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Eric Payne: Community Gardens

Posted February 22, 2012 by Luis Pacheco

In this video clip, Eric Payne talks about youth involvement in community gardens.

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A demonstrator shows support for breast exams at a Planned Parenthood rally last year. Photo by Women's eNews. Creative Commons, some rights reserved.
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Susan G. Komen Backlash

Posted February 16, 2012 by Jaleesa Vickers

For the past 5 years, the Susan G. Komen foundation (responsible for breast cancer research and awareness) has provided funding to Planned Parenthood. The funding provided breast examinations to low-income patients.

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VIDEO: Merced youth show their neighborhoods

Posted February 14, 2012 by The kNOw

Alyssa, Angel and Daniella live in Merced. In this video, they show what their neighborhoods are like, and what they think should change to make them healthier places to live.

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Police Violence: The Use of Excessive Force

Posted February 3, 2012 by admin

Angelo Fernandez was on the verge of turning his life around for the better, but this changed when he decided to go to a Fresno discount store with his brother. As soon as Fernandez stepped into his brother’s car, four undercover police cars suddenly boxed them in, leaving nowhere to go. Frantically, Fernandez dashed out of the car and ran across the parking lot in an effort to escape. He heard no orders to stop.

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Fresno County Pay Cuts Bring Worry, Strikes

Posted January 25, 2012 by Jaleesa Vickers

Wednesday, January 25 marked the end of a three day strike to protest a 9% pay cut to Fresno County employees. Talks of renegotiating the pay cuts have halted, which has prompted the SEIU union to protest.

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