César’s Last Fast: “One man taking on Goliath-like forces in a fight for social justice.” The second of a two-part series: By Mona AlvaradoFrazier/ Guest contributor The Kickstarter campaign to raise money to complete the documentary “Cesar’s Last Fast,” began on…
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Bilingual report: Health forum on drugs and alcohol set for Sept. 29
A health conference presented in Spanish on drugs and alcohol will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Ventura County Public Health Building, 2240 E. Gonzales Road, Suite 200, Oxnard. Presented by Elizabeth Taylor, M.S.…
‘Secure Communities’ forum set for Sept. 29 in Santa Barbara
PUEBLO will present a community forum with Sheriff Bill Brown at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Presido Springs Conference Room, 721 Laguna St., Santa Barbara. A question and answer session will follow the presentation. Call 805.882.2484 for more…
Nominaciones para los premios Liderazgo Latino de El Concilio 2012
Las nominaciones ya están abiertas para los premios de Liderazgo Latino de El Concilio Family Services 2012. Estos premios serán presentados el sábado 24 de marzo del 2012 en el Oxnard Performing Art Center. Los premios fueron establecidos en 1990…
Palacio to read, sign new novel on Sept. 27 in Santa Barbara
Melinda Palacio will sign and read from her debut novel, “Ocotillo Dreams,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 at Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St., Santa Barbara. The book is set in Chandler, Arizona, during the city’s infamous 1997 migrant sweeps and…
Oxnard College Literature, Arts & Lecture Series begins on Sept. 28
American Sign Language professor Kristine Hall will tell her story of growing up deaf in a deaf family, her struggles to communicate with the outside world and get an advanced education, and her journey to becoming a full-time ASL professor…
Commentary: So you want to write
By Boyd Lemon / Guest contributor I am a retired lawyer who, in the past six years, has re-invented himself as a writer. Since then I have met hundreds of people who tell me they want to write, but they…
Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum to offer view of Ventura County’s vital industry
Opens to the public at 11 a.m. Sept. 25 at The Mill in Santa Paula. Museum features bilingual exhibits By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805.com From sugar beets and lima beans to lemon orchards and strawberries, Ventura County residents have witnessed…
Volunteers needed for MICOP monthly meeting on Sept. 24
The Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project presents its monthly community meeting from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at Harrington Elementary School, 2501 Gisler St., Oxnard. Volunteers are needed to help with children’s arts & crafts programs. Call Donna Foster…
“Blowout” book presentation, signing set for Sept. 21 at CSU Channel Islands
CSU Channel Islands’ Chicano Studies program presents Sal Castro and Mario T. Garcia in a book signing for “Blowout: Sal Castro & the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice,” from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the Broome Library…
Volunteers still needed for Day of Kids on Sept. 24
Tiffany Lopez reports that volunteers are still needed for the annual Boys & Girls Clubs “Day for Kids” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Boys & Girls Club Martin V. Smith Youth Center, 1900 W.…
Diva Tu! fall issue now available
Diva Tu! publisher Natty Rios-Sipes has announced that the new Diva Tu! Fall issue is now available featuring “Back to School Inspiration” by Kassandra Romero, “Blueprint for Success” by Mariaemma Willis, Fashion “TeenTrends,” “Quinceañeras de Niña a Mujer” and “Social…
UCSB to hold Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Expo at Oxnard College on Sept. 20
UC Santa Barbara and Oxnard College are teaming up for STEM EXPO 2011, a daylong event that will bring middle and high school students from the Oxnard and Santa Paula area together with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professionals,…
Announcement: Author presentation this weekend
By Mona AlvaradoFrazier / Guest contributor This weekend we have an interactive and fun author presentation for children within Ventura County. At the Ventura Bank of Books, we have “My Handy Writing Book: A New, Fun and Easy Way to Write…
Son Jarocho workshop set for Sept. 14 in Oxnard
Visiting artist Andres Flores will provide a special Son Jarocho Workshop from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 at Arts for Action, 535 So. C St., Oxnard. There is a $5 requested donation. Flores is from Coatzalcoalcos Veracruz and…
Bilingual report: Nominations open for 2012 El Concilio Latino Leadership Awards
Nominations are open for the 2012 El Concilio Family Services annual Latino Leadership Awards, to be presented Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. The awards were established in 1990 in order to recognize individuals that have…
CSU’s ‘Channel Magazine’ features Lacayo Institute
The Henry L. “Hank” Lacayo Institute for Workforce & Community Studies (HLI) has been featured in a new article by Lori Putnam at CSU Channel Islands “Channel Magazine.” Launched last November, the non-profit and non-partisan Institute is named for Hank Lacayo,…
Registration open for Binational Health Week conference
The Binational Health Week 2011 11th annual Health Conference, “Celebrating Healthy Families,” will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at Veteran’s Memorial Community Center, 313 W. Tunnell St., Santa Maria. The deadline for organizations to…
Mexican Consulate releases calendar of events for September
The Mexican Consulate in Oxnard on Wednesday released its schedule of events for September. Click here or on the image to view a pdf of the schedule.
