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RYSE Festival Showcases Films Tackling Social Justice Issues Through Youth Lens
Richmond Pulse, Mitzi Perez | Photo by Diana Diaz
RYSE Youth Center’s third annual film festival on October 28 showcased the works of youth filmmakers, exploring themes dealing with a range of complex issues, including social justice, gender equity and human rights.
Asistencia Monetaria Para Tu Solicitud De Daca
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El pasado 22 de septiembre, The California Endowment anunció que comprometerá más de 1 millón de dólares de su fondo Fight for All Fund específicamente para ayudar a los californianos con la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA, por sus siglas en inglés).
The True Cost of Transitioning
By Abel Avalos
When the word transgender comes to mind, some immediately think of Caitlyn Jenner because in recent years, she was thrown into the spotlight for publicly coming out as a transgender woman.
2020 Census Off To A Rocky Start
The 2020 Census is off to a rocky start, with crucial preparations already delayed or falling to the wayside, largely a result of inadequate funding from Congress.
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.
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.