Urgent Action Needed – SB 562 Town Hall in Fresno 09/14/2017 @7pm
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Southeast Fresno Must Be a Higher Priority in Education, Job Training and Green Space.
Dear Friends:
-Whatever happened to plans to build a community college campus and career technical center (vocational center) in Southeast Fresno?
-Where did the Bond E proceeds that were supposed to go to Southeast Fresno go? How will the remaining $30 million of unexpended funds be allocated?
-How much of the Bond E funds earmarked for Southeast Fresno go for creation of the Clovis Community College Campus?
-Where will the new Bond C money ($531 million) be spent?
-Why is SE Fresno a low priority when it comes to the investment of financial resources that can improve the quality of life of residents like in the areas of education, training and green space?
-The idea of using the 49-acre park site to build a vocational training center is again being discussed by City officials. Thanks to the great support and leadership of Trustee John Leal, Miguel Arias, and Eric Payne this proposal did not go anywhere. SE Fresno organizations support construction of a vocational training center but not on a site donated by the National Park Service that has been designated to be used as a park. The State Center Community College District purchased 120 acres at Clovis and North that should be used for the construction of the facility needs of the SCCCD. We support the construction of a vocational training center on the SCCCD’s 120-acre site or any other site in Southeast Fresno.
TO MAKE THE NEEDS OF SE FRESNO A HIGHER PRIORITY WE ALL MUST PARTICIPATE AS THESE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE BY GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE OFFICIALS.
Please join us for an excellent opportunity to present your ideas on how to spend the $531 million Measure C Bonds proceeds to improve education and training facilities in our community at an upcoming community forum. (Please mark your calendars and plan to attend). This event is scheduled as follows:
EVENT: SE FRESNO COMMUNITY FORUM HOSTED BY FRESNO CITY COLLEGE OFFICIALS
TIME AND DATE: 5:30 PM On Tuesday, September 26, 2017
LOCATION: Sunnyside High School
1019 S. Peach Ave.
Fresno, CA 93727
Our sincere thanks to Mr. John Leal, President of the SCCCD Board and Dr. Carole Goldsmith, President of Fresno City College for providing this opportunity to provide input on this important matter to the residents of SE Fresno.
MESSAGE ON PARKS AND SOCCER COMPLEX:
We are currently in negotiations with the Mayor’s Office and the National Park Service about the use of the entire 49-acre site for the construction of a regional park and soccer complex facility. More than 20 community organizations support our application to make this a community-funded and operated project. Supporters of this project are also encouraged to attend this important community forum.
Please let me know if you are planning to attend this important event.
Jose Leon-Barraza, Chairman
SEFCEDA Board
CEO
Southeast Fresno Regional Park and Soccer Complex Authority
Lecture: “The Rich History of Temperance Flat” Auberry Library, Tuesday, Sep. 12, 7:00 pm
Spanning the mid-1800s gold mining through the present day threat of Temperance Flat Dam
LOCATION: Auberry Library
33049 Auberry Rd, Auberry
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A History of
Temperance Flat
Join us at Auberry Library Tuesday
September 12 at 7pm
For a discussion on the rich history of Temperance Flat
Spanning the mid-1800 gold mining through the present day threat of Temperance Flat Dam
Auberry Library 33049 Auberry Rd, Auberry 559-855-8523
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Dream Center
Hello,
In support of our District’s approved Safe Place designation, which called for us to support all students including the Dreamers, the district has been working with various community partners to open the first ever school district Dream Resource Center (DRC).
The DRC will assist our students and community with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal applications, citizenship, ELS courses and naturalization applications, a hub for dissemination of accurate information, a training facility for our stakeholders and office space for individuals to receive community provided legal services and support.
I invite you to join us as we launch the effort to support our community in this critical time.
Best, Miguel Arias z
Dolores’ Movie Release- Fundraiser Reception Invitation
Dolores Huerta is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Chavez, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century—at 87,and she continues the fight to this day with her work at the Dolores Huerta Foundations, a non-profit organization.
With intimate and unprecedented access to this intensely private mother to eleven, the film reveals the raw, personal stakes involved in committing one’s life to social change. Directed by Peter Bratt. The movie will be released in Fresno from September 22nd to the 28th at the Maya Cinema https://www.doloresthemovie.com/
Please join Dolores Huerta for music appetizers and soft drinks to celebrate her Movie Release, her life and immense contribution to social justice.
Donors and Supporter like you make possible for the work on Dolores Huerta Foundation to continue impacting the Central Valley in areas like LGBTQ Rights, Civic Engagement, Insfrastructure development, Education.
Please purchase your donation tickert at DoloresFresno.eventbrite.com
Students $10.-
Adults $25
Activist Sponsorship $100
Rebel Sponsorship $200