Oxnard College announces schedule for OC Literature, Arts & Lecture Series
Oxnard College has announced the schedule for its Literature, Arts & Lecture Series beginning Sept. 28. Sponsored by Oxnard College, all events are held on Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. in the new Oxnard College Performing Arts Building (OCPA),…
Applications available for Rebozo Festival award
Organization/institutions are encouraged to participate in the “Nomination for Appropriations” 2012 Rebozo Festival Awards, festival organizers reported this week in a media release. The awards are presented annually by Las Madrinas of Ventura County. The next event will be held…
Commentary: Recovering from divorce
By Boyd Lemon / Guest contributor Since one in two marriages in the United States ends in divorce, it is a subject many of us think about, but, except for celebrity divorces, not much is written or publically said about…
Latino Health Awareness Month calendar released
In honor of Latino Health Awareness Month, the Ventura County Public Health-Chronic Disease Prevention Program, Oxnard Police Department and The Network for a Healthy California — Gold Coast Region Latino Campaign, have teamed up to promote a number of events in September, including…
Commentary: Complications of diabetes in the United States
By Mona AlvaradoFrazier/ Guest contributor Last week’s article discussed the ‘Diabetes Epidemic’ in the Latino community. I hope you remembered the challenge: eat more green vegetables and begin to exercise fifteen to thirty minutes a day. The other day I mentioned…
Latino links: Educational trends
The number of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college hit an all-time high of 12.2 million in October 2010. A good part of that grow was attributed to a 24 percent jump in Hispanic enrollement, according to a report by the…
Local ballet company’s dance program proves therapeutic for foster children
Imagine being removed from your home and the care of your family only to leave behind everything you have ever known. For no fault of their own, thousands of children are removed from their homes and placed into foster…
Bilingual report: Three bills awaiting governor’s signature
Three pieces of legislation being carried by first-term State Assemblymember Das Williams (D- Santa Barbara) are currently awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature after successfully navigating the legislative process in both the Assembly and Senate. the office of Assemblymember Das Williams…
MICOP seeking volunteers on Aug. 26, 27
The Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) is seeking volunteers to fill 500 backpacks with school supplies starting at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26 at Harrington Elementary School, 2501 So. Gisler St., Oxnard. MICOP is also seeking volunteers from 4 to…
Commentary: Diabetes in the U.S. Latino community
By Mona AlvaradoFrazier/ Guest contributor Last week I shared a family incident, which many people said they identified with on two levels. One was the “Sandwich Generation,” which I also call the “Quesadilla Generation,” because I often feel like sticky queso pulled…
‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ set for Aug. 26-28 at Oxnard College
Carmen Guerrero of Oxnard College reports that Moorpark and Oxnard College will present a Moorpark College production on the Oxnard campus “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and…
‘Che’ film, faculty discussion set for Aug. 23 at UCSB
John Foran will be the faculty speaker prior to the presentation “Che: Part One” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 at the UCSB MultiCultural Center in Santa Barbara. Part of the UCSB Education Abroad Program’s “Word Revolutions Film Series,” the…
Commentary: Chaos
By David Magallanes / Guest contributor Earlier this year I started to read a book that is not your average bedside novel. When people at a party ask me, “What books are you reading now?” I no longer tell them that…
Mora to lead CSU Channel Islands Alumni & Friends board
Fernando Mora has been elected president of the 2011-2012 Alumni & Friends Association Board of Directors for CSU Channel Islands, the institution reported on Wednesday. “This is a very important opportunity for me to give back time and energy to…
Tour de Dreams comes to CSU Channel Islands on Aug. 19
Dreamers without borders will host the Tour de Dreams with a potluck BBQ, discussion, live DJ and Dance at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19 at CSU Channel Islands at the Student Union Treehouse Courtyard. The Tour de Dreams will be…
Lacayo celebrating 80th birthday on Aug. 20
