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Invitation to Fernando Pedraza Memorial Celebration on May 5, 10 AM at PEOC in Pomona

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Because of construction on Arrow and Grove in Rancho Cucamonga, this year’s Fernando Pedraza Celebration and Memorial will take place at the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center (1682 W. Mission Blvd.) in Pomona on Monday, May 5 from 10 am – 12 noon.  You are invited to gather with us in remembrance of Fernando Pedraza – beloved day laborer, community member, and dedicated immigrant rights activist.  This annual event celebrates his life and legacy with music, food, and community.

 On Cinco de Mayo (May 5th), 2007, a spontaneous demonstration by the Minutemen against day laborers on the corner of Arrow Highway and Grove Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga, ended with the death of day laborer leader Jose Fernando Pedraza. Fifty-seven-year-old Pedraza died at the corner where he waited on a daily basis for one-day jobs. It is also the corner where Pedraza organized other day laborers to defend their rights. In 2002, Pedraza was part of a court case against the City of Rancho Cucamonga who wanted to enforce a law disallowing day laborers to gather on the street. In the recent months before his death, Pedraza had attended several meetings of the Rancho Cucamonga city council to support his fellow day laborers so that they could have a job center where they could be safe from hate-based attacks and traffic accidents.
Pomona Economic Opportunity Center, National Day Labor Organizing Network, Latino and Latina Roundtable, Community Engagement Center, Radio Jornalera

Supporting State Senator Maria Elena Durazo

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Supporting State Senator María Elena Durazo for L A County Supervisor District 1 at Pomona Meet and Greet – organized by host committee made up of Jorge Marquez, Nora Garcia and Mark Ramos – with packed attendance of community leaders from Pomona, Eastern San Gabriel Valley, and area cities. A fundraiser is being organized for Sunday, July 13 at UFCW 1428. She’s a graduate of St. Mary’s College, where she was part of the Chicano Movement. She began organizing for the textile workers union as she worked toward a law degree at People’s College of Law. She was the executive vice president of UNITE-HERE International and the first woman Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.

21st Annual Cesar Chavez Breakfast

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Thank you to the LRT staff, board, members, and volunteers for putting together a 21st César Chávez Breakfast celebration that will be remembered as well-organized, well-attended, and spirited. And yes – the emceeing by musician and activist artist Martha Gonzalez went beyond the beyond with the inclusion of her musical talents – adding to the always inspiring movement songs by Son Real. It really exemplified the combination of keeping a grass-roots character with representation from networks across the gamut of unions, friends in positions, non-profits, faith-based, and community-based organizations that have been so much a part of our common organizing efforts. The honorees were moved and moved all of us with their words. We certainly were moved by the sacrifices of the NDLON second responders in leading fire life brigades that cleared 3,000 tons of debris – work that would go unnoticed if it was not for the thoughtful consciousness of bringing them to center stage. And what great work on the scholarship nominees that fully represented the connections between education and engagement! And so thankful that we included, no matter what, the forming of a circle, and with Son Real, the singing of De Colores. There was so much heart to this event – and sets a very high standard for the future.

 

Invite to Dolores Huerta/Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage Planning Meeting on Fri., Mar. 21 at 3:30 PM

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This is your invite to the next Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage March and Fiesta meeting this Friday, March 21 at 3:30 PM at the Pomona Pride Center (235 W. Mission Blvd).  (On March 31, we will be taking people to the UFW immigrant rights march in Delano where they are expecting anywhere between 3 – 5,000 marchers.  Since we have to send in an rsvp of the number who will be going – please send an e-mail to Jose Calderon at Jose _Calderon@pitzer.eduthat you are committed to go.  We will meet at 7 am on Monday, March 31 at the Pitzer parking lot.  We will take names also at our meeting this Friday and make transportation plans).

Once again our meeting on Friday will be a person-to-person meeting but the zoom link option is being made available for those out of the area.  

The Zoom link is: https://pitzer.zoom.us/j/83957309955
At the last meeting, we agreed to meet this Friday because we will not meet on Friday, March 28 (due to the Cesar Chavez breakfast that day).  At this meeting, in addition to committee reports, we will have proposed designs for the t-shirt and make a decision on which one to use; go over the press release to send out, take names for flyers to the churches and schools, and take names of those who will be going to the UFW Immigrant rights march in Delano on March 31.   Attached is an agenda, minutes from the last meeting, and a revised program with assignments from our last meeting.
The Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage March and Fiesta 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

Next Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage March meeting – Friday, Feb. 21 at 3:30 PM

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This is your invite to the next Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage March meeting this Friday, February 21 at 3:30 PM at the Pomona Pride Center (235 W. Mission Blvd).  This again will be a person-to-person meeting but the zoom link option is being made available for those out of the area.  The zoom link this time, provided by the Jesus Jacuinde from the pride center is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81008505320?pwd=xTPbvNmZKP3GW0NbjjxEPvQHMFZTvu.1
In our last meeting, we made a major decision to change the date back to Saturday, April 26 for the march – when a proposal was made, with the suggestion of the Ohlone, that we end the march at Tony Cerda park and make our speakers and entertainment part of the annual Pow Wow that is sponsored by the Ohlone.  In the spirit of bringing together as many of our diverse groups in this difficult period of time, we are excited to make this happen.  At our meeting, on Friday, we will further make important decisions on the route, the speakers, the entertainment, the publicity/outreach, the scholarships, and the plan for how we will collaborate with the Ohlone on the program once we enter the circle of the Pow Wow.  Attached are the minutes from the last meeting, an agenda, and the proposed program up to this point.  We have been running our meetings as a whole group and, since the meetings are hybrid with involvement from individuals outside of the area, we have expected the committees to meet in-between the bi-weekly meetings – and that our meetings be made up of reports and decisions together. To facilitate the hybrid character of this meeting, we thank the Jesus Jacuinde for providing the zoom link from the Pride Center – making it easier for those outside the area to join in and participate.

PPC Staff is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage
Time: Feb 21, 2025 03:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81008505320?pwd=xTPbvNmZKP3GW0NbjjxEPvQHMFZTvu.1

Meeting ID: 810 0850 5320
Passcode: 306620

The Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage March and Fiesta Committee

Invitation to LRT Membership Meeting this Saturday 1-3 pm

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You are invited to the meeting of the Latino and Latina Roundtable meeting this Saturday, May 18 which starts at 1:00 pm. This meeting will be both in-person and on zoom – although we would like for you to attend in person at our center (1460 E. Holt Ave. Room 5, in Pomona). The zoom link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87626541362?pwd=M4XuHdMyXEt9auarCTeb52U3tVJz2V.1

At this meeting, we will have a director’s report; a financial report; discussion on our ongoing work in immigrant rights, education, and the well-being economy. We will also discuss topics for future forums on key issues and having a picnic of members and friends in July. Please arrive on time so that we can end by 3:00 pm at the latest. Please invite other friends who might be interested in the work of our organization or are interested in joining.