Volunteers are needed support the annual Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project’s “Fiesta Navideña 2012,” which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 15 in El Rio and Oxnard. “There are still volunteer opportunities for this Saturday’s Fiestas in Oxnard and El Rio…
La Hermandad, MICOP, One Step A La Vez among local groups benefiting from McCune Foundation grant
Deadline for next grant program is Jan. 14, 2013 The McCune Foundation has awarded more than $360,000 for community organizing and social justice initiatives in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. Sixteen groups received grants in November to organize residents in…
Bilingual report: Deadline is midnight Dec. 6 to register for ‘Santa to the Sea’ race to benefit El Concilio
El Concilio Family Services in Oxnard will benefit from the fifth annual “Santa to the Sea” Half Marathon, Relay, 5K Run and 1K Kids Run on Sunday, Dec. 9. The deadline is midnight, Thursday, Dec. 6. Call El Concilio at…
Bilingual report: Teatro de las Américas’ PASTO-Re-La opens Dec. 7 in Oxnard
Teatro de las Américas will present “PASTO-Re-La” from Dec. 7 through 15 at the Oxnard College Performing Arts Center Black Box Theater, 4000 So. Rose Ave., Oxnard. Presented in Spanish with English supertitles; tickets for the family-friendly program are available…
Bilingual report: Tianguis Market/Mercado to be presented on Dec. 7 in Oxnard
Memo y Los Compadres will be performing during the “Tianguis Market/Mercado” at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 at Café on A, 438 So. A St., downtown Oxnard. “Support local businesses, artisans, musicians: come and shop for your holiday gifts,” said…
Bilingual report: ‘Welcoming the Immigrant’ event to be held Dec. 8 in Oxnard
OXNARD — Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice will present “Welcoming the Immigrant,” the fifth annual event for International Human Rights Day and a Posada Play, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at Plaza Park, 500 So. C St.,…
Public Utilities President Mike Peevey to speak at CI’s Lacayo Institute on Dec. 10
CAMARILLO – The Lacayo Institute for Workforce & Community Studies at CSU Channel Islands (CI) will host its first Lacayo Forum on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, featuring Michael R. Peevey, President of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The Lacayo…
Bilingual report: ‘Always Running..’ author Luis Rodriguez to speak Dec. 5 at Oxnard College
Author and poet Luis Rodriguez, best known for his 1993 memoir, “Always Running — La Vida Loca Gang Days in L.A.,” will be the guest speaker during Oxnard College’s “One Book One Campus” presentation from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday,…
‘Lights, Camera, Education!’ panel to be held at Oxnard College on Dec. 5
OXNARD — Please join us for the First Annual Ventura County Community College District Entertainment Panel from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 at Oxnard College Performing Arts building, 4000 So. Rose Ave., Oxnard, the Ventura County Community College…
Deadline is Dec. 12 for matching donation for farm worker housing
VENTURA COUNTY — Dark, small, crowded, dilapidated… substandard and unacceptable. These are words that are commonly used to describe the housing available to farm worker families in Ventura County, and yet farm workers sustain agriculture in our community and bring…
Bilingual report: Ventura College, Ventura College Santa Paula offer English language improvement classes
Ventura College offers a variety of options for those who wish to improve their English language skills, the Ventura County Community College District reported in a media release. The new English for Multilingual students (EngM) are for students who do not…
Ventura College Santa Paula open for registration
The Ventura College Santa Paula site is now open for registration, offering a semester of classes and resources available to the community, the Ventura County Community College District reported in a media release. Classes begin January 14, 2013. Visit the…
Bilingual commentary: Commentary: Never too early to start your scholarship effort for 2013
By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805 Years ago, I made the ultimate goof in the usual couple relationship. She had come into the room, probably while I was watching NFL football, and said something probably coherent. I then muttered the…
Bilingual commentary: Human Touch — Judgment, then understanding
By David Magallanes / Guest contributor Huff, huff, puff, puff … inhale, exhale. It was another evening of routine discipline as I plowed my body around the running track at the local park. The landscape was predictable in this neighborhood: the…
Bilingual commentary: Taos Pueblo: A unique Christmas celebration
By Stacey Wittig / Vagabonding Chica – Travel Writer Freezing air from snow-capped mountains pinches your nose as you walk toward Taos Pueblo on Christmas Eve. Moving into the crowd gathered around the adobe chapel, you hear people speaking hushed Spanish,…
CLU gets $1.6 million Upward Bond grant
THOUSAND OAKS — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded California Lutheran University a $1.6 million grant to continue and expand its TRIO Upward Bound Math and Science Center over the next five years, the university reported Thursday in a…
Letter to the Editor: A Potential Antidote to Gang Violence: Membership in a Boys & Girls Club
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. To the editor: Congratulations…
Exposición de Arte en Tortilla del maestro José Barajas en el Consulado de México en Oxnard
OXNARD — En el marco de la promoción a las tradiciones y costumbres de México, y con la intención de dar a conocer a artistas de origen mexicano en EUA, el pasado 07 de noviembre se llevó a cabo la…
Bilingual commentary: The Guardians
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Wishing you a Joyous Holiday Season and a Prosperous New Year
Commentary: When grief is home for the holidays
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editors 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 Mona AlvaradoFrazier /…
CSU Channel Islands art students win awards at statewide CSU Media Arts Festival
CAMARILLO — Two CSU Channel Islands (CI) art students earned top honors for their websites at the 2012 CSU Media Arts Festival this month, the university reported in a media release. Senior Arturo Cortez won first place and senior Stephen…
Bilingual report: Host families needed in late December for Los Aguiluchos marching band
OXNARD — El Concilio Family Services in Oxnard reports that host families are needed for Los Aguiluchos for Dec. 26 and 27th. The marching band, from Puebla, Mexico, will perform at the 124th annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on Tuesday,…
Bilingual commentary: Mysterious processes
Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editors 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…
Santa Barbara: Housing Authority opens new affordable housing development
SANTA BARBARA — The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara, community leaders and invited guests celebrated the grand opening – and ahead-of-schedule completion – of the Bradley Studios, the organization reported in a media release. Since January, the Housing…
Bilingual report: Oxnard officially launches Spanish broadcast of city council meetings
OXNARD — In an effort to reach Spanish speaking residents, provide easier access to information about city government, and create an inclusive decision making process for all residents of Oxnard, the City of Oxnard will officially begin broadcasting city council…
El Centrito co-founder receives prestigious grant from The California Wellness Foundation
OXNARD — Since the economic recession struck, nonprofit agencies throughout the country have struggled to stay afloat and sustain services at sufficient levels to meet the increasing demand. El Centrito Family Learning Centers, an Oxnard nonprofit that provides bilingual education services…
Commentary: Hispanic Electorate likely to double by 2030, impacting immigration reform
By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805 It has been a very strange time since the Nov. 6 elections. All of a sudden, many of the die-hard NO DREAM Act, NO Comprehensive Immigration Reform, NO Amnesty folks in D.C. are singing a different…
Time running out to submit holiday events for our December print edition
Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend, we will be moving up our deadline to include all your upcoming holiday and other calendar events in our Dec. 1 print edition of Amigos805. Please submit all your events, news, photos as…
MICOP seeks volunteers for monthly Mixteco community meeting on Nov. 17
Volunteers are needed support the monthly Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project community meeting from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 at Harrington Elementary School, 2501 Gisler St., Oxnard. “We have a lot planned for this meeting, including giving out flu shots which…