Farm workers’ union president sows seeds of leadership with PCC Equipo
In August 2022, the United Farm Workers Union marched from Delano to Sacramento, following the same path labor leader Cesar Chavez took in 1996. Inspired by Chavez’s achievements, this 335-mile march was held in hopes of passing the California Agriculture Labor Relations Voting Choice Act Assembly Bill. This bill would create more ways for farm workers to vote on union elections without pressure from growers or supervisors.
Marching in the heat of summer along those farm workers, for the second time, was the president of UFW Teresa Romero. In 2021 she started a march for the same cause, but on the first day of the march, Governor Newsom vetoed the bill. Undeterred, she began again. This time, Newsom wanted to meet with her.
“I’m marching. He knows where to find me,” Romero stated. “He can come to me.”
Robinson relative headlines celebration of PCC’s Black abundance
To walk down the Quad on Thursday afternoon was to walk into a community of diverse and innovative people. While students were browsing the booths of the market, the banging of drums could be heard throughout the Quad. From 12-2 p.m. not only did the Black and Brown Market thrive with creativity, but the lives and heritage of black people in the Ujima ending ceremony of Black History Month were celebrated with African drumming and tribal face painting.
The Black and Brown Market consisted of clothing and accessories from April Blooms Boutique, crocheted animals from Komplicated Knots, and crystal jewelry from Crystalsbyjulie. Each vendor proudly displayed their work and were ready to talk to those interested in their craft.
‘Franny and Zooey’ comments on crisis of conformity
What does it mean to be authentic in a time where individuality is diluted by ever-changing social media trends? The question of authenticity isn’t anything new—humans have always struggled with how we fit in the spaces that surround us. In the short stories of “Franny and Zooey” author J.D. Salinger explores what it means to participate in society, whether we do so willingly or not.