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Altar Ceremony
Altar Ceremony
Passing of a Great Community Leader and Activist- Kent Wong
Kent meant so much to us and our movements! We celebrate his spirit – that he exuded – of our carrying on through all obstacles – and continue to use our lives as he did – always in the interests of our communities.
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Que Bueno! A federal Judge blocks Trump from deploying California National Guard — or any Guard troops — in Oregon
Spring Break With The UFW
The last Pitzer alternative spring break with the UFW.
National Guard in LA Was Unlawful
CONFIRMED: A judge just ruled the federal deployment of the National Guard in LA was unlawful — just like we knew all along.
They count on silence. We show up. We fight back. Always.
National Day Laborer Organizing Network
Latinos, the Most Underrepresented Voters In Texas
Texas Latinos will become the most underrepresented voters in the entire country under the new Congressional map just passed by Republicans in Texas.
¡Roberto Carlos Montoya, Presente!
El es Carlos Montoya es el hombre quien ayer perdió la vida tras ser atropellado mientras intentaba huir de la migra en Monrovia California. Es originario de Guatemala y como muchos vino a Estados Unidos a trabajar y salir adelante. Que en paz descanse. 
Farmworkers Across The State Are Still Getting Sick and Sometimes Dying from Preventable Heat
Unconscionable! … “20 years after California enacted a landmark heat safety law, farmworkers across the state are still getting sick and sometimes dying from preventable heat illness.
The law “is failing because of a lack of enforcement. It’s not doing what it was intended to do,” said state Sen. Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), a former farmworker who carried legislation last year that would have made it easier for farmworkers to receive workers’ compensation if they were stricken by heat illness on the job. The measure was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. “It is the kind of thing that should be keeping legislators up at night. People are dying.”
The enforcement lapses come at a time when farmworkers — many of whom lack legal status and fear deportation — are already hesitant to voice complaints about working conditions, fearful that employers could retaliate by reporting them to immigration authorities. It is estimated that more than half of California’s approximately 350,000 farmworkers are undocumented.
A 2022 study by the UC Merced Community and Labor Center found that many farmworkers were still laboring without the protections. Of more than 1,200 workers surveyed, 43% reported that their employers had not provided a heat illness prevention plan and 15% said they had not received heat illness prevention training.”
