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Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By Rodolfo F. Acuña / Guest contributor In West Texas, during the struggles to desegregate the schools in the later part of...
SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present a film screening of “Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 at the MCC Theater at UCSB. Revealing the direct connection between the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the current immigration crisis, this film,...
CAMARILLO — The Ventura County Community Foundation’s Destino: The Latino Legacy Fund is accepting proposals for grants to fund programs that expand opportunities for Latino high school students to succeed through college preparedness. The grants will provide support for programs delivering curriculum that measurably increase academic achievement as well as college preparation and access;...
OXNARD — “This month we have two volunteer opportunities, because our meetings fall on two different weekends,” Donna Foster, operations manager for Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project, stated in a media release. The first meeting will be held on Saturday, May 18 at Rio Real Elementary School, 1140 Kenny St., Oxnard. “Volunteers would be greatly appreciated...
CAMARILLO — Twenty students will venture to Cuba this month for a rare travel experience offered as a CSU Channel Islands (CI) course, university officials reported Wednesday in a media release. The nine-day trip gives students studying Spanish and Chicana/o Studies the chance to visit a country that has been closed to American tourists since the...
Editor’s note: Part of a continuing series of stories profiling the award-winners of El Concilio Family Service 2013 Latino Leadership Awards. The awards gala will be held on Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. The event is sold out. Click here or call 805-486-9777 for more information. Amigos805 staff reports LiUNA Local 585...
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By David Magallanes / Guest contributor I have heard it over and over again: someone I know relates to me that...
OXNARD — La Sra. Pina Hernández y algunos miembros de la Federación de Clubes Jaliscienses del Sur de California, impartirán en la ciudad de Oxnard un Taller gratuito sobre las actividades de la Federación, a las 6 pm, jueves 16 de mayo de 2013, Consulado de México en Oxnard, 3151 W. Fifth St., Oxnard. Actas...
Update: Santa Paula school board tells superintendent to ‘dig deeper’ to restore cuts to bilingual and migrant education Read more: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/may/15/santa-paula-school-board-tells-superintendent-dig/#ixzz2TTVxYm3P - vcstar.com SANTA PAULA — The Santa Paula Elementary School District community will have a large presence at the Santa Paula Elementary School board meeting on Tuesday, May 14 to urge board members to restore recently-implemented...
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By Rodolfo F. Acuña / Guest contributor My mother use to say, “Cuando eres pendejo, eres pendejo;” and there was not much...
VENTURA COUNTY — Clinicas del Camino Real Inc. will host events in honor of National Women’s Health Week — May 12-18, the health care provider reported Friday in a media release. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Clinicas invites the Ventura Community to join them for a health fair at Flory...
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present ‘Adult Art Studio Class — A Painted Journal from Latin America’ from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, the museum reported in a media release. The “Myth and Materiality” exhibit serves as the inspiration for this full-day workshop. Paint under the influence...
CAMARILLO — The Rebozo Festival will be presented from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at Camarillo Ranch, 201 Camarillo Ranch Road, Camarillo. Brunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door after May 13. The brunch event is the ultimate...
SANTA BARBARA— Favianna Rodriguez, the Oakland-based activist artist best known for bold posters and digital art that explore issues of social justice, has donated her personal archive to the UC Santa Barbara Library. The Favianna Rodriguez Papers are now housed in the library’s California Ethnic Multicultural Archives (CEMA), the university reported in a media...
OAK PARK — David M. De Castro has been named to the California Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in California for 2013. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers, according to a media release. De Castro, who has an office is in...
Editor’s note: Part of a continuing series of stories profiling the award-winners of El Concilio Family Service 2013 Latino Leadership Awards. The awards gala will be held on Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. The event is sold out. Click here or call 805-486-9777 for more information. Amigos805 staff reports Amelia Sugden, whose parents...
VENTURA — The Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) and Future Leaders of America are among community organizing and social justice initiatives in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties receiving a total of $345,000 in grants from McCune Foundation, the organization reported Tuesday. Sixteen groups were approved for grants to organize residents in voicing...
CAMARILLO — The One Step a la Vez Program, Future Leaders of America and Park Oaks Outreach Program will be the beneficiaries this year when the 2013 Rebozo Festival celebrates its 9th year from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19 on the grounds of the historic Adolfo Camarillo Ranch in Camarillo, the organization reported Tuesday in a...
OXNARD — The Crusin’ “A” Car & Bike Show & Shine to be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 11 in downtown Oxnard. Cool cars, motorcycles, street eats, live music and prize drawings, with special appearance by the Police Dragg Car and My Caliente Dragster, organizers reported Saturday. Presented by The Muphy Auto...
