URGENT: CA DREAM Act SB1460 and Undocumented AB-540 students NEED your help!
Dear Partners, Students & Allies: Undocumented AB-540 students need your help! The California Dream Act (SB 1460) was amended in the Assembly Appropriations Committee leaving Cal Grants OUT of the bill. Tuesday August 31st is the last day of this years legislative session and Cal Grants can and must be restored to the Dream Act … Read more
“Welcome to the Hood”
The semester has started and I am still unable to register for classes due to tuition registration blocks from my previous two semesters. I have come to realize that it will be highly unlikely for me to return to school this semester because I dont have the financial means to cover $4,000 by the end … Read more
GROCERY GAP: Food Access and Low-Income/Minority Communities
Low-income and minority communities are at a disadvantage when it comes to having access to healthy foods. These communities are: Less likely to have a nearby chain supermarket which offers a variety of healthy food items at affordable prices, More likely to have non-chain supermarkets, convenience and liquor stores, as well as fast-food restaurants which … Read more
Low Income/Minority Communities And Their Proximity To Both Commercial Hazardous Waste Facilities And Polluting Industrial Ones
Low Income/Minority Communities And Their Proximity To Both Commercial Hazardous Waste Facilities And Polluting Industrial Ones The distribution of commercial hazardous waste facilities as well as polluting industrial ones both in California and across the U.S. is uneven leading to inequitable health and economic impacts. Low-income, minority, and immigrant communities are more likely to be … Read more
Tour de DREAMS
On August 13rd at least 34 students embarked on a Bike Tour traveling 540 miles from UC Berkeley to UCLA to raise awareness about the Federal DREAM Act and AB540 student issues. My friend, Annelisa Luong, was one of them along with one of our RISE member “Jose.” Annelisa has been a really strong supporter … Read more
Cityhood for East Los Angeles Voter Reg. Training
In case you are unable to make it all the way to Oakland and far into South L.A. you can also attend an East Los Angeles training. This training is being organized by the East Los Angeles Residents Association, an association established to make the unincorporated area of East Los Angeles into a city with … Read more
DREAM Act Town Hall 8/19
We’ve all been active in one way or another in the fight for the passage of the DREAM Act. But now, it is more important than ever to be active within the movement since we cannot continue to fight to stop the deportation of another immigrant youth. We need a solution that stops deportations for … Read more
Moving Us Forward? Car and Ditch
As many of you know, this year are the midterm elections. A lot is at stake. Many of us have become tired of inaction and nothing really moving forward. Unemployment continues to be at an all time. Many of us don’t have jobs. Some of us have lost our house because of the mortgage market … Read more
