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i ITÜNITY NEWS, Friday, April 1,1966
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o fPHOTOS above show the enthusiasm with which the marchers
letHin Fresno. The local Mexican-American group in Fresno had a
raparprJ for them, and a small band played while they ate. Later
j;«f the marchers danced while others "passed the hat" for funds
support the march.
OTOS arriba muestran el ánimo con que recibieron los peregrinistas
ab¡no. Un grupo de mexicanos - americanos en Fresno les tenían
'n¿do un almuerzo, y una orquestra les tocó .música mientras
m. Después, unos perigrinistas bailaron mientras otros "pasaron el
¡Jó" para recolectar fondos para ayuder a la peregrinación.
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¿chool students to get 'head start’
’ alprh Opportunity Center in-
9asfhat there w ill be a "Head-
jrogram for 200 pre-school
in their area this summer,
tart around the 20th of June,
erents must apply now if they
fyeir children in the program.
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II last for eight weeks and
,asheld in Richmond, Washing-
p S , Highland and Keiser
'ac. Classes w ill be from 9:30
ne30, five
days per week.
'busses w ill be available to
i transportation.
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j Start is a program that can
c >ur children the extra prepar-
s aat w ill make regular school
uctessful for him. If you are
ted contact the Salem Oppor-
r Center right away, 585-1454.
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DEL CLUB
REUNION
AMERICANO
última sesión C.L.A. (Club
io
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Ve /ynericano)
que se llevó a
3S 1 domingo pasado, 27
de
¡atajas 2 de la tarde, se decidió
lis J i
|.ar la próxima reunión para
xcuifnte domingo, 3 de abril,
eis de la tarde. La hora de
3c¡n se cambió para las
seis
jar de las dos de la tarde,
Facilitar a los miembros del
nc 1 -
■asistencia.
ircClub invita a todas las per-
re «
a
3S que deseen pertenecer
^organización para que asistan
pjiróxima reunión pronto.
La
ayMa de los miembros del club
'¡clatoria.
El Centro de Oportunidad de
Salem nos informa que habrá en
esa región durante el verano un
programa especial
"Head-Star/
para 200 niños menores de cinco
años. Empezará alrededor del 20
de junio, pero los padres deberán
enviar una aplicación ahora
si
quieren que sus niños tomen parte.
Durará ocho semanas y tendrá
lugar en las escuelas de Richmond,
Washington, Bush, Highland, y
Keiser. Las clases serán de 9:30 a
12:30, cinco días de la semana.
Los buses de las escuelas proveerán
transporte.
"Head-Start" es un programa que
puede dar a sus niños la prepa
ración extra que hará que la escuela
sea más importante para ellos. Sí
está interesado llame al Centro de
Oportunidad de Salem ahora
mismo, al número 585-1454.
A NEW FARM LABOR PAPER
We are pleased to discover an
other farm labor
newspaper in
English and Spanish. It comes from
the workers who live in or near the
Yakima Farm Labor Camp, Yakima,
Washington, and is called "OUR
FIRST WORD" or "NUESTRA PRI
MERA PALABRA."
The copy we have received is
made up of 4 mimeographed
pages, with matched columns of
English and Spanish. It is described
in a bulletin of the Washington Cit
izens for Migrant Affairs in these
words:
"This paper is called 'OUR FIRST
WORD' and is published Monday,
Wednesday and Friday every week.
It contains news about the camp,
editorials written by the people
about any subject, a swap trade
column, a woman's sectioa, help
wanted — in a regulation size news
paper."
All success
WORD"!
to "OUR
FIRST
tote
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(Continuación de la p. 1)
Grape pickers strike called by the
N.F.W.A. It is also religious. Dur
ing the-Lenten season the marchers
are asking for forgiveness of their
sins and walk in penance.
piscadores de uva en huelga.
También es algo religioso. Durante
la Cuaresma ellos piden por el
perdón de sus pecados y caminan
como penitencia.
El viernes 25 de marzo llegaron
a Fresno. La comunidad local mex-
ico-americano salió a recibirlos. Les
tenían alimentos y música. Mientras
la banda tocaba algunos de los
cansados caminantes se levantaron.
"Viva la huelga" gritaban, y
empezaron a bailar. Pasaron un
sombrero entre los espectadores.
Lo llenaron con dinero; ahora
tenían suficiente para la comida de
esa tarde. Dijeron "gracias".
Se formaron
en dos
líneas,
ocupando dos cuadras y empezaron
la marcha. Cesar Chávez, ¡efe del
grupo se quedó para contestar
algunas preguntas. "Sí, seguiremos
caminando y cuando lleguemos a
Sacramento seremos muchos más.
No, no nos cansaremos.
Sí esta
mos sufriendo, hemos sufrido pero
no tenemos miedo de sufrir para
ganar nuestra causa. Ahora sufrire
mos más, para que nuestros hijos
no sean explotados como lo
hemos sido nosotros. Venceremos",
y se fué para unirse a los
peregrinos.
On Friday, March 25 they arriv
ed in Fresno. The local Mexican-
American community was on hand
to meet them. They had a lunch
and music. While the band played,
some of the weary marchers rose
to their feet. "Viva la huelga" they
shouted, and began dancing. They
passed the hat among the specta
tors. The dollars came in; there
would be money for food that eve
ning. "Gracias" they said.
They formed up in their columns,
over two blocks long, and marched
off. Cesar Chavez, the leader of the
group, stayed behind to answer
questions. "Yes, we w ill
keep
marching and when we get to Sac-
amento there w ill be thousands of
us. No, we w ill not tire. Yes, we
are suffering, we have suffered
and we are not afraid to suffer to
win our cause. Now we w ill suffer
more, so that our children w ill not
be exploited as we have been. We
shall endure," and he walked o ff
to joifT the’ marchers.
NOTE: Four weeks ago, in the OPPORTUNITY NEWS of March 4, we
presented an explanation of the California Grape Strike. Last week Rick
Simon of the OPPORTUNITY NEWS staff met and talked with Cesar
Chavez, leader of the strike. The accompanying story and photos are the
product of this visit.
WHAT IS VML DOING?
Notes from Independence Center
(Continued from page 1)
and washed 15 cars.
Chris Bernard, the VML super
visor at Independence, says that
his assistant supervisor, Pat Roberts,
who is a registered nurse, is a very
great help to the opportunity cen
ter. One of her responsibilities is to
screen the patients who are to go to
Portland for medical service. Miss
Roberts was formerly a Peace Corps
worker in Honduras, Central Ameri
ca.
Miss Roberts and Chris Bernard,
of Independence, and Sam Grana-
to of VML Day Care attended the
meeting at the Dallas Court House
on Tuesday to help with plans for
coordinating . the county migrant
health programs.
The Spanish American Organiza
tion — "SAO" — held a meeting on
Sunday to hear an explanation of
"Title 5" by Jack Evans of the state
department of education.
The Women's Division of the
"SAO" is planning a big family pic
nic for Easter Sunday.
JUDO EXHIBITION
Last Friday night there was a
judo exhibition for the public, at
the high school in Independence,
given by the students of Alan Fujii,
VISTA Volunteer at the Indepen
dence VML Opportunity Center.
Three of the 8 participants were
Mexican - American migrants. Spec
tators paid an admission charge of
50 cents. The money was for the
VML Teen-Age Club.