Resident fired up over migrant trip
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April 05, 2011 7:21 PM
BY GEOFF FOLSOM
The founder of the Odessa Concerned Citizens Coalition is taking a stand against a planned migrant-student trip to Washington, D.C.

Faye Hall said she is organizing a petition to protest a June 19-24 trip to Washington for the Experience in Democracy Leadership Program’s conference. Hall points to Bert Corona, the founder of the group that organizes the conference, as a potentially negative influence on students.

According to the Bert Corona Leadership Institute’s website, Corona “dedicated his life to fighting economic and social injustice.â€