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USA "Protest and Remembrance, Salinas, CA" Jay Dunn 104 images Created 4 Nov 2015

Salinas takes democracy seriously. From protesting arbitrary school board decisions to welling up in community hurt at officer-involved shootings, residents make their feelings known as only they can. From farm workers rights to perceived police injustice, from homeless issues, immigration, and community grieving for loved ones lost to violence, every cause worth fighting for here has champions, advocates for fairness in a society that still values debate.
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  • From left, Salinas police chief Kelly McMillin, mayor-elect Joe Gunter, and founder Debbie Aguilar of the group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” unveil a memorial on Sunday to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988. The boulder, at the base of the pine “Tree of Life” in Closter Park, carries a black plaque which declares it “a living memorial to our loved ones lost to violence,” one whose aim is “to bring hope, peace, love, comfort, and healing.”
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  • Margarita Rios, left, and her husband Gregorio, from Seaside at a somber dedication ceremony on Sunday in Closter Park. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” unveiled a memorial to victims of violence in Monterey County. Their nephew, Juan Guillen, of Salinas, was one.
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  • Margarita Hernandez, left, and Maria Elena Rodriguez from King City pay their respects to the memory of Ricardo Salazar, the son of Ms. Hernandez who was a victim of violence. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” unveiled a memorial boulder in Closter Park on Sunday in Salinas, dedicated to being “a living memorial to our loved ones."
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  • Flora Cristobal, left, holds a cross with the name of her son Rodolfo, who was a victim of violence. Rodolfo's sister Cristina wears a shirt with her brother's photograph on it - on the right is her sister Barbara. On Sunday in Closter Park, the group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County.
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  • Workers, community leaders and and concerned citizens marched for four miles through East Salinas on Sunday in a demonstration organized by the United Farm Workers in support of comprehensive immigration reform.
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  • Workers, community leaders and and concerned citizens marched for four miles through East Salinas on Sunday in a demonstration organized by the United Farm Workers in support of comprehensive immigration reform.
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  • Workers, community leaders and and concerned citizens marched for four miles through East Salinas on Sunday in a demonstration organized by the United Farm Workers in support of comprehensive immigration reform.
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  • A mother and child hold hands at a march on Tuesday, August 6th from East Market and Towt Streets to Closter Park in response to the recent gun violence in Salinas. Students, parents, clergy and local officials carried signs and made their voices and prayers heard. The event was part of National Night Out, developed by the National Association of Town Watch, a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of various crime prevention programs devoted to safer communities.
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  • Debbie Aguilar, with megaphone, of the group "A Time for Grieving and Healing," leads a march on Tuesday from East Market and Towt Streets to Closter Park in response to the recent gun violence in Salinas. Students, parents, clergy and local officials carried signs and made their voices and prayers heard. The event was part of National Night Out, developed by the National Association of Town Watch, a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of various crime prevention programs devoted to safer communities.
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  • Jesse payne of Salinas bows his head during a prayer held at a march on Tuesday from East Market and Towt Streets to Closter Park in response to the recent gun violence in Salinas. Students, parents, clergy and local officials carried signs and made their voices and prayers heard. The event was part of National Night Out, developed by the National Association of Town Watch, a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of various crime prevention programs devoted to safer communities.
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  • People attending a march to Closter Park on Tuesday listen to emotional testimony from speakers in response to the recent gun violence in Salinas. Students, parents, clergy and local officials carried signs and made their voices and prayers heard. The event was part of National Night Out, developed by the National Association of Town Watch, a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of various crime prevention programs devoted to safer communities.
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  • From left, Gonzalo Cerna, Pastor Joel Jimenez, and Maria Prado of the Emanuel Bilingual Baptist Church stand in front of a banner of lost loved ones in Closter Park on Tuesday.
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  • A poster in Closter Park on Tuesday commemorating the short life of Frank R. Sanchez, 16, a victim of gun violence. He was shot in the head while sitting in a car in his driveway on July 20th, 2010 in Salinas.
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  • Members of the Peace Coalition of Monterey County at Wednesday’s protest against war in Syria in front of the main post office in Salinas.The demonstration was in support of Congressman Sam Farr’s stated antiwar position.
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  • A student participates in Wednesday’s protest against war in Syria organized by the Peace Coalition of Monterey County in front of the main post office in Salinas. The demonstration was in support of Congressman Sam Farr’s stated antiwar position.
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  • Kristin Steffens and 8 month-old Arkadia participate in Wednesday’s protest against war in Syria organized by the Peace Coalition of Monterey County in front of the main post office in Salinas. The demonstration was in support of Congressman Sam Farr’s stated antiwar position.
