagement Coordinator at Planned
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Transportation Project Proposes Creative, Functional Bus Shelter Designs for Rural Communities
Above: The SCRAP Gallery built a temporary bus shelter prototype for the first bus shelter demonstration on Saturday, August 13,
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What It’s Like to Grow Up Queer and Purepecha
Above: Alejandra Zamora describes her life as a LGBTQ activist and member of the Purepecha community in the eastern Coachella Valley.
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