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Time to Ban ‘Roundup’
By Randy Villegas
A court ruling in March made California the first state in the nation to require that chemical maker Monsanto label its weed killer Roundup as potentially cancer causing.
Day of Resistance, Community March & Rally in Photos
Editors Note: On May 1, South Kern Sol with support from Building Healthy Communities South Kern and other community partners, kicked off this year’s Youth Social Justice Revolution with a May Day community march and rally at Mill Creek Linear Park.
Film ‘Raising Zoey’ to be shown on May 17
South Kern Sol, Marcus Castro
The Dolores Huerta Foundation is presenting a film about a family facing challenges as a youth goes through gender transition.
New Tool Helps Track, Document Rise in Hate Incident
New America Media, Editorial
Since the 2016 election there has been an alarming increase in reports of hate incidents around the country.
May Day March and Rally, May 1
Youth leaders from South Kern Sol, community organizations, residents, and local businesses will be launching this year’s Social Justice Series on May 1 with a march and rally starting at 10 a.m.
Why I’m Walking Out on May Day
By Phoenix Halling
I remember sitting in my Economics class on the morning of February 7.
Panel Discussion on How to Be an Ally to LGBTQ Community, April 19
South Kern Sol, Staff
Pride Week is here! And to celebrate it, California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) will be hosting the 8th Annual Ally Rally on Wednesday, April 19, at 6 p.m.
‘There are no Do-Overs’ – Advocates Sound Alarm on 2020 Census
New America Media, News Report, Honora Montano Lea en españolWith the 2020 Census three years out, civil rights groups and census experts are sounding the alarm that pending actions by the Trump administration and Congress could severely hamper an accurate count of all communities.
Q&A: Jill Stein on the Wisdom of Young People
By Cassidy Sheppard
In March, the Green Party of California’s General Assembly had its biannual meeting in Kern County, where it has about 1,000 members.
Op-ed: Let’s Keep Up the Momentum on Pesticide Safety Wins
By Valerie Gorospe
Kern County recently said goodbye to Ruben Arroyo, a leader who worked hard to protect our communities from pesticide harms.