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  • Alma Garcia, a teacher at Frank Paul Elementary School, with her daughter Mia Mendez, 2, and son Arih Mendez, 9 picketing outside Bardin Elementary School before a scheduled meeting of the Alisal School Board on Wednesday, October 9th in Salinas. Members of the Alisal Teachers Association and the California School Employees Association were protesting the cancellation of school board meetings, and the lack of adequate textbooks and classroom materials for the 2013/2014 school year.
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  • Members of the Alisal Teachers Association and the California School Employees Association picket outside Bardin Elementary School before a scheduled meeting of the Alisal School Board on Wednesday, October 9th in Salinas. Teachers were protesting the cancellation of school board meetings, and the lack of adequate textbooks and classroom materials for the 2013/2014 school year.
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  • Members of the Alisal Teachers Association and the California School Employees Association picket outside Bardin Elementary School before a scheduled meeting of the Alisal School Board on Wednesday, October 9th in Salinas. Teachers were protesting the cancellation of school board meetings, and the lack of adequate textbooks and classroom materials for the 2013/2014 school year.
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  • Protestors including Ana Barrerra, holding flag, and Juan Carlos Gonzales, left, made their voices heard outside City Hall on Tuesday after a fatal, officer-involved shooting close to the Sanborn Plaza Market in east Salinas.
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  • Community activist Jose Ibarra speaks to a crowd gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday after a fatal, officer-involved shooting close to the Sanborn Plaza Market in east Salinas.
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  • Several hundred protesters gathered on Wednesday afternoon at the scene of Tuesday's officer-involved shooting near the Sanborn Plaza Market at the corner of Del Monte Avenue and North Sanborn Road in Salinas.
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  • A shrine at the site of Tuesday's officer-involved shooting near the Sanborn Plaza Market at the corner of Del Monte Avenue and North Sanborn Road in Salinas.
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  • Several hundred protesters gathered on Wednesday afternoon at the scene of Tuesday's officer-involved shooting near the Sanborn Plaza Market at the corner of Del Monte Avenue and North Sanborn Road in Salinas.
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  • Several hundred protesters gathered on Wednesday afternoon at the scene of Tuesday's officer-involved shooting near the Sanborn Plaza Market at the corner of Del Monte Avenue and North Sanborn Road in Salinas.
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  • Several hundred protesters gathered on Wednesday afternoon at the scene of Tuesday's officer-involved shooting near the Sanborn Plaza Market at the corner of Del Monte Avenue and North Sanborn Road in Salinas.
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  • Several hundred protesters gathered on Wednesday afternoon at the scene of Tuesday's officer-involved shooting near the Sanborn Plaza Market at the corner of Del Monte Avenue and North Sanborn Road in Salinas. The sign says "Hispanics have rights, too."
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  • A young girl holds a sign expressing the general sentiment on Wednesday afternoon at the scene of Tuesday's officer-involved shooting near the Sanborn Plaza Market at the corner of Del Monte Avenue and North Sanborn Road in Salinas.
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  • The Jimenez family is not afraid to express themselves on Wednesday afternoon at the scene of Tuesday's officer-involved shooting near the Sanborn Plaza Market at the corner of Del Monte Avenue and North Sanborn Road in Salinas.
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  • Hundreds of marchers from the community filled east Salinas on Sunday with cries for "Respect, Dignity, and Justice." The well-organized, peaceful protest started in Closter Park, and paused for prayer at two sites where residents have been killed recently in recent officer-involved shootings.
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  • Hundreds of marchers from the community filled east Salinas on Sunday with cries for "Respect, Dignity, and Justice." The well-organized, peaceful protest started in Closter Park, and paused for prayer at two sites where residents have been killed recently in recent officer-involved shootings.
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  • Hundreds of marchers from the community on filled east Salinas on Sunday with cries for "Respect, Dignity, and Justice." The well-organized, peaceful protest started in Closter Park, and paused for prayer at two sites where residents have been killed recently in recent officer-involved shootings.
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  • Hundreds of marchers from the community on filled east Salinas on Sunday with cries for "Respect, Dignity, and Justice." The well-organized, peaceful protest started in Closter Park, and paused for prayer at two sites where residents have been killed recently in recent officer-involved shootings.
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  • Rafael Garcia , 21, makes his feelings known. Hundreds of marchers from the community on filled east Salinas on Sunday with cries for "Respect, Dignity, and Justice." The well-organized, peaceful protest started in Closter Park, and paused for prayer at two sites where residents have been killed recently in recent officer-involved shootings.
