Category Archives: Pilgrimage

Rising for Justice and Human Rights Pilgimage

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The “Justice and Human Rights Committee,” as part of building unity in these difficult times, will lead a pilgrimage march and cultural celebration on Saturday, April 25 – beginning at 9:30 am at the Pomona Valley Pride center (235 W. Mission Blvd) and ending with a collective Ohlone Pow Wow celebration at Tony Cerda Park (450 W. Grand Ave.). This year’s march (as a collaboration between the Latino and Latina Roundtable, community-based organizations of the Pomona

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Volunteers Needed

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This is a request from Rose Calderon, on behalf of the Pilgrimage Committee.
 
We need about 6-8 volunteers to come to the LRT office (545 W. 2nd Street, Pomona, CA 91766) at 9 am this Saturday to load a large puppet onto a truck. If you are able to do this please contact Rose Calderon, who is copied on this email. 
 
We also need many volunteers to help on the pilgrimage route, especially  to keep people safe while walking down the street. If you are able to do this, please come to the pilgrimage starting point- Pomona Valley Pride. We will have vests and provide instructions. 
 
Thank you for your interest, 
Lina Mira

Executive Director 

(909) 480-6267
 

Pilgrimage March To Build Unity April 25 At 9:30am

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The “Justice and Human Rights Committee,” as part of building unity in these difficult times, will lead a pilgrimage march and cultural celebration on Saturday, April 25 – beginning at 9:30 am at the Pomona Valley Pride center (235 W. Mission Blvd) and ending with a collective Ohlone Pow Wow celebration at Tony Cerda Park (450 W. Grand Ave.).

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Invite to day before march, April 18 at 2:30 pm, for get-together at Cesar Chavez Park in Pomona to eat, make flags

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You are invited to a get-together the day before, Friday, April 18 (from 2:30 – 5 PM) at Cesar Chavez Park (2720 Barjud Ave.) in Pomona to make flags, posters, and banners for the Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta March the next day.  At this get-together, we will remember the lives of Pablo “Xhompo” Lopez and Blanca Mariscal who, until they passed to the spirit world, gave of their time to organize the annual march and celebration.  Like we will do, they were there on the Friday before the march – making flags and posters – with Pablo helping to lead chants the next day and Blanca leading the making of food the next day with parents (with all proceeds going for scholarships).  There are two trees with rocks next to them – remembering their lives.  The LRT will provide pizzas, wings, garlic bread, and water. Please bring a snack, dessert or fruit to share.  You are welcome to invite others.
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta Pilgrimage March and Celebration Committee
Jose Zapata Calderon
Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies
1050 North Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6101
(909) 952-1640
Jose_Calderon@pitzer.edu

Website:  www.josezcalderon.com