Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Top Toxins in Long Beach & How They May Be Affecting Your Health

Aug. 24, 2013 / By
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I always thought pollution was black smoke that came from factories and cars and that all I had to do was avoid breathing it when I saw it...

Knowledge is Power: One Young Person’s Lesson in Local Government

Aug. 24, 2013 / By
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This summer the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs & A Healthy Community held a series of workshops to educate community members about the workings of local government...

Caravana Pro-inmigración Sacude A Bakersfield

Aug. 21, 2013 / By
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Por Daniel Jimenez  / South Kern Sol

Este pasado miércoles 14 de agosto tuve la oportunidad de asistir a un gran evento pro-inmigrante donde activistas y organizadores por los derechos de los inmigrantes se convocaron en la ciudad de Bakersfield para exigirle al congresista republicano Kevin McCarthy, el tercer líder más poderoso de los congresistas republicanos, y al resto de la cámara de representantes, su apoyo para una reforma justa y con camino a la ciudadanía para más de 11 millones de indocumentados en este país...

I Am From: Boys And Girls Pre-Teens Share Through Poetry

Aug. 21, 2013 / By
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by B&GC Summer Youth

Editor’s Note: We’Ced Youth Media spent the summer conducting weekly writing circles with over two dozen pre-teens at Merced’s Boys and Girls Club’s Summer Camp...

Tools To Help You With Affordable Care Act

Aug. 21, 2013 / By
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You can find this and more at Covered California..

Summit Raises Awareness of Human Trafficking in N.M.

Aug. 21, 2013 / By
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Navajo Times, News Report, Colleen Keane

Get free.

That’s the message The Life Link, a Santa Fe based agency, is sending out to human trafficking victims...

Our Community: Building Healthy Communities, Long Beach

Aug. 21, 2013 / By
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“Our Community” is a VoiceWaves project and community event being showcased on Aug. 26. Youth reporters were tasked to explore their community through a camera’s lens, each picking one community-based organization to shine a spotlight on...

What I Learned in Sacramento About Boys & Men of Color

Aug. 19, 2013 / By
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I got a call a couple of weeks ago from my friend Kenyon Davis, a staff organizer with the Alliance of Boys & Men of Color, a statewide coalition of change agents committed to improving the lives of California’s boys and young men of color...

Let’s Get Ready For Obamacare

Aug. 18, 2013 / By
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With funding from the California Endowment, SEIU-UHW is helping low-income residents of Los Angeles get enrolled in health insurance...

They make their dreams come true at Golden Age: Young entrepreneurs and artists work together to launch their own company

Aug. 18, 2013 / By
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By  on August 6, 2013
Axel Magaña’s passion for entrepreneurship began in the sixth grade.
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VIDEO: The Cannery Grand Opening

Aug. 18, 2013 / By
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Adrian Avila • Silicon Valley De-Bug

The Cannery is a creative zone focused on bringing a touch of color and style to San Jose...

First Day of School Brings Mixed Emotions

Aug. 18, 2013 / By
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MARIA GARCIA/Coachella Uninc

All summer long, I was looking forward to, and dreading, August 12 at the same time. ..