La Voz de Aztlan, February 22 1978
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Title
La Voz de Aztlan, February 22 1978
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Associated Students of Fresno State
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La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno)
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Fresno, California
Date
2/22/1978
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Chicano Genocide:
An Unfortunate Reality
Reprinted
from
El
Paso
Herald-Post, Monday, Jan. 23,
1978 by Ken Flynn.
"Why are you taking Jose,"
17-year-old Danny Vasquez was
said to have pleaded with the
deputy sheriff. ''He wasn't involved in the fight."
Minutes later, the Moon City,
Texas, student wr.s dead, victim
of a 12-gauge shotgun blas_t in the
chest.
The shooting occurred about
1:00 a.m. on Jan. 22 at a dance
at the Buford Inn, located off
North Loop east of Moon City.•
The dance was a family "qulnceanera" celebration marking
the 15th birthday of a girl in
the Lower Valley comcnuntty,.
According to the · sheriff's
department report, the deputy,
Sergio Guzman, said \ the death
was accidental. He was relieved
of duty pending a full investigation. No charges have been filed.
Sheriff Mike Sullivan said today
The victim was described
that according to the investigation
as a well-mannered student,
active in sports, who had never . the sheriff's department had answered an earlier fight call at
been in trouble before. He was
the dance and had settled that.
to have graduaged from Socorro
''Later, after the dance broke
High in June.
up at 1 a.m., Officer Guzman
Henry Vasquez, his brother,
answered a second fight call
who was a witness to the shootthere,"
Sulivan said. In Guzing, said ··Danny had gone to the
man's statement he reported
dance with Jose Zaragoza,. his
when he arrived there were some
friend.
20 or more people milling around
"When Jose was arrested by
and
a couple of fist fights goingthe deputy," Henry recalled,
on. Guzman found one man who
"Danny was concerned because
was lying on the ground with a
they had driven together to the
gash down his face. Guzman
dance."
had
administered first aid a_nd
When Danny asked why Jose
the man pointed out a subject
was
arrested,
the deputy
nearby he said had attacked him~
(Guzman) stuck
shotgun in his
"guzman went over to the
stomach and said, 'Get out of ·
subject
and excorted him back
here.'
to the patrol car. Two other
''Danny pushed the shQtgun
subjects followed and started deto one s.ide and told the deputy,
manding he turn the man loose.
'Don't aim that gun at me,"'
"Guzman was holding a shotThe deputy sheriff then shot
gun
with the muzzle pointed up,
the youth"in cold blood", Henry
but
when
the two started crowdsaid.
a
. Mtercoles, 22 de Febrero
1978·
Chicano Awarded Medal of Valor
California's highest civilian commendation was presented to a Chicano CAL TRANS maintenance worker A-mado SaIJnas for saving two persons from a flaming car early last
year, reports United Press International.
·
According to the wire service report, Salinas, 41, of Palm Springs,
earned the state's Medal of Valor
award for r~scuing two unconcious
victims whose car was rear-ended
by a tractor-trailer which did not
stop for a flagman's warning south
of Coachella.
Alfredo Leon and a woman passenger were inside the car which burst
into flames and spun out of control
into the maintenance work area.
Salinas tried to open the passenger
door but it was jammed. · He freed
the driver as the flames spread into
the front of the car. Salinas then
plunged in and rescued the woman.
The woman was p~egnant at the
time recently gave birth to a boy·,
naming him Amado.
lng him and the prisoner started
trying to escape, he leveled the
gun to back them off.
"Normally a shotgun is a very
effective threat, but in this case
according to Guzman one of the
men grabbed the shotgun, jerked
it toward himself and the gun
went off.''
. Danny Vasquez was a quiet,
respected scholastically and athletically capable boy, according
to the principal of Socorro High
School where he was a senior.
"He was an average or betterthan-average student, one of our
football players," said Eugene
Jones. "A very fine boy. He
had never been in any trouble
here. I've never had any experience with him as being
hot-head or anything like that •••
though of course if he was drinking - and I don't know if he was
or not - there's no telling what
his reaction might be to a given
situation.
"He isn't a leader type~ too
quiet for that," Jones said. "The
whole school is kind of torn up
about this thing. There are all
kinds of stories'going around. I
don't know which of them are
true, if any of them are."
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Vasquez
were making arrangements today
with Martin Mortuary and were
unavailable for comment at their
modest home at 10240 Loclmow
in Moon Cit,:.
The Vasquez brothers said their
parents were "torn up" over
the shooting death of their son.
1
·
' As
far as I'm concerned"
brother Henry said, "it was coldblooded murder. We have witnesses."
