and community members in a rally.

LAUSD school board member Monica Garcia spoke outside the building. “Let us do our job, see our students for the amazing gift they are,” she said.

Joseph Caballero, 15, arrived with classmates from Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet school in Glassell Park on a bus with school chaperones. It was his first protest, and it made him want to get more involved in activism, he said.

Older demonstrators said the fight to preserve DACA feels like history is repeating itself.


Nely Rodriguez, 39, remembers students taking to the streets in 1994 after Gov. Pete Wilson ushered in Prop 187, a ballot measure that restricted immigrants rights and access to services in California.

In 1998, Rodriguez graduated from Garfield High School. She was undocumented and washed dishes forto come learn about one of North America’s fastest growing industries.

The expo will feature talks and presentations from top industry leaders, and an exhibitor hall filled with businesses showcasing industry-related products and services, including licensed producers, dispensaries, seed companies, nutrient companies, hydroponics manufacturers, medical clinics, health and wellness providers, and many more.

The Lift Cannabis Expo welcomes exhibitors and attendees from across Canada, the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world to join us in Toronto. This is the start of something big.

For more information, visit www.liftexpo.ca and RSVP on Facebook here to stay in the loop on updates, announcements and contests.

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