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“Our cultura is not for sale” -High school students are invited to join this campaign

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February 5, 1997 Text by Yolanda Reynolds Photo by Mary J. Andrade Last Thursday morning, at the Pueblo de San Jose Kiwanis Club’s morning meeting, Felix Alvarez, the Executive Director of the Center for Community Cultural Activism of San Jose (CCCA) El Teatro de los Pobres announced that his group had been awarded a $16,500 …

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Directly or indirectly ‘welfare reform’ will affect everyone in the county

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January 15, 1997 By Yolanda Reynolds Thousands will begin to feel the impact of ‘welfare reform’ in Santa Clara County in the coming months. Last August, just as presidential campaign rhetoric became heated, President Clinton finally signed into federal law legislation that essentially does, “end welfare as we know it.” These are the words of …

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As the struggle for worker rights continues the life and work of César Chávez is honored

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April 3, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds Photos by Mary J. Andrade The life of farm worker and humanitarian leader, César E. Chávez,is the inspiration for a week-long series of events in San José. César E. Chávez lives on in the hearts of many people. Chávez died on April 22,1993 at the age of 66 after …

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County Board of Supervisors decision to keep Reid Hillview Airport open demands immediate attention

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November 27, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds Last week the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting ended around 11pm. It was a long day of decision making before a crowd of approximately 600 county residents. They were representing both sides of the debate over whether Reid Hillview Airport should be closed. The Board Chamber was …

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Young people ask for respect and value from civil society

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October 2, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds Last Friday evening, September 20, a forum was held to discuss concerns regarding youth in Santa Clara County. San Jose Police Officer, Sgt Richard Calderon, moderator of the forum, explained that the hearing, entitled the “Latino Youth Forum,” had been called to find solutions to the problems causing disproportionate …

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El Teatro de los Pobres demands that Knight Reader cover the effects of alcohol consumption in the Hispanic community

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September 18, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds Last Thursday, September 12, El Teatro de los Pobres Executive Director  Felix Alvarez and several other members of the group held a noontime demonstration in front of the San Jose Mercury News. Alvarez explained that they were there to, “demand that (the Mercury News) cover their story.” The Teatro …

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New Spanish language Knight Ridder management seeks to eliminate other Hispanic print media from joining in sponsorship of community events

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September 11, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds The Knight-Ridder Newspaper chain, one of the largest in the United States, recently introduced a small tabloid style Spanish language publication, titled “Nuevo Mundo,” in San Jose. When the publication was first announced, the impression was given that a long overdue Knight Ridder interest in news coverage of the …

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