One of the witnesses, Bobby
Payan, was reported to have
been pressing the deputy sheriff
for an explanation of why Zaragosa was arrested and was reportedly told by Guzman, after
Danny had been shot,
''Get
1 away
from here or I '11 shoot
you, too."
Henry Vasquez said one of
the fight victims was treated
for cuts and taken by ambulance
for treatment while Danny was
lying on the ground.
Sullivan said statements were
taken from a number of witnesses
to the shooting, including two
Customs patrolmen who had
heard Guzman earlier calling
on his radio for help in breaking
up the fights.
"But it's against my policy
to release the names 1bf the witnesses, for their own protection,
and the Customs men's commander has asked their names not
be given out," he s_aid.
Sullivan said all witness statements corroborate Guzman's
version except one. Asked what
that statement said, Sullivan replied, "Well, it's so much at
variance with the other ones that
C onlinued on Page 4
MEChA & ABDC:
Take Important Steps Forward
By Stan Santos
This past weekend, Feb. 18
two important conferences
took place in Los Angeles. On
Saturday, hundreds of Me~histas
from throughout California came
togetherat the Cal State campus
for their quarterly statewide conference. This was followed on
Sunday by the Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition's first national
conference.
Both gatherings
marked important steps forward
for the Chicano movement and
the nationwide fight for the rights
of_ minorities and women.
The MEChA conference was
attended by
several
CSUF
Mechistas.
Among them was
Maria Correa, who felt that while
none could have been accomplished, "there was quite a bit
of unity and a lotofenthusiasm."
A high~r level of political activity is evidenced by the diversity of the issues which were
dealt with. Richie Perez, representing the Puerto Rican community of New York, spoke of
their struggle to "free the five
nationalists," the recent takeover of the Statue of Liberty,
and repression faced by the
movement's leaders. He was
among several who were beaten
ad arrested in an unprovoked
assault by New York City police.
Ernie Peters, of the American
Indian
Movement, presented
some strong criticisms of "his
Chicano brothers" stating that
the system has succeeded in the
''Americanization" of La Raza.
After several hours of workshops and heated discussion in
& 19,
_
the genera1 assembly, important
resolutions
and
plans for
MEChA's future were hammered
out. The Immi.gration workshop
produced resolutions which denounced Carter's Immigration
Plan, and a bill in the state
legislature which would require
public service agencies to report
all undocumented applicants/
recipients to the Immigration
and
Naturalization
Service.
Other resolutions called for regional activities against "la
migra" to be carried out during
the last week of March, in addition to a statewide demonstration. Finally, it was agreed that
Mechistas must go out into the
community and educate the campesinos as to- the cart_er Plan
and other Immigration issues.
Another workshop focused on
plans for a constitutional conference which will take place on
March 4 & 5 at' Stanford University. Since this will be the
first such conference since the
Plan de Santa Barbara was produc;ed several years ago, each
MEChA is urged to send at least
two representatives.
The workshop on women resulted in plans for educational
programs and activities to take
place throughout the state on
March B, the International Working Women's Day. Mechistas
are to bring out issues confronting Third World women and particularly Chicanas. Another point
discussed in this workshop was
the boycott of Nestle's products,
.
due to this company's sales of
bahy formula which has proven
to be harmful to low-income
families.
MEChA 's workshop on the
Anti-Bakke Decision Coaltion
called for a strengthening of
the student movement's support
of the ABDC.
This included
the plans for an April 22 march
on Washington. MrJ.jor emphasis
was placed on increased outreach to affected family groups
and high schools. The statewide MEChA 's agreed that each
should give a share of their
· Cinco de Mayo proceeds towards
the expenses of the ABDC.
The riext MEChA conference
will take place on April 15 in
San Luis Obispo. The March
3 Stanford Constitutional Conference and the next statewide gathering may construct
MEChA into their · powerful poH tical force needed for bettering
the future of La Raza as well
as all oppressed peoples.
All ME!Chistas are urged to
participate in this historic process.
Over 500 representatives from
ABDC local · committees throughout the U.S. confirmed the development of the multi-racial Coalition into a nationwide movement.
Regional committees have been
established in Chicago, New
York, Massachusetts and Atlanta, Georgia. The plans of the
National ABDC include further
development of regional commities, an April 22 march on Wash(Continued on Page 4
Local Artists Display
Talent In Art Show
By Elvia Ruiz
La Brocha Del Valle, a local
organization of Chicano and Chicana artists from the Fresno
area~ recently staged a grand
opening for their art exposition
"Corazon de Azt1ai1" which will
be on display through Mar. 5.
