On Cesar Chavez Day 2012 (March 30, 2012), a rally/march was held at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. to stand in support of the College’s dining hall workers, including a number who were fired after the administration mandated a college-wide I-9 document check. Video by Jonathan Rice PZ
http://youtu.be/FgUYPa7Leac
A successful Cesar Chavez Day breakfast in Pomona. Thanks to the breakfast committee and all the volunteers who made its success possible.
The Immigrant Youth Coalition (IYC) is an organization led by undocumented immigrant youth. We work to empower immigrant youth to stand up against criminalization and injustices in their communities. We have chapter organizations in Los Angeles, South Bay/Harbor, San Gabriel Valley, Pomona Valley, and the Inland Empire.
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ALEJANDRO CANO ESPECIAL PARA LA PRENSA Publicado: 03 abril 2012 11:42 AM
POMONA – El líder campesino defensor de los derechos humanos y cofundador de de laAsociación Nacional de Trabajadores del Campo (UFW), Cesar Chávez, falleció un 23 de abril de 1993, hace casi 19 años; sin embargo, 
su espíritu combatiente continúa inspirando a muchos a defender la dignidad humana y a luchar en contra de las injusticias sociales.
The following article appeared in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin:
Monica Rodriguez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Created: 04/03/2012 09:17:50 AM PDT
POMONA — A group of day laborers urged Pomona City Council members on Monday night to continue providing funding for the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center.
The center, also known as the Pomona Day Labor Center, has been open for about 15 years with financial support from the city.
In recent years, the center received financial assistance through the city’s now defunct redevelopment agency. Continue reading
Global Capitalist Crisis and the Second Great Depression:
Egalitarian Systemic Models for Social Change
By Dr. Armando Navarro
2012, Lexington Books, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
Reviewed Dr. José Calderon
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The book “Global Capitalist Crisis and the Second Great Depression: Egalitarian Systemic Models for Social Change” is a testament to Armando Navarro’s forty-four years of activism, thirty-seven years of teaching, and a lifetime of seeking alternatives to the historical inequities of U. S. capitalism. Navarro has always sought ways to connect his academic research and teaching to practical organizing and he does it well in this thoughtful discourse. Continue reading