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‘Being a migrant is not fun. Nobody wants to be a migrant’: a story of Mauritania refugees
It’s a pretty general belief that people want to feel safe in their homes. Nobody wants to leave their home out of fear and start over in a place that does not know their language, traditions, or culture.
Joey Williams talks about youth voter rates on In the 661
By: In the 661
Joey Williams from Faith in the Valley talks about youth voter turnout in Kern County, how youth can stay informed, and the importance of youth voices when it comes to the electoral process.
Faheemah Salad Din on In the 661
By: In the 661
Faheemah Salahud-Din of First and Always Melanin talks about how her organization was born, the #BlackLivesMatter movement and offers reactions to the Black Panther film!
Why I Organized a Walkout to Defend DACA
By Marisol Sanchez Verdin
Ed. Note: On Oct. 9, 2017, 17-year-old Golden Valley High School student Marisol Sanchez Verdin helped organize a three-school walkout in protest of the Sept.
Hunger Strike: Youth Leading the Way On Immigration
By Alfredo Camacho for South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — This past Wednesday, immigration reform supporters including Cal State Bakersfield professor Gonzalo Santos, and Andres Chavez, the grandson of the late Cesar E.
Women Stage Sit-In, Call for McCarthy to Move On Immigration Reform
By Alfredo Camacho for South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD – The Central Valley became ground zero in the struggle for immigrant rights last week, when a coalition of women activists gathered outside of Congressman and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy’s office in downtown Bakersfield to take part in a demonstration and act of civil disobedience to demand an end to deportations, and congressional action on federal immigration reform.
The Time Is Now: Ethnic Media Call for Immigration Reform in 2013
Editor’s Note: This editorial was produced in association with New America Media (http://www.newamericamedia.org), a national association of ethnic media, and was published by ethnic media across the country to bring attention to the urgency of immigration reform.
SERIES: Four Voices, One Dream – Jose Eduardo Chavez
Compiled by MIROSLAVA DELEON/South Kern Sol
Ed. Note: Last week South Kern Sol featured the first part in this four part series featuring youth, who are Dreamers.
SERIES: Four Voices, One Dream – Blanca Perez
Compiled by MIROSLAVA DELEON/South Kern Sol
Ed. Note: Last week South Kern Sol featured the first part in this four part series featuring youth, who are Dreamers.
SERIES: Four Voices, One Dream – Miguel Saavedra
SERIES: Four Voices, One Dream
Compiled by MIROSLAVA DELEON/South Kern Sol
Ed. Note: On Wednesday South Kern Sol featured the first part in this four part series featuring youth, who are Dreamers.