Coachella Unincorporated

Posts Tagged as "Salton Sea"

“Projections” Showcases Community Art in North Shore

November 25, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Eastern Coachella Valley, Konkuey Design Initiative, North Shore, North Shore Arts Committee, Salton Sea

[Translate] By Karla Martinez North Shore, Calif. —For one night, bright colors washed over the remains of old abandoned buildings in North Shore giving them new life.

IID Shares Plan for Salton Sea Sustainability

May 27, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Bruce Wilcox, Comité Cívico del Valle, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, Environmental Health Summit, Imperial Irrigation District, Johnny Flores, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, Salton Sea, Salton Sea Restoration and Renewable Energy Initiative

[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES/Coachella Uninc MECCA — Sustainability. It’s a word that often comes up when discussing the Salton Sea, but what does sustainability truly mean?

2013 Star: Silvia Paz

December 26, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 2013 star, AB 71, aurora saldivar, Building Healthy Communities, Desert Recreation District, Eastern Coachella Valley, Salton Sea, Silvia Paz, V. Manuel Perez

[Translate] Silvia Paz: Working Toward a Safe and Healthy Community Why Her Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Silvia Paz, the new hub manager of Building Healthy Communities Eastern Coachella Valley (BHC), soared in 2013.

CV Study Reveals Disparities of East Versus West

June 24, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, California Institute for Rural Studies, California Rural Legal Assistance, Celia Garcia, Center for Regional Change, Coachella, Comité Cívico del Valle, CRLA, Duroville, Eastern Coachella Valley, environmental justice, ICUC, Inland Congregations United for Change, Invisible Coachella Valley, ivan delgado, Jonathan London, Mecca, Megan Beaman, North Shore, Pueblo Unido CDC, Salton Sea, the california endowment, UC Davis

[Translate] IVAN DELGADO/Coachella Unincorporated EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY — With its lavish resorts and golf courses, the Coachella Valley is a getaway to some and a retirement home for others.

Kayaking On A Sea Worth Saving

April 11, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Assemblymember Perez, Ben Hueso, Eastern Coachella Valley, environmental justice, ivan delgado, kayaking, Salton Sea, V. Manuel Perez

[Translate] IVAN DELGADO/Coachella Unincorporated When I told my family I was going kayaking on the Salton Sea, their reaction was just what I expected.

VIDEO: Environmental Leadership Summit

March 4, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella Unincorporated, desert mirage high school, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, EJ Summit, environmental justice, Inaugural Environmental Leadership Summit, Mecca, Salton Sea, thermal

[Translate] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJstp6LWE7c[/youtube] Video by ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated THERMAL, Calif. — On February 23, 2013, approximately 200 empowered and concerned residents gathered to gain more awareness and continue taking on the environmental issues affecting the communities of the Eastern Coachella Valley.

Environmental Summit to Empower Residents Feb. 23

February 15, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Unincorporated, desert mirage high school, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, Enrique Manzanilla, Environmental Health Leadership Summit, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Fatima Ramirez, John J. Benoit, Promotores Comunitarios del Desierto, Salton Sea

[Translate] FATIMA RAMIREZ/Coachella Unincorporated THERMAL, Calif. — Eastern Coachella Valley residents will soon have the opportunity to learn more and receive information empowering them to take on the environmental issues affecting them daily.

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.