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Centro del Pueblo Holds Vigil Against Hate

by Iridian Casarez

Community members gathered at Centro del Pueblo’s Jardin Santuario last night to stand against hate and offer support in the form of notes, candles and speeches for the community’s immigrant population after the garden’s welcome sign was vandalized. The sign was spray painted over in black ink with the words “AMERICA USA” scrawled in red. Centro del […]

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Photos: Migrations and Shoes

by Mark Larson

Described by organizer Laura Muñoz of Playhouse Arts as an ensemble-created multi-disciplinary, multicultural performance event, Migrations: Walking Together proved a fun and fascinating walk in the parks and other locations of Arcata on Saturday. It began in the Creamery District with a lovely dance performance and shoes — lots of shoes — and ended with a […]

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Photos: Paddle Out for Justice

Avatar photo by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill

On Sunday, June 6, some 50 people gathered on the Samoa Peninsula, on un-ceded Wiyot land called Twaya’t, for the second Paddle Out for Justice. Event Organizer Melissa Meiris started off the roster of speakers who addressed the crowd on the beach, discussing social justice issues ranging from families separated at the U.S-Mexico border, racism, […]

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A Sanctuary Garden

by Iridian Casarez

Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., Centro del Pueblo and Cooperation Humboldt will be holding a ceremony to consecrate the Arcata Community Health and Wellness Garden (11th and F streets) as a sanctuary for all people.  The ceremony will feature music, food for those experiencing food insecurity, a land acknowledgement and the “ceremonial planting of seeds important […]

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‘Comida del Pueblo’

by Iridian Casarez

Centro del Pueblo is launching a new gardening program this spring that would empower Humboldt County’s Latinx community to learn and share their gardening knowledge says Karina Coronado, a Centro del Pueblo volunteer who is spearheading the program. “Comida del Pueblo” will provide herbs and vegetables for micro-gardening, spaces in community gardens for full gardening […]

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Community Caravan Will Call for Rent and Mortgage Forgiveness

Iridian Casarez

Centro del Pueblo, Cooperation Humboldt, North Coast People’s Alliance, the Humboldt and Del Norte Central Labor Council, Buenlucha, the Party for Socialism and Liberation and other community organizations will host caravan through Eureka calling for banks to forgive mortgages for landlords and tenets who can’t pay rent due to COVID-19 related unemployment on Wednesday, July […]

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Photos from the Thanksgiving Vigil

Avatar photo Jennifer Fumiko Cahill

This morning, while many were preparing for holiday feasts with friends and family, some 50 people gathered on the steps of the Humboldt County Courthouse to hold a vigil for those immigrant families and individuals who are spending Thanksgiving in detention centers. As attendees held protest signs, speakers from Centro del Pueblo the Seventh Generation […]

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‘Everyone is Welcome’: Charmaine Lawson on Why She Organized a Eureka MLK March

Iridian Casarez

When Charmaine Lawson, the mother of a slain Humboldt State University student, read that the Eureka Women’s March was cancelled amid concerns that it had been “overwhelmingly white,” she was surprised. Organizers cancelled the march Dec. 28, released a statement saying their committee needed more diversity to proceed. They are now planning a new march […]

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