Archive for the ‘Paul’ tag
Marching in ‘March For Water’ was eventful as photographer
On the first day of the ‘March For Water’ that started in Mendota on April 14, I managed to get to the front of the marchers, walking and photographing Leonel Flores, Paul Rodríguez and Ray Appleton as we ALL walked about five miles out of town. It was tough against the blistery wind as many of the marchers [...]
Paul Rodríguez gets Gov. Schwarzenegger’s attention
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined comedian and President of the California Latino Water Coalition Paul Rodríguez at the end of the four-day ‘March For Water’ at the San Luis Reservoir just west of Los Banos Friday. Gov. Schwarzenegger heard one-liners like, ‘Go to Sacramento and kick some a—!’ and ‘Don’t be a girly-man!’ from [...]
‘March For Water’ to San Luis Reservoir
Paul Rodríguez led the thousands of marchers in the ‘March For Water’ calling on the California legislature to allocate more water for crops. About 2,500 to 3,000 marchers want more water to flow from the San Luis Reservoir to the crops of the Central Valley. Marilyn J. and her young classmates from Mendota Day Care [...]
Do you really understand the César Chávez Celebration?
I was inspired to hear the words from the son of late-farmworker leader César Estrada Chávez. Paul Chávez told students at the Peace Garden on the campus of Fresno State that his father was like everyone else. He said a person’s wealth is not about money, but what they leave behind. So what does this mean? If you now work [...]