Henry “Hank” Lacayo will celebrate his 80th birthday at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 during the “Hank Lacayo 80th Birthday Tribute & HLI Fundraiser at Spanish Hills Country Club, 999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo. Join us in celebrating Hank’s lifetime of…
Commentary: Searching For Aztlán—Part IV (final part)
By David Magallanes/ Guest contributor When I was young and my parents would take me and my siblings to Mass on Sundays, we would pass through the main doors at the back of the church, entering the vestibule as the ushers…
OHS Marching Band & Auxiliary to hold car wash Aug. 13
The Oxnard High School Marching Band & Auxiliary is sponsoring a car wash, BBQ and free eWaste recycling event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13 at Oxnard High School parking lot, 3400 W. Gonzalez Road, Oxnard. All…
Danza Folklórícas de México celebrar 14 de Agosto
Danzas Folklórícas de Méxîco de la Federacíon de Clubes Unidos Mexícanos, 1 a 5 p.m. domingo, 14 de Agosto, Pacifica High School, 600 E. Gonzales Road, Oxnard. Con “La Guadalupana” de Club Copándaro, Michoacán; “Los Huehues” de Tlaxcala; “Los Diablitos”…
MICOP seeking donations for ‘Operation Backpack’
The Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project is seeking donations for “Operation Backpack,” its 2011 backpack drive. Backpacks filled with school supplies will be donated to children of indigenous farmworkers. MICOP is seeking supply-packed backpacks (scissors, crayons, pens, pencils, etc.) or cash to…
Mexican Consulate releases information calendar for August
The Mexican Consulate in Oxnard on Monday released its schedule of events for August. Click here to view a pdf of the schedule.
Sk805 skate, arts competition set for Aug. 20 in Oxnard
Arts for Action is presenting “Sk805 — Skateboarding and Board Design Competition” from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 at Oxnard’s Skate Park off of Rose Avenue. The event features local and professional artists and skaters will include an…
Boys & Girls Clubs launch Million Dollar Raffle fundraiser
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme has launched its Million Dollar Raffle fundraiser, with ticket holders eligible to win the grand prize of $1 million cash. Other prizes include a 2012 BMW Mini Cooper, 2012 Chevrolet Corvette,…
Commentary: Searching For Aztlán—Part III
By David Magallanes / Guest contributor On April 3, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King gave, in retrospect, an eerily prophetic speech that hinted at his assassination one day later. He also appeared to shred the veil between our perceived…
Commentary: Why read multicultural literature?
By Mona AlvaradoFrazier / Guest contributor Last month a survey found that nearly 80 percent of U.S. adults believe multicultural books are important for children, but one-third say they are hard to find. The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, a non-profit organization…
It was ‘Magic’ for Tri-Counties Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship Program
Instructor opens the door of opportunity to high school students during MAGIC Camp for high school girls. Members of the Tri-Counties Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship Program in Ventura, were thinking pink the week of July 15 at MAGIC Camp (Mentor…
Hensley to be honored Aug. 3
Jim Hensley of Jim Hensley Information Service, which produces a weekly “Events Log,” will be honored at the 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 weekly Stress, Health and Longevity class, held at 702 County Square Drive, Ventura, in the Cabrillo Economic…
Commentary: Searching for Aztlán, Part II
By David Magallanes / Guest contributor In my article last week, the first regarding the search for Aztlán, I mentioned that I first heard about this mysterious place during my college years. Since I was an engineering major, and not a…
CSUCI named a “2011 Great College to Work For”
CSU Channel Islands (CI) has been named one of the best universities in the nation to work for, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the university reported this week in a media release. This is the…
Commentary: Why write?
By Mona AlvaradoFrazier/ Guest contributor Today was one of those days when I just didn’t want to write. It was chilly outside my warm blankets and overcast. My character, Juana Maria, pobrecita, had just received a letter from her mother-in-law, Mrs.…
Poet Enedina Castañeda to speak at July 23 conference
Santa Maria educator and poet Enedina Castañeda, author of Del Puño y Mente de Una Mujer… Poemas, will speak at the seminario “El Desafío de Triunfar,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 23 at the Holiday Inn, 14299 Firestone Blvd., La Mirada.…