Murals
Who designed our mural at 411?
Cohort 1
What is one example of a natural disaster that affected the community?
Loma Prieta Earthquake (1989), Pajaro Floods (1995), Pajaro Floods (2023)
Who is our president and what are his tasks.
Kevin Ruiz and some of his task are handles public relation, creates agendas for meetings with secretary, represents group at external events, expected to be at every YRVP, Youth and Coalition meeting.
What is community organizing? How do you do it?
Community Organizing has everything to do with power and shifting relationships of power.
What is advocacy?
Advocacy is the act of supporting in favor of a cause or policy.
What is the Mural called that Jessica Evangelista painted at Don Rafas?
Sabor
What was Watsonville known for before strawberries?
Apples
How many committees do we have ?
What's the focus of community organization?
Empowering a community to address issues affecting them directly.
Methods of Advocacy
Engaging in activities to sway public opinion and directly impact policy & decision makers
Why does our Mural not have faces in the youth?
To be able to see yourself be represent
What is an example of activism that we learned DURING CURRICULUM?
Bracero Program, Riots of 1930, Cannery Strikes, BLM Protests
What is the reason we have committees ?
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The Goal of Community Organizing
Long Term empowerment and capacity building within community to solve problems and advocate for their needs.
The goal of advocacy is to ?
Achieve specific policy changes or influence the actions of their decisionmakers.
What are muralist currently advocating for with in Watsonville?
Trying to remove the 600$ Mural Approval by the city
Why do we go to the left when speaking as a group?
Its the side of your heart <3
What is each committee goal for the year?
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Ways Empower Watsonville has done Community Organizing
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Ways Empower Watsonville has done Advocacy
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Why did we name the Mural Palabra ?
We named it based off Jaime.
What word do we say when we pass the talking staff to the left ?
Palabra
How many roles do we have in total currently?
8
What are S.M.A.R.T stand for ?
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
What is one aspect of an Op-Ed?
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