By KIMBERLY TAPIA
Orangewood High School students attended a field trip to the LEAD Summit XII, which stands for Latino Education and Advocacy Days. The theme and name of this conference was “Ya Basta! Enough is Enough!” and it was held at the California State University of San Bernardino on Sept. 29.
The field trip was attended by MEChA Club students as well as other OHS students interested in the event. The purpose of this field trip was to raise awareness on education and violence in the community in the “Context of our Schools, Community Safety, and Law Enforcement,” as stated in the conference program.
Orangewood High School students pose for a picture outside of the conference rooms with actor Emilio Rivera, who was one of the speakers at the “Ya Basta!” themed conference. Rivera was the afternoon featured speaker, he is an American film actor and is best known for his role as “Chivo Ramirez” in the Netflix show “On My Block.” Rivera has worked hard in his acting career achieving to be in the list of successful Latino actors. (Photo courtesy of a Brown Beret member at the conference)
Morning featured speaker Dolores Huerta talks to a room full of people, with Orangewood High School students being seated in the front row. Huerta is an American labor leader and civil rights activist. She is mostly known for being the co-founder with Cesar Chavez of the National Farmers Association, later becoming the United Farm Workers of America. Huerta is a loyal fighter for Latino’s rights. (Ethic News photo)
For the opening procession of the conference, lives lost to violence and their families were honored. Students hold up pictures of the victims that were cruelly treated and hurt by their community or died at the hands of law enforcement. They shared their stories, and their names to remember and to respect them. According to the LEAD Summit program online, “We are the families, survivors, and individuals impacted by Violence in all its forms – be it assault, domestic and sexual abuse, targeted crimes, and/or police brutality and deadly force – turning our “grief into action” and seeking justice.” (Ethic News photo)
The opening ceremony is where the LEAD Summit featured Indigenous dancers to represent the culture of Native Americans and Latinos. They traditionally sang and danced for the crowd. (Ethic News photo)
Orangewood students take a picture at the Dolores Huerta foundation stand outside the conference rooms of Cal State San Bernardino with a portrait in the background of Huerta. (Ethic News photo)
Lead Speaker Emilio Rivera talking to the audience, sharing his stories, sharing his achievements, and giving them guidance and advice in life. (Ethic News photo)
Orangewood High School seniors Reina Vasquez and Kimberly Tapia take a look at the vendors and shops outside the conference rooms. These small shops are Latino owned with many varieties, everything they sold was based on the theme of Hispanic culture. (Ethic News photo)
Orangewood High School students take the last picture of their field trip at the entrance of the college, before heading back to Orangewood. (Ethic News photo)
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