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Farm worker families were full of thanks for the provision of goods and services, Casia says, but at the end of the day it was hard to determine who felt more grateful, those giving out supplies or those receiving them.
Today the Shasta County Board of Supervisors officially named June as LGBTQ and Pride month. The adoption of the proclamation is significant in Shasta County, where the journey towards LGBTQ+ inclusion has been slow.
The June protest was only the beginning. Community organizing mushroomed in Shasta County in the months that followed, even though local progressive organizers were met by a related surge in the activity of self-described “militias” and related groups.
Text plaques placed alongside the birds describe striking connections between bird behaviors and COVID-influenced human behavioral changes.
"The update has important implications for Shasta County, where both online and in-person violent speech and threats against local government officials and other county residents has occurred over the past year."
The group has evolved from a small cohort of close friends to a non-profit community organization with around 200 active participants, Carson says. They focus on women, she says, but their special events and youth activities are open to all genders.
Gali says statements that call for community peace without standing against brutality could be interpreted as attempts to point fingers at active and vocal organizers for social justice.
Peggy Rebol says climate change is affecting all aspects of our lives and should push us to look at changing local policies. Climate affects our local community through drought and wildfire, she said, “so anything we can do to mitigate or adapt to these realities will benefit us.”
The California Nurses Association is sponsoring CalCare. They say AB 1400 is needed to provide comprehensive healthcare to the more than 3 million Californians who remain uninsured as well as those who are under-insured or face high co-pays or deductibles.
The U.N. featured the Winnemem Wintu in part due to the work of Niria Garcia, a 28-year-old Xicana graduate student at Columbia University and human rights advocate, climate justice advocate, educator and storyteller. She recently received the 2020 United Nations Young Champion of the Earth award.
