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About Jose Calderon

Jose Zapata Calderon is Emeritus Professor in Sociology and Chicano/a Latino/a Studies at Pitzer College and President of the Latino and Latina Roundtable of the Pomona Valley and San Gabriel Valley.

Fall Employment Expo in POMONA Friday, October 23rd

Two important community employment events coming up soon in October: JOB FAIRS!

The Fall Expo, set for Friday, October 23rd, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, serves all job-seekers and helps to employ our local community residents.

This is a beautiful venue and the event is free to both job-seekers and employers. Last year we had 250+ job-seekers and 40 employers.

This year we expect to have 350-400 job-seekers, both entry-level & mid-career professionals. We have 24 out of 44 employers confirmed.

Employer – Exhibitor

Pomona Unified School District Personnel

Pomona Unified The Learning Connection

U.S. Security Associates

Los Angeles County Fire Department

California Highway Patrol

LOWE’s Home Improvement, Azusa

ACCURATE PERSONNEL, Ontario

Robertson’s Ready Mix Concrete

Office of LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis

Los Angeles World Airports, ONT

Los Angeles County Office of Education, PC

Los Angeles County Probation Department

Los Angeles County Dept of Child & Family Svcs

United Parcel Service, Ontario

Harbor Freight Tools, Chino

QTC Management, A Lockheed Company

Quality Driver Solutions (tentative)

Personal Assistance Services Council of LA Cnty

NFI Industries, Chino

Electrical Training Institute – IBEW/NECA

US Army Recruiting, Azusa

O’Reilly Auto Parts

Cornucopia Foods at Fairplex

FAIRPLEX, LA County Fair Association

We have many more GREAT employers “pending” and will be limiting staffing agencies to 4 in total.

 

The Tri-City Wellness Center’s job fair runs from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm nearby on Garey Avenue. We will provide flyers and maps at the Expo.

Employment Expo Fall 2015

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SCHOLARSHIP – DREAM ACT ONLY!

Rules and Eligibility Requirements

SCHOLARSHIP RULES:

  • ONLY Dream Act Students may apply for this scholarship
  • Student must be California Student

SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

  • Student must be at a high school senior
  • Student must be present to win at “Sie7e” Concert November 6th  2015″ (details www.unidosporlamusica.org)
  • Students under 18 years of age must have a representative in attendance to accept the award
  • Student must be enrolled in an accredited University or Community College
  • Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher
  • Submit official transcript (unofficial transcripts will not be accepted)

Please submit a 750 – 1,000 word essay in APA format that will address: How will receiving this scholarship impact your overall educational goals?

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Please mail completed form along with other required information to:

Unidos Por La Musica Scholarship Program
1520 North Mountain Ave., Suite 138 Ontario, California 91762

You may send application via certified mail, but this is not required. If you wish acknowledgement of our receipt of your complete application, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

NO FAXES ACCEPTED. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER October 19th  WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Please complete this form and return to the address at the top of this application no later than October 19th 2015 (midnight). To be considered you must submit all required information by this date.

For additional information where to obtain application and event information, please visit www.unidosporlamusica.org

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Film and Speakers on “Fighting For Our Lives”

This Friday, September 18th (beginning with an introduction and pot-luck) at 6 PM at Bellas Artes Gallery (244 S Garey Ave, Pomona, California 91766), United Pomona Valley M.E.Ch.A. The Latino/a Roundtable of the San Gabriel Valley and Pomona Valley and the community will be showing an Oscar nominated portrayal of the UFW’s 1973 strike where grape workers making history by walking off the job from Coachella to Fresno to fight for a UFW contract. A moving testimony to the bravery of the farm workers in their non-violent struggle against police brutality on the picket lines. Our group Unity in the Community seeks to bring dialogue about historic issues that are still affecting us today. We will be watching this film and will have presenters who were part of the UFW and grape boycott – leaders Jerry Ryan and Roberto de la Cruz – discussing the film afterwards. Everyone is welcome.

This will be a potluck style event so bring something delicious to share, and don’t forget to bring your friends and family!

Fiestas Patrias at PEOC THIS TUESDAY

INVITATION FROM THE POMONA DAY LABOR CENTER (PEOC) TO CELEBRATE THE INDEPENDENCE OF MEXICAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMUNITIES  — THIS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH AT 10 A. M. AT THE PEOC (1682 WEST MISSION BLVD. IN POMONA)

Facebook Event Page

 

Thank you so much! Will see you tomorrow!

 

“En el Centro Jornalero tenemos la costumbre de festejar la independencia de México, al igual que la de Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, y Honduras, con una rica comida y convivio y nuestras amistades de la comunidad y de las universidades.

También aprovechamos para aprender nuestra historia y vincular las luchas históricas con las actuales. Se le hace la cordial invitación a cada uno y una de ustedes!

#upcomingevents #markyourcalendars every year we celebrate#fiestaspatrias at the #PEOC #daylabor center, with food, music, and community. Since #Mexico#Guatemala#ElSalvador#Nicaragua,#CostaRica, and #Honduras all share the same #independenceday, it is a good opportunity to build bridges between the #Mexican and#CentralAmerican communities, as well as the #Chicanx and u.s.-born communities. And since #independence was (and is) a protracted#struggle, it gives us a chance to root ourselves in our history and connect to our current struggles. So please swing by beginning at 10:am on Tuesday #September15 and join us!”

 

Fernando Romero

Executive Director, Pomona Economic Opportunity Center

1682 W. Mission Blvd. Pomona, CA 91766

Tel: (909) 397 4215

www.pomonadaylabor.org

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Invitation to Rally Honoring Julian Bond

POMONA VALLEY BRANCH 1085B

AMERICA’S JOURNEY FOR JUSTICE RALLY TUESDAY – SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 4:00pm – 8:00pm

POMONA CIVIC CENTER PLAZA

7th St. at Garey Ave.

Community Speakers on:

ECONOMIC JUSTICE EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

VOTING RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS

HONORING AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND

JULIAN BOND

Music!*Information Tables!*Free Food!

Candlelight Closing with Music & Inspiration

for information please contact:

jrellisroyston1@verizon.net

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LRT Bus and Registering your participation – 50th Anniversary of the ’65 Delano Grape Strike

The UFW will be holding a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Delano Grape Strike on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at forty acres (the original organizing site of this strike) in Delano.  We are working on getting a bus that can take about 45 people.  We are now taking names of those individuals who would be interested in going on a bus.  We will leave early in the morning of the 26th and return on the same day.  If you are interested in going on the bus, you must make a firm commitment and send an e-mail to Melissa Ayala at melissaayalalrt@gmail.com or call her at 909-450-7532 by Thursday, September 3 to save a place on the bus.  The first 45 persons to respond will be included. 

Jose Zapata Calderon

Noche de Raza

This event is to raise money for M.E.Ch.A.; M.E.Ch.A. stands for Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlan. We are an organization that educates the community about their history and their culture. 50% of the money we raise will go towards scholarships for two of the M.E.Ch.A. board members, and the other 50% will go towards our efforts to better educate our raza about their history and culture by mentoring high school students, buying books that will empower our members, and participating in educational field trips. You can be a part of this too!!! Just show up to the event and sign up at our M.E.Ch.A. booth.

Facebook event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1677631499189696/

You can buy tickets now, but don’t forget to print the receipt:

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/noche-de-raza-tickets-18184832323

Noche de raza