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  • Hundreds of marchers from the community walk along Towt Street on Sunday with cries for "Respect, Dignity, and Justice." The well-organized, peaceful protest started in Closter Park, and paused for prayer at two sites where residents have been killed recently in recent officer-involved shootings.
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  • Hundreds of marchers from the community filled east Salinas on Sunday with cries for "Respect, Dignity, and Justice." The well-organized, peaceful protest started in Closter Park, seen here, and paused for prayer at two sites where residents have been killed recently in recent officer-involved shootings.
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  • Hundreds of marchers from the community walk along East Alisal Street in Salinas on Sunday with cries for "Respect, Dignity, and Justice." The well-organized, peaceful protest started in Closter Park, and paused for prayer at two sites where residents have been killed recently in recent officer-involved shootings.
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  • Hundreds of marchers from the community walk along East Alisal Street in Salinas on Sunday with cries for "Respect, Dignity, and Justice." The well-organized, peaceful protest started in Closter Park, and paused for prayer at two sites where residents have been killed recently in recent officer-involved shootings.
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  • Hundreds of marchers from the community filled east Salinas on Sunday with cries for "Respect, Dignity, and Justice." The well-organized, peaceful protest started in Closter Park, seen here, and paused for prayer at two sites where residents have been killed recently in recent officer-involved shootings.
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  • A peace banner marks a utility pole across the street from Emmanuel Bilingual Baptist Church in Salinas, where a community reflection on Wednesday night on recent violent events drew a number of involved citizens and local representatives.
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  • On Thursday, June 5th, the last day of classes, Mission Park Elementary School parents and children protested the reassignment of principal Brinet Greenlee with a march to the Salinas City Elementary School District Offices on S. Main St.
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  • On Thursday, June 5th, the last day of classes, Mission Park Elementary School parents and children protested the reassignment of principal Brinet Greenlee with a march to the Salinas City Elementary School District Offices on S. Main St.
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  • Sandra Alcala, center, reads a letter on Tuesday from Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) farmers protesting a new marketing agreement with management.  The signs say, from left,  "Fair Prices," "Yes to Justice," "No Threats," "No Intimidation" and "Support Us."
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  • Farmers sign a letter on Tuesday to the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) in Salinas which protests a new marketing agreement with management.
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  • The memorial made by friends and neighbors to Danny Hernandez, one of the many shooting victims claimed by gun violence in Salinas.
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  • Judith Lopez, right, mother of Chris Lopez, at Sunday’s “100 Mothers” vigil in north Salinas for victims of Monterey County violence. Lopez was shot and killed in 2011 on his way to work at nearby FoodMaxx. <br />
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Judith Lopez, right, mother of Chris Lopez, at Sunday’s “100 Mothers” vigil in north Salinas for victims of Monterey County violence. <br />
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The vigil was held near the corner of Van Buren Avenue and Jackson Street on north Salinas, on the spot where in 2011, 22 year-old Lopez was gunned down on his way to work at nearby FoodMaxx. <br />
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Following Saturday night’s fatal shooting, the fifth in Salinas this year, the ceremony <br />
under brooding gray skies on Sunday was a sobering reminder of the continuing pain of local families, holding white candles to remember loved ones lost. <br />
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According to Debbie Aguilar, whose group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” organized the event,   Lopez’ mother Judith wanted the vigil to take place on February 8th, her birthday. <br />
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Family friend Christina Varela, who later stood next to Judith Lopez during prayers, said “There is not a mother here who would not have taken their son’s place.”
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  • Written on the sidewalk by his sister Celeste in 2011, a note to Chris Lopez, then 22 years-old, is still poignant. Families on Sunday held a “100 Mothers” vigil in north Salinas for victims of Monterey County violence.
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  • Family members and friends at Sunday’s “100 Mothers” vigil in north Salinas for victims of Monterey County violence.
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  • Protestors outside Sherwood Hall on Thursday during a press conference about advancing improvements in police-community relations in Salinas.
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  • Frank Alvarado, Sr. speaks to media after an official press conference at Sherwood Hall on Thursday about police-community relations in Salinas. Alvarado's son Frank Jr. was killed in an incident with police on July 10, 2014.
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  • Maria Alcantar, mother of Azahel Cruz, holds roses for him during Sunday’s “100 Mothers Vigil." in Salinas. The 6-year-old was struck in the head and killed by a stray bullet during a nearby gang shootout on March 23rd, 2010.
