Posts Tagged as "Cesar Chavez"

Remembering Cesar Chavez and Raising the Next Generation of Organizers

March 31, 2015 / By
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[Translate] AMBER AMAYA and CHRISTIAN MENDEZ / Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — Pins from a United Farm Workers of America Convention were scattered across a long table covered in a bright red banner.

Program Offers Adults Second Chance at High School Diploma

April 9, 2014 / By
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[Translate]     NATALIA CERVANTES/Coachella Uninc   INDIO — Fernando Arredondo was only 17 when he became a father and dropped out of school to support his new family.

Magón: Chávez Film Shows Human Side of Farm Worker Movement

March 28, 2014 / By
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[Translate]   The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 30: Living Unconquered   “César Chávez: An American Hero” opens in theaters today, bringing to the big screen the story of the beginning of the United Farm Workers.

Celebration and Reflection at Chavez National Monument Dedication

April 1, 2013 / By
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[Translate] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkkmtoRNGLE&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=5[/youtube] KEENE, Calif. — On October 8, 2012, over 6,000 people descended upon Villa La Paz — the home, operational headquarters and final resting place of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez — for President Barack Obama’s dedication of the César Chávez National Monument.

Coachella Uninc. to be Honored at NAM Media Awards

March 1, 2013 / By
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[Translate]   SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — New America Media (NAM), the nation’s largest association of ethnic media outlets, has announced the winners of its 2013 NAM Ethnic Media Awards for Southern California, honoring exceptional journalism by members of the ethnic media in the region.

Resident Input Sought for Cesar Chavez Memorial Nov. 20

November 16, 2012 / By
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[Translate]   By JOHNNY FLORES, JR./Coachella Unincorporated   Coachella, Calif. — Residents of the Eastern Coachella Valley are encouraged to provide their input for the city’s planned Cesar E.

The Diary of Joaquín Magón: An Organizer Defined

July 30, 2012 / By
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[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.

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

June 25, 2012 / By
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[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
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[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.