The Valentine's Day reception
was enjoyed by a "standing room
only" crowd as they were exposed to the various sculptures,
paintings and other works of art,
and by local entertainment as
well.
Teatro Espiritu, the CSUF
Chicano theatre group, performed under the direction of Frank
Riojas who also directed Teatro
Espejo, a budding theatre group
from Sanger High School.
Poetry readings by CSUF students Pedro Ramirez and George
Verdugo and by Miguel Sierra
enhanced the show, as more Chi cano creativity and culture was
presented to the crowd.
The art show ttself included
art works of La Brocha members
including CSUF art instruc~ors
E rn i e palomino and Francisco
F t
Barrios :md various CSU s uctents.
La Brocha chairperson Bob
Cruz announced he hoped th e
community will become aware
of their store Tres Crez, located
at 3639 Vent~ra st. a nd will h'elp
support it.
He explained the
store is a place where Chicano
and Chicana artists can show
their work.
.
La Brocha has not had a maJor
art show since December 1976
and Cruz hones to have more in
the future with the help c,f the
community.
Page 2
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978
I.
People
Struggle For
A Human Education
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Ten years a:go CSUF, then
FSU, was a quiet farming campus
where people came to prepare
for a career, play greek frat
games, and chase the glory of
sports. It was a campus where
people were afraid to look in
one anothers eyes: people inthis education. It was a great
stead of sminng or recognizing
time, experimental classes were
each other with a gesture when
developed, the minorities were
meeting would turn away in fright
allowed to surface on campus,
from one another and pretend
faculty were encouraged to teach
the other did not exist. It was
human education, and the comman unfriendly and alienated camunity was allowed to participate
pus where the only people allowed
· in its student education. It was
to function were the administraa· time, people were being entors. Then because humanism
Gouraged to become people. The
was a very prized ideal, studeducation community elated at
ents, teachers, and the commuthis and enjoyed breaking the
nity became concerned with the
smothering culture of technology
situation. They dairJ no, a col( career, frat life, and sport
lege institution is a place whre · glory).
people should learn about human
Presently, ten years later,
rights, human welfare, and human
and after many sacrifices, husurvival. They asked and demanity is dead. Technology killed
manded from the administrators
it, and the situation is. alienated
for these basic human rights,
again. Nothi:ig is allowed to be
and students, community, and
said, maturP i,.. "'lligenr professteachers then started directing
ors teac1, · i,h iearful ..::yes anc
Ten
Years
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978
careful mouths. Students walk
around numb and with eyes glazed
at the ground, silently complainIng at the confused education
they are receiving. · The social
work program is a mess, creative political and creative history is banned, and ·so is the humanistic _aspects of literat\]re.
The community has no say now,
it is being economically bullied
by the commercial interests of
the Bull Dog Foundation.
The administrators should be
alarmed at this depressing, sorry
state of affairs, and immediately
respond to this alienated and
decrept situation the University
finds itself in. But to the 'c ontrary, it ls contributing to this
sorry decay. It is threatening
students for wantig to learn, one
can be expelled.. It is threatening professors for wanting to
teach, they can get fired. It
is threatening the community,
through the commercial interests
of the Bull Dog Foundation, with
the right to_earn a living.
In all reality, CSUF is not an .
educational university according
. to the modes and ideals of what
a university should be. It seems
rather more like a factory where
teachers, students, and the community it is to serve are meaningless participants to the operators
of it. Where the main concern
of its operators is to serve the
needs of the super industrial elite
and its culture of career, frat
games, and glory of sports.
Though the irony of the situation
ts not that it is failing the com munity and people as a whole,
rather it is that the community
and people have failed it. They
have ~llowed themselves to be
mugged and blackmailed into
meekness and cowardness. The
sixties were great days for people
that were · cond.erned with human
life and the evils of industrialism.
I wonder ·what happened now?
Should we ask Baxter to have
campus and corn mu::iity forums on
this question?
Page 3
LA VOZ
Page 4
ABDC Plans
Local Forum
A forum focusing on "The
Bakke Decision and our Community" is scheduled for Monday,
Feb. 27 at the Sunset Community
Center. The forum is part of
the efforts of the Fresno AntiBakke Decision Coalition (AB
DC) to make the commuity aware
of the issue that is currently .
before the u.s. Supreme Court.
"We are also planning to go
before the Fresno City Council
on M_ar. 7, to hopefully get them
to pass a resolution against the
Decision,,,
explains Fresno
ABDC spokesperson Stan Santos.
"By going before the City Councll and the Boards . ot Supervisors ( a mid-March date is
)lanned), we a ~e hoping to expose
tne politicians position on the
Bakke Decision, and also to
strengthen their' committment to
Affirmative Action."