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  • Mary Lou Alejo, left, and Rita Castro tend flowers during Sunday’s “100 Mothers Vigil" for Azahel Cruz in Salinas. The 6-year-old was struck in the head and killed by a stray bullet during a nearby gang shootout on March 23rd, 2010.
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  • Maria Alcantar, in white, mother of Azahel Cruz, listens to Pastor Nacho Torres during Sunday’s “100 Mothers Vigil" in Salinas. Young Azahel, 6-years-old, was struck in the head and killed by a stray bullet during a nearby gang shootout on March 23rd, 2010.
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  • Friends and family of Azahel Cruz listen during Sunday’s “100 Mothers Vigil" in Salinas. The 6-year-old was struck in the head and killed by a stray bullet during a nearby gang shootout on March 23rd, 2010.
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  • Around thirty determined people attended a peace rally at Hartnell College on Monday, then marched to the Salinas Police Department carrying signs and chanting. The rally, called #Baltimore2California, was organized to show unity with citizens of Baltimore protesting the death in police custody of Freddie Gray.
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  • Around thirty determined people attended a peace rally at Hartnell College on Monday, then marched to the Salinas Police Department carrying signs and chanting. The rally, called #Baltimore2California, was organized to show unity with citizens of Baltimore protesting the death in police custody of Freddie Gray. <br />
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According to a poster disseminated on Twitter, the group’s aim is to “march in solidarity with black people of color who face state-sponsored violence in Baltimore. Join us in addressing that has been experienced by people of color throughout the state.” <br />
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Named on the group’s Twitter poster are Angel Ruiz, Osman Hernandez, Carlos Mejia-Gomez, Frank Alvarado, Jr. and Jaime Garcia, who died in Salinas under controversial circumstances.<br />
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“I’m here today to stand with the people of Baltimore who rose up after the vicious murder of Freddie Gray. I’m here because their struggles mirror our struggles. Unemployment, gangs and racist cops are all used to keep us in our place. But today, we say no more, no more police brutality, no more violence without accountability. Power belongs to the people, and today we’re taking our power back,” said Miranda Mossey, a Salinas resident and Hartnell student.
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  • Around thirty determined people attended a peace rally at Hartnell College on Monday, then marched to the Salinas Police Department carrying signs and chanting. The rally, called #Baltimore2California, was organized to show unity with citizens of Baltimore protesting the death in police custody of Freddie Gray. <br />
<br />
According to a poster disseminated on Twitter, the group’s aim is to “march in solidarity with black people of color who face state-sponsored violence in Baltimore. Join us in addressing that has been experienced by people of color throughout the state.” <br />
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Named on the group’s Twitter poster are Angel Ruiz, Osman Hernandez, Carlos Mejia-Gomez, Frank Alvarado, Jr. and Jaime Garcia, who died in Salinas under controversial circumstances.<br />
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“I’m here today to stand with the people of Baltimore who rose up after the vicious murder of Freddie Gray. I’m here because their struggles mirror our struggles. Unemployment, gangs and racist cops are all used to keep us in our place. But today, we say no more, no more police brutality, no more violence without accountability. Power belongs to the people, and today we’re taking our power back,” said Miranda Mossey, a Salinas resident and Hartnell student.
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  • A memorial on Soledad Street, where many homeless live, to resident Ramon Herrera, who was killed by gunfire on September 23rd, 2015 from an assailant who fled the scene.
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  • A dancer from Yaocuauhtli blesses waiting cars with copal in the intersection of Pacific and Garner in east Salinas. The ACFA Day of the Dead procession traced a route touching upon the sites of nine shootings.
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  • Dancers from Aztec group Yaocuauhtli take part in a healing march through one of Salinas’ most troubled neighborhoods, touching upon the sites of nine shootings. The procession was part of a Day of the Dead remembrance at the nearby Alisal Center for the Fine Arts.
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  • Aztec group Yaocuauhtli perform a healing dance during a march through one of Salinas’ most troubled neighborhoods. The procession was part of a Day of the Dead remembrance at the nearby Alisal Center for the Fine Arts.
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  • Neighborhood children watch Aztec group Yaocuauhtli perform a healing dance during a march through one of Salinas’ most troubled neighborhoods. The procession was part of a Day of the Dead remembrance at the nearby Alisal Center for the Fine Arts.
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  • Families gathered together at Closter Park on Saturday to remember their loved ones at the Tree of Life candlelight vigil.
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  • Families gathered together at Closter Park on Saturday to remember their loved ones at the Tree of Life candlelight vigil.
