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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Nearly 100 students from assorted groups showed up astatine the Fresno State field this greeting to locomotion and stock a affirmative connection of hope.
"This is simply a student-led effort by galore antithetic societal enactment clubs and different clubs present astatine Fresno State, the Palestinian Liberation Club, the African American Association," said Maria Pacheco, an organizer of the event.
The lawsuit is aimed astatine bringing radical unneurotic from antithetic backgrounds to uplift the enactment of farmworkers and the enactment of migrant and migrant communities.
"We're conscionable going to locomotion astir and we're conscionable going to beryllium unified for this locomotion and conscionable amusement emotion and enactment and assemblage and our togetherness arsenic students and our pride," she continued.
Pacheco said she was pleased with the turnout of participants.
"Many of america travel from farmworker backgrounds. so, you know, this is our love, this is our culture," she said.
Students took a locomotion astir the field chanting and holding signs, emphasizing their connection was affirmative and not political.
Nuria Zuniga, Head Consul with the Mexican Consulate successful Fresno besides spoke astatine the event.
"I deliberation that with these analyzable challenges that we person nowadays, students are feeling a small spot restless, worried," said Zuniga. "I'm truly honored to beryllium here, and besides I truly admit that I was capable to interaction the students and marque them consciousness that they are besides portion of the consulate of Mexico and that Mexico has ne'er forgotten their parents oregon them."
