Kern Sol News
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Community Prayer for Charleston Victims, June 19
***Community Prayer Gathering*** Our Hearts Are With Charleston Date: Friday, June 19, 2015 Time: 6:30 p.m.
Building Healthy Families Fair in Lamont, June 27
LAMONT, Calif., — The Kern County Superintendent of Schools and Americorps will be hosting a health fair at Lamont Park on June 27 from 9:00 a.m.
Dreaming Beyond the Fields
By Nora Ramirez
As I look around Arvin, I realize how few options there are for me to succeed in my hometown.
Surviving the Drought in California: Farm Workers Struggle to Put Food on the Table
[people.power.media], Video, Dyan Ruiz and Joseph Smooke
Undocumented farm workers are hit the hardest because of California’s extreme drought.
Dealing With Bullies
By Sabrina Garcia
I was the type of girl who didn’t have a lot of friends in elementary school.
Undocumented Kids to Get Health Coverage in State Budget
Sen. Ricardo Lara and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León discuss the state budget that passed this week.
Photo Essay: Caravan Seeks to End Mass Detention
By Alfredo Camacho
A “Free the People” caravan from Oakland to Bakersfield converged immigration advocates, youth leaders, and community organizers from around the state at the Mesa Verde Detention Center on Saturday May 30th.
Fewer U.S. Latinos Are Speaking Spanish
By LEONEL MARTINEZ / South Kern Sol
Until she was about six years old, my daughter, Ramona, didn’t know I could speak English.
Thousands of Farmworkers in California Can’t Make a Living
New America Media, News Analysis, David Bacon
Editor’s note: California farmworkers once made a decent living but according to NAM contributing writer, David Bacon, those days are long gone.