Pagina para Watsonville

I don't know how to do this but I am willing to translate articles into Spanish or into English from Spanish if needed!

I'd like to see a lot more connections with people in the South County. I'd like to read more news about what is happening down there, and like what is happening up here to have a lot more relevance to people living down there.

Beyond just north or south county, I'd like to have a lot more mutual support between English and Spanish-speaking communities in our area.

I think watsonville deserves an "region" on the menu on the left hand side. articles can be written in either english or spanish (preferably both!) and posted to this region!

Hey Corpy, You raise a good point, but IMHO, you the resident of Watsonville, should go out and find some news going on, and then post a story here! I'm definitely interested in reading more news and persoective from the South County/ Watsonville region. Indymedia isn't so much a news organization, like the Sentinel or Good Times, who have beat reporters for a specific locale, but more of an online forum for everyday people, just like you and me, to find stories and post them...

This is great that there is support for news in Watsonville...working and organizing in Watsonville myself, I believe for now...write the stories and use indymedia.

There should be a lot more support for what is happening in South County.

I also rec you visit and work with the Watsonville Brown Berets and Migrawatch.

http://www.brownberets.info
http://www.migrawatch.org

Oppression promoted (directly or indirectly) by all sectors of society, including the "left" at IndyBay, and beyond, may be the cause of this dilemma. For instance, the Media Left is too busy with their selected items/battles, and thus their range and scope minimizes our struggles for the most part. We need to ask for it, demand it, go get it, "by any means necessary."

Definitely definitely would be a great idea to have a Watsonville pagina, though i don't think the Pajaronian is as bad as you say. Their editorial pages are pretty diverse in their opinions and frequently have quite contentious debates between the forces at work in the pajaro valley unified school district debates. Lots of schools down here are under threat of being taken over by the state because of No Child Left Behind and the fact that speaking Spanish is not considered an academic skill. The teachers union had a highly charged election, electing a somewhat radical guy to be the new president. Other possible stories here about the continued spreading and spraying of the strawberry fields, workers, residents, and ecosystem here with toxic chemicals and the spread of the Dole Corporation down here, a company with a very sordid international background. Also, there is a Santa Cruz based organization whose name I forget that has helped preserve all kind of open and green space in the county and is currently attempting to preserve the "agricultural" atmosphere of the Pajaro Valley, including the aforementioned toxic strawberry fields. Lots of stuff going on and I also would love to hear more.......