BAKERSFIELD, California (KBAK/FOX58) — One local organization, Lideres Campesinas, is helping raise awareness about domestic violence in the Hispanic community.
One of the ways they are doing this is by using art to help survivors speak up about their experiences. Organizer Jessica Nunez said talking about domestic violence can be a taboo topic in the Latino community.
As advocates who promote sustainable and resilient farming in California, we continue to witness the urgent need for action in the face of climate change. Collectively, our organizations work to improve the health and well-being of farm workers, provide training and resources to help farm workers transition to organic farm ownership, and increase access to healthy food for all.
Octubre no solo es el mes de concientización sobre el cáncer, sino también de luchar contra otro grave problema: la violencia doméstica.
Y sin duda alguna, uno de los grupos más afectados son las trabajadoras del campo.
Pero todos podemos poner nuestro granito de arena, bienvenidas Yuriria López y Nayelly Aguirre…. de la organización líderes campesinas van a tener unos eventos en nuestro condado, pero antes que tan grave es este problema.
Descubre cómo las campesinas en el Área de la Bahía enfrentan la violencia de género en silencio debido a su situación migratoria y económica precaria. La historia de Teresa revela la cruda realidad.
Una coalición de grupos pro inmigrantes se concentró el viernes ante la oficina del Distrito de Clovis del presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, pero no consiguió que les abrieran para entregar una petición al líder republicano para que “apoyara una reforma migratoria directa y práctica”… Read more
Many farmworkers in Coachella Valley lack legal status as citizens and don’t qualify for most federal and state disaster aid. Even a new $95 million storm assistance program for immigrants that Governor Gavin Newsom recently touted is out of reach because it pertains to the winter and spring storms and floods.
The heavy flooding and mudflows that Tropical Storm Hilary brought to the Coachella Valley have not spared the region’s farm fields.
One morning this summer, several days into temperatures above 110 degrees in this farming community, Socorro Galvez, 53, began to feel weak as she picked grapes in the suffocating heat. The green vines suddenly looked yellow, her sweat turned cold and she felt like she was going to faint. It happened again, just before the …
Ana Rosa Villegas López points to the scattered images of her son on the walls of the Mecca Public Library in Southern California. In one, he stares straight at the camera, his sleeplessness etched into the dark circles under his eyes. The walls are covered with photos of children playing on a small square of artificial turf, dust-coated door mats, and the children’s inflamed, rashy arms, runny noses, inhalers, and humidifiers.
Each year senators and Assembly members throughout California pick a Nonprofit of the Year in each of their districts. In San Diego County and surrounding area, about a dozen nonprofits were recognized for outstanding contributions to their communities.
