Category Archives: Education

Two Organizers In Pomona Are Still Connecting Their Learning With Community-based Oranizing

Laud these two students, Chris Gutierrez and Orlando Arias-Pulido, who I have known and walked paths with them as organizers in Pomona since their high school days – and are now building their pathways in higher education – with Chris completing his B. A. Degree and Orlando completing his first year at UC-Berkeley. As shown here, they are still connecting their learning with community-based organizing.

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In Memory Of Professor Manuel Castillejos

On Monday, June 30, 2025, at 3:00 PM, Parking Lot 13 will be officially renamed in memory of Professor Manuel Castillejos — a cherished community leader and passionate arts advocate.
Join us as we unveil a memorial plaque in his honor and celebrate his lasting impact.
🗓️ June 30 at 3pm
📍VPD Lot 13 (2nd Street and S. Garey Avenue)
Questions? Please contact Pomona Public Works (909) 620-2261 ☎️

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Celebrating with the Segovia Family

Celebrating with the Segovia family – the graduation of their daughter, Alyssa Segovia, and her friend Grecia Acevedo (with the Acevedo Family) – earning M. S. Degrees from the University of Oregon. Oscar Segovia, who is on the Latino and Latina Roundtable board and Education Committee shared how their many achievements add to the growing number of Latina and Latino students who are now graduating from University graduate programs and paving the way for the kind of change makers that we need in the future.

 

Raising Funds For Library Programs

Great turn-out for Pomona Library Foundation Mayor’s gala raising funds for library programs with Richard Montoya from Culture Clash as emcee, awardee recipients Estela Ballon and Paul Knopf; Pomona Poet Laureate Natalie Sierra; and LRT board members Lidia Manzanares (President) and Mike Suarez and Lina Mira (Executive Director) in support of the fundraiser.

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Retirement of PUSD Teacher Ion Puschila

Retirement of PUSD teacher Ion Puschila met with the attendance of dozens of former and present students, teachers, political leaders, organizers, educators, and community-based friends – all lauding the influence that he had in the development of community schools, the organizing of scholarships for students with the annual Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta breakfast and pilgrimage march, the building of bridges in advancing intersectional unity, the support for immigrant and labor rights, and the unconditional teaching, giving, and mentoring of hundreds of students over the years. All echoed the sentiment: “Ion – thank you for your contributions- we will carry on – but you are truly going to be missed.”

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