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  • Families gathered together at Closter Park on Saturday to remember their loved ones at the Tree of Life candlelight vigil.
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  • Families gathered together at Closter Park on Saturday to remember their loved ones at the Tree of Life candlelight vigil.
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  • Families gathered together at Closter Park on Saturday to remember their loved ones at the Tree of Life candlelight vigil.
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  • The Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016, stopped for silent prayers in front of the Alta Vista Mortuary, where memorial services had just taken place for two brothers shot and killed the week before.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • With cries of “Si Se Puede” ringing out in a sea of red United Farm Worker flags, hundreds of people joined forces in east Salinas on Sunday morning to help rejuvenate the annual march honoring labor leader César Chávez.
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  • With cries of “Si Se Puede” ringing out in a sea of red United Farm Worker flags, hundreds of people joined forces in east Salinas on Sunday morning to help rejuvenate the annual march honoring labor leader César Chávez.
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  • With cries of “Si Se Puede” ringing out in a sea of red United Farm Worker flags, hundreds of people joined forces in east Salinas on Sunday morning to help rejuvenate the annual march honoring labor leader César Chávez.
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  • With cries of “Si Se Puede” ringing out in a sea of red United Farm Worker flags, hundreds of people joined forces in east Salinas on Sunday morning to help rejuvenate the annual march honoring labor leader César Chávez.
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  • With cries of “Si Se Puede” ringing out in a sea of red United Farm Worker flags, hundreds of people joined forces in east Salinas on Sunday morning to help rejuvenate the annual march honoring labor leader César Chávez.
    160403 jd chavezmarch15.JPG
  • With cries of “Si Se Puede” ringing out in a sea of red United Farm Worker flags, hundreds of people joined forces in east Salinas on Sunday morning to help rejuvenate the annual march honoring labor leader César Chávez.
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  • With cries of “Si Se Puede” ringing out in a sea of red United Farm Worker flags, hundreds of people joined forces in east Salinas on Sunday morning to help rejuvenate the annual march honoring labor leader César Chávez.
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  • With cries of “Si Se Puede” ringing out in a sea of red United Farm Worker flags, hundreds of people joined forces in east Salinas on Sunday morning to help rejuvenate the annual march honoring labor leader César Chávez.
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  • A small group of protesters greeted presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Hartnell College in Salinas on Wednesday, May 25th, 2016.
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  • Protesters seen through the glass inside Hartnell College during presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's visit on Wednesday, May 25th, 2016.
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  • Protesters outside Hartnell College before Hillary Clinton's campaign stop in Salinas on Wednesday, May 25th, 2016.
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  • Organized by the Salinas Valley Dream Academy, students and city residents participated in a Youth Empowerment March & Rally on Saturday, November 5. The rally took place in Closter Park after a march through neighboring streets.
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  • Organized by the Salinas Valley Dream Academy, students and city residents participated in a Youth Empowerment March & Rally on Saturday, November 5. The rally took place in Closter Park after a march through neighboring streets.
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  • Organized by the Salinas Valley Dream Academy, students and city residents participated in a Youth Empowerment March & Rally on Saturday, November 5. The rally took place in Closter Park after a march through neighboring streets.
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  • Organized by the Salinas Valley Dream Academy, students and city residents participated in a Youth Empowerment March & Rally on Saturday, November 5. The rally took place in Closter Park after a march through neighboring streets.
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  • Baktun 12's Estos Guys perform ¡A Vota! during the event. Organized by the Salinas Valley Dream Academy, students and city residents participated in a Youth Empowerment March & Rally on Saturday, November 5. The rally took place in Closter Park after a march through neighboring streets.
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  • Quickly organized via social media, a protest in Salinas against Donald Trump’s election made its way through Main Street in Oldtown on Thursday, with students calling for an end to racist and sexist rhetoric.
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  • Amy Romo Rodriguez leads a protest on Thursday in Salinas against Donald Trump’s election.
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  • Quickly organized via social media, a protest in Salinas against Donald Trump’s election made its way through Main Street in Oldtown on Thursday, with students calling for an end to racist and sexist rhetoric.
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  • Amy Romo Rodriguez leads a protest on Thursday in Salinas against Donald Trump’s election.
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  • Yanna Herring at the protest in Salinas against Donald Trump’s election.
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  • A vocal group of protesters gathered at noon Sunday to denounce Donald Trump’s racist, misogynistic comments in the weeks preceding the presidential election. Represented youth across the spectrum, the group in front of City Hall in Salinas demanded equality and respect.
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