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leaving Honolulu and arrested Bigelow. However, its mission of peaceful protest did not end.

Half a century of continuous service on behalf of underserved and under-noticed communities is a noteworthy accomplishment. The Chicano Federation of San Diego County will celebrate that milestone at Downtown’s U.S. Grant Hotel on Saturday, May 11, for the organization’s 50th Anniversary Ball. Recently, three principal leaders from the Chicano Federation sat for an interview at the organization’s headquarters offices in Uptown San Diego. Interview participants were Nancy Maldonado, new CEO of the Chicano Federation of San Diego County; Mario X. Sierra, Chicano Federation board chairman; and Delia H. Talamantez, honoree at the anniversary bash who is set to receive the Chicano Federation Visionary Award. Maldonado, who was named CEO in January, offered a quick synopsis of the organization’s changing arc of community service over these past five decades. Maldonado noted that the federation was born of advocacy first, to unite over 40 small groups to support Latino rights and civil rights. Chicano Park was at risk, Barrio Logan was split by freeways, and many former residents were left without homes. Delia Talamantez added her perspective on the days of the 1969 assembly of the federation. “The 1960s were a time of protest,” Talamantez said. “As immigrants, we were conservative, and taking this step, like we did, was bold. We took over the park, which gave the community power.” Maldonado gave more of the historical background, observing that the Chicano Federation has evolved into a direct community service organization these days,

see Golden rule, pg 15

see Chicano, pg 13

‘I want to have a purpose’ (Photo courtesy Serving Seniors)

Artists reinterpret the ‘70s

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Group shines spotlight on homeless seniors’ needs during Older Adults Month By Dave Fidlin As she looks in the rearview mirror of the long and winding path she has traversed — literally and figuratively

— Esmeralda Sanchez is the first to admit she has encountered her share of bumpy roads. But as she looks to the future, Sanchez, who came to San Diego early in 2018 after

living in a number of other locales in the mainland U.S. and her native Puerto Rico, has one overarching goal. “I want something stable,” Sanchez said, who is currently enrolled in Serving Seniors’ Transitional Housing Program.

see Older adults, pg 3

Historic Veterans For Peace antinuclear boat sets sail from San Diego

Father Joe’s Village CEO speaks

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In 1958, when Don Mathes was 8 years old, his parents took him to Los Angeles Harbor to witness what he would later understand to be an act of civil disobedience. He saw four men, led by former Navy Captain Albert Bigelow sitting on the hatch of the Golden Rule, a 34-foot wooden ketch. The crew, comprised of Quaker peace activists, were almost casual in their commitment to the task ahead –– to sail to Honolulu and then the Marshall Islands to protest U.S. nuclear bomb testing. “They were going to stare down the U.S. government,” Mathes, 70, recalled thinking

The Golden Rule in Harbor Police public dock (Photo by J.M. Garcia) at the time. “That affected me. They were taking on the government.” The U.S. Coast Guard prevented the Golden Rule from


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