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DESCRIPTION:REMEMBERING THE WATSONVILLE CANNERY STRIKE AND \nVOTING RIGHTS STRUGGLE: 
 \nAN EVENING WITH CRUZ GOMEZ \n  \nFriday, August 22, 2008 \nUnited 
 Presbyterian Church \n112 East Beach Street, Watsonville \n(park and enter 
 from the church parking lot, \nright behind the Watsonville Cabrillo lot) 
 \n  \n6:30 p.m. Potluck Dinner \n7:00 p.m. Program---Bring your Cruz Gomez 
 stories to share \n  \nMore information: Jean Piraino 724-2480 or Barbara 
 Hayes barbara@greybird.com \n  \nCruz Gomez is a community organizer, 
 social service provider, writer, and activist who worked in Watsonville 
 during the late 1970's through the early 1990's. She worked with injured 
 workers, cannery workers, farm workers, and those with little resources to 
 navigate and challenge public institutions to respond to their needs. 
 During the 1989 earthquake, Cruz worked tirelessly to help Watsonville 
 residents who lost their homes, jobs, or were in need of other help. \n  
 \nAnother focus of Cruz's work was fighting "the Migra." Cruz helped local 
 residents to organize as the "Adelante Immigration Group" who pressured 
 then Congressman Leon Panetta to form an INS Task Force. Eventually, 
 pressure by Congressman Panetta on the INS reduced their sweeps. It also 
 led to the passage of "non-cooperation ordinances" in 1989 and 1990 by the 
 cities of Watsonville and Santa Cruz and continued immigrant rights 
 activies. Cruz helped to establish the Santa Cruz County Immigration 
 project which continued immigrant rights work as well as immigration legal 
 services. \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/22/18528742.php
SUMMARY:An evening with Cruz Gomez
LOCATION:United Presbyterian Church \n112 East Beach Street, Watsonville \n(park and 
 enter from the church parking lot, \nright behind the Watsonville Cabrillo 
 lot) 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/22/18528742.php
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