Juneteenth rally for justice and healing in Chico
June 24, 2020
Chico celebrated Juneteenth on Friday with back-to-back events. The first focused on building better relations with Chico police while the second included speakers seeking to defund the police and demanding justice. The Orion covered the second event, “Juneteenth: Gathering for Justice and Healin...
The Orion Newscast: Protests & Protests
October 31, 2019
https://youtu.be/bSI_Xe86QcI This week on The Orion Newscast, we cover protests over police brutality and women's reproductive rights. Christian Solis can be reached at [email protected] or @c_alexander20 on Twitter.
Memorial celebrates life of Desmond Phillips
Josh Cozine
March 17, 2018
One year after the death of a local Chico man, Desmond Phillips, family, friends and community members gathered to celebrate his life. Those gathered also remembered the incident leading to his death, and vocalized their continued efforts to increase police accountability.Desmond Phillips was 25 at the time ...
