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Advocacy group opens co-op headquar ters in downtown SB

Gloria’s Corner

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CASA hosts Heart of a Hero Run, seeks

volunteers to advocate for foster children

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San Manuel Band of Mission Indians’ Yucca Festival

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Members of the community touring the new Chicano Indigenous Community for Culturally Conscious Advocacy and Action (Ch.I.C.C.C.A.A.) cooperative space.

undreds of residents attended the grand opening of the Chicano Indigenous Community for Culturally Conscious Advocacy and Action (Ch.I.C.C.C.A.A.) to learn more about social services that will be provided out of the downtown community space.

located at 802 N.‘E’ Street, is the only of its low residents living near or in poverty. kind in the Inland region. The community service model utilizes shared governance to “We are here to learn from and support resolve social, economic, and cultural each other, because no one else will,” said issues. Mary Valdemar, Co-founder of the Chicano Indigenous Community for Culturally Organizations working out of the center Conscious Advocacy and Action are not offering “charity” or “pity” to resiThe ‘not-for-profit’ service co-operative, dents, but instead looking to empower felCo-op, cont. on next page

‘Reach for the Cheech’ in final stretch as fundraising deadline nears

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INSIDE

Gloria’s Corner

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Opinion

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Classifieds

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Words To think About A5

Legal Notices

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Officials with the Riverside Art Museum are driving a push for donors who want to be among the first champions helping to bring the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry to downtown Riverside. fficials with the Riverside Art Museum are driving a push for donors who want to be among the first champions helping to bring the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture &

Industry to downtown Riverside.

To facilitate donors wanting to be part of the “Reach for The Cheech” initial round of fundraising, there is now a simple “Text to

Give” option that allows people to quickly and securely donate to the campaign, and receive a video “thank you” from Cheech Marin himself. Reach , cont. on next page