Celebrating Christmas at the Pomona Day Labor Center

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Celebrating Christmas at the Pomona Day Labor Center with day laborers (such as 84-year old Panchito), Pancho Claus, organizers (such as Fernando Romero, Eddie Gonzalez, Benjamin Wood), children, parents (such as Maura Ayala), families, students (such as Vanessa Soria and Melissa Ayala), former Pitzer students Troy Kokkinis and Maya Rosas), community lawyers (such as Rosa Elena Sahagun) and councilmembers (such as Freddie Rodriguez and John Nolte from Pomona). These are just a few of the many who attended. There were many more waiting in line, serving, or dancing to the music. A good way to celebrate Christmas with community.

March Against Walmart 2012

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photos from Melissa Ayala

 

March Againt Walmart 2012
 
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Corporate Profits Hit Record High While Worker Wages Hit Record Low

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All the studies show that the profits of the corporations continue to go sky high while the wages of workers have remained the same in the last decades or gone down. One of the reasons that the corporations and are able to sell their products and increase their wealth is because a lot of the workers are buying on credit and going into deep debt. Sooner or later, this particular bubble will burst. It is possible to have equity with growth but it will take a type of organizing, social movement, and leadership that is truly transformational. The truth and what is right is always on our side.

See: Corporate Profits Hit Record High While Worker Wages Hit Record Low | ThinkProgress

Our hearts go out to Jose Diaz

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Our hearts go out to Jose Diaz who has been a consistent, spirited, and strong leader at the Pomona Day Labor Center (see message below). Please join us tomorrow (Friday) morning for a prayer service at the center at 9 A. M.
 

Dear PEOC friends and family, it is with a heavy heart that we inform you of a tragedy affecting the family of one of our strongest fighters, José Díaz. His grandson and various other individuals died in an automobile accident back in Mexico. Tomorrow a rosary will be prayed at the center at 9:AM by Father Pat Guillén for the souls of Héctor Alejandro Díaz, 18 years old, José’s grandson, and César Alejandro Hernández, 19 years old, José’s son’s stepson, both of whom lost their lives in the accident. We would like to invite you all to commemorate their lives and their memory. May they rest in peace.

 

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Volunteers Needed for DACA Clinic by Latino/a Roundtable and EIYC in Pomona

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By Eloisa Amador

Latino/a Roundtable and the Inland Empire-Immigrant Youth Coalition, will be having two Free DACA clinics in Pomona, on November 30, 2012 and the second one December 5, 2012 at Village Academy High School (1444 East Holt Avenue, Pomona Ca.) form 3:00-8:30pm in the Village Conference Center. We need volunteer for both day, so if you can make it please let me know. Also, if you have not done your DACA, this will be a great way to get started. You may volunteer and be a participant. We appreciate your support and hope to see you at the event.