Author Archives: Jose Calderon

About Jose Calderon

Jose Zapata Calderon is Emeritus Professor in Sociology and Chicano/a Latino/a Studies at Pitzer College, Past President of the Latino and Latina Roundtable of the Pomona Valley and San Gabriel Valley, and a community-based sociologist, educator, author, and organizer.

A Memory Of Supporting UFCW 1428

A memory of Supporting UFCW 1428 in their efforts to negotiate a contract with Ralph’s, Vons, and Albertson’s who were making billions in profits but wanted to cut worker’s health and retirement benefits , pay workers less for some tasks, and delay a living wage. We used our consumer power to win a contract that treated them with respect and dignity. Continue reading

Drafters of the Declaration of Independence Wanted a White Republic

From Acclaimed Scholar Robin Kelley in Democracy Now: “The Declaration of Independence is a little bit different in that it is not a constitution. It’s not law, per se. But it does make these claims that go beyond the drafters. When the drafters developed this declaration, they assumed that human beings were basically white men. Continue reading