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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 - FEBRUARY 1, 2017 - VOLUME 8, NO.4
Hundreds Share “Pure Love and Kindness” in Pasadena Women’s Rally
Options for Youth Students Attend 2017 Presidential Inauguration
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BY MALAK HABBAK The sun shined on Saturday as hundreds convened at Pasadena for a Women’s Rally and later at a Women’s March in downtown Los Angeles, one of nearly 50 in the state and 673 across the globe. “When they go low, we go local,” said Pasadena High School senior Gabriella Villegas to a crowd of over 500 women, men and children at the steps of the Pasadena City Hall Rotunda. Event organizers encouraged the public to join existing local organizations– quoting former President Barack Obama on their Facebook page– to “restore the sense of common purpose that we so badly need right now.” Rally participants clamored for civic engagement and celebrated human rights before boarding the Metro Gold Line to join a Women’s March in Los Angeles that drew 750 thousand, according to event organizers. They hoisted signs in support of freedom of speech, the right to choose, affordable healthcare, religious freedom, wage equality, environmental protection, gun control, disability services and quality education while standing by Planned Parenthood, Black Lives Matter, women, immigrants, Muslims and LGBTQ rights. “I think this presidency sort of was the straw that broke the camel’s back,” said Monrovia Resident Donna Baker, who met up with her sister Rose McCabe and friends Cathy McCallum, Isabel Cobos Houser and Mary Ann Lutz in Pasadena. Baker, who witnessed the second-wave feminist movement in her teenage years, had participated in anti-nuclear protests during the 1970s and 1980s and the Greenpeace campaign SEE PAGE 5
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Stop in Temple City Leads to Discovery of a Loaded Handgun
On Jan. 17, Temple Station deputies conducted a traffic enforcement stop of a silver Chevy Impala in the 9800 block of Olive Street and Temple City. The investigation led to the discovery of a loaded firearm, possible stolen property, ski masks and bandanas. Deputies arSEE PAGE 6
Through experiential learning, OFY offers students opportunities to learn beyond the classroom.
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Thirty Options for Youth (OFY) Public Charter School students witnessed Donald Trump being sworn in as the nation’s 45th president. The OFY students traveled from all over Southern California, including Victorville, San Bernardino and Burbank to experience the historic event. OFY is a free non-profit public charter school that provides underserved and
at-risk students an alternative to traditional learning methods and environments. Many OFY students left their high schools because they found themselves unmotivated to attend or challenged to keep up with the pace, or were victims of bullying. For the past 30 years, OFY has helped tens of thousands of students find their passion in life and pursue their dreams.
“When I first found out I was chosen for the trip, I found myself conflicted. I was really excited yet intimidated by all the reports on the news. I didn’t know what to expect,” said Lucia Fernandez, a senior at the Irwindale center. “The day of the Inauguration, was crazy and full of positive energy. I was glad I attended as a neutral party because I was able to fully observe and respect oth-
ers freedom of speech and their beliefs.” Through experiential learning, OFY offers students opportunities to learn beyond the classroom with hands-on experiences that promote social and emotional growth. Many OFY students have never left their neighborhoods. With this program, they are able to gain unique cultural
The El Monte/South El Monte Soroptomist Club holds a monthly Bunco Luncheon as one of its scholarship fundraisers. Every year the club awards one student of the El Monte Union High School District
with a $500 scholarship. Additionally, they grant one Rio Hondo Community College student with a $500 scholarship and one El Monte Rosemead Adult School student a $500 scholarship. Bunco lunches are held on the fourth Friday of eve-
ry month from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Shively Middle School in the Valle Lindo School District in South El Monte. Bunco is followed by a delicious dinner, lots of fun, nice people and prizes at the door. For just $10, attend-
ees can anticipate a full course of chicken pot pie paired with a salad and coffee or tea this Friday. Next month’s menu will feature chili beans and cornbread followed by a baked potato with all the trimmings in March.
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Bunco Luncheons Raise Money for Local Scholars
Rep. Chu to Host Muslim and Interfaith Solidarity Event Following a rise in antiMuslim rhetoric and crime, including hate mail sent to three mosques in Southern California, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) will host an interfaith solidarity event at Masjid Gibrael Mosque today at 6:30 p.m. Rep. Chu will be joined by religious and community leaders to denounce hate speech and the anti-Muslim proposals that have contributed to violence. Those attending include: Imam Nisar Haj, Masjid Gibrael; Reverend Susan Russell, All Saints Church; Asmaa Ahmed, CAIR-LA and a Sikh community leader is to be announced. Community members and additional speakers are pending confirmation to attend.