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Monthly Archives: June 2017
‘¡Salud! Yes, Please!’ Documentary Brings Light to Stories and Struggles of Healthcare
By Randy Villegas
Residents of Kern County packed a theater room at Maya Cinemas last Thursday to watch “¡Salud!
Forging The Art of Resistance
By Ricardo A. Reyna, The kNOw
When a blade for war is forged, it is heated, hammered and beaten into shape until it is finally sharp enough to be used as a weapon for battle.
Advocates Speak Out Against Kern’s Plan to Rubberstamp Dangerous Drilling
By Randy Villegas
Community members and advocates held a press conference outside the Kern County Superior Court on June 13, just minutes before a court hearing on a lawsuit against a Kern County ordinance.
UFW Foundation Organizer Shows Passion For His Work
By Marcus Castro, South Kern Sol
Eriberto Fernandez, 30, remembers working in the fields around Delano as a child.
Bakersfield Hosts First Pride March
By Randy Villegas
“Out of the Closets and into the streets!” Marchers yelled as they marched in Bakersfield’s first ever Pride March last Sunday.
Q&A: Whitney Weddell, Organizer of Bakersfield’s Equality March, June 11
By Randy Villegas, South Kern Sol
Local community members are organizing a National Equality March in Bakersfield to remember the attack at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, one year ago at 9 a.m.