On Saturday, more than 70 protesters gathered in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse in support of Gilberto “Rudy” Jimenez Gonzalez, 52-year-old Eureka resident detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Wyoming on July 15. Jimenez Gonzalez has lived in the United States for more than 30 years with his wife Luz Moreno […]
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‘We have to work to keep our freedom’
By noon on June 27, a small group of protesters lined the street in front of the Humboldt County Superior Court. Many held signs criticizing the current administration, calling for the impeachment of President Trump and an end to fascism in America. Palestinian flags, Mexican flags and upside-down American flags signaling distress waved in the […]
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‘We Haven’t Given Up Hope’
In between the moments of prayer and heart-wrenching stories of missing loved ones, Laura White-Woods, a Yurok Tribal Court community outreach manager, found the space to insert a beacon of hope into the otherwise somber room. She shared her dream of a day when there would be no more missing and murdered Indigenous people. A […]
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‘Show Your Pride’
Seas of beaded fringe and long, braided hair twirled through the air in the Cal Poly Humboldt’s Forbes Complex West Gym on Saturday. The performers — from elders to newborns swaddled in their arms — spun around the front of the room, bouncing rhythmically to the beat of the drum circle. The smell of sage, […]