By Felix Js Contreras
had a drc?am •••
Mo<!tezuma, the great Aztec klng
Wa,;;, doing the hustle.
Huge masses of Aztecr;
p,w.1 homage to the gods, not
hy sacrifices,
By going to the discos and boogeying
What happened to the grand
dances
And songs, rich in melody and
rhythym ?
A petition is being circulated
on the campuses and in the community to gather support for ·the
Anti-Bakke resolutions. Persons
interested in helping or wanting
more information may contact
Stan Santos at 224-5677 or attend the next ABDC meeting to
be held on Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
at the Sunset Community Center
at 1345 W. Eden.z
I woke up scared
It all seemed so real
No, it can't be true, our people
know our roots
We are still a people of beautiful melodies and rhythrm•
Conferences
ington, the "Semana de Lucha''
to take place between May 6 and
13, culminating in two massive
demonstrations on the east and
west coasts.
Workshops produced resolutions calling for increased outreach into the Black community
and to women's groups, and overall heightened activities to fight
the Bakke Decision and define
and expand programs for national minorities and women. In
general,
the conference reaffirm<ld the ABDC is the single
most powerful movement against
the Bakke Decision, based in the
unity of all affected peoples.
I see Brick Houses, Boogie
Nights, Slades •••
It wouldn't hurt so much if they
were ~tra,
But I found, "Why ....
Corrido, Cumbia, Guagua_nco,
Jarabes, Son Montuno • • •?"
I am complete
I know, and understand, why it is
such
Okay, CHICANO
Do you·>
Sentimientos Second Issue Due In May
SENTtl\HENTOS DEL VALLE
first produced by Chicano students at CSUF for the Chica.no
Youth Conference in January,
has selected four themes for
writers in its contest, "El
Espiritu De Puebla.'•
Associate editor George Verdugo said winners in the categories of high school, college,
and community will win $25.-in addition to having their essay
printed iu the l\Iay issu?.
The deadline to submit an entry
is April 4.
The themes are:
"La Familia: What ls it? Is
it Breaking Up? "
"Unidad: What divides Us?''
"Maehismo: La Mujer y El
Hombre''
''Espiritu de Puebla: What
Does Cinco de r-.tayo mean to
us Today'?''
Verdue:o said the theme was
inspired from the town of Puebla,
Mexico wliere Juaristas defeated
the imperialist French in t.he
_famous May 5_, 1862 b\lttle.
The Chicano magazine is a
non-profit effort, according to
Editor Tomas Uribes. He said
it will be financed primarily
through donations from community
organizations and fundraisers.
The staff will se,'k
a limited number of advertis , _
ments.
A LRB Serving Who?
THE NEED FOR protection not only for agricultural wor- _
leers but also for those who work to protect them, has spread
within the Agricultural Labor Relations Board system
TJilS PROTECTION IS against recent actions of the ALRB's
general counsel Harry DeUzonna, who seems to be firing ALRB
employees whom feels are a threat to him.
THE RECENT DISMISSAL of Ed Perez, a board agent for
the Fresno regional office, has been cited as another example
of DeUzonna's unfair labor practi~es in an agency designed
tn part to fight, ironically, unfair labor practices that growers
are infamous for throughout American history ..
•perez was fired for what he feels was very weak evidence .
Apparently, he had a stronger ca·se than Delizonna bec;-~ se
, the ALRB has since overruled Delizonna and re-instated Perez,
but without previously held powers.
.
0
Yet, similiar actions have occurred against ALRB employees throughout the state -- particularly against Chicanos. An
ALRB Wrokers' Union has been formed by· both non-Chicano
and Chicano employees to counter Delizonna when he infifcts
his wrath on those he cannot command to his personal liking.
At a recent ALRB Workers Union meeting in Fresno, many
workers expressed their feelings against similiar statewide incidents and set up a defense fund committee to challenge Delizonna's dictatorial actions and help any ALRB worker who
falls prey to him.
THE FIRST FUNDRAISER is a benefit dance this Friday, Feb,
27, at the Fresno Fairgrounds cafeteria from 8 pm to 1 am.
The. dance will feature Arturo Cavazos and Mariachi EL Gallo
de Ray Ramirez., as well as other enteratinment.
THE DONATION IS $10 per -person and $5 for students with
a student body card.
For more information or tickets, call
· 485.-3314, and lend support to the people that are trvlne- to ensure justice in the fields, at-long last.>
LOCALLY, A DANCE this Friday will help raise· funds to
combat a scheme by Delizonna's forces aimed at sabotaging
this state's first real effort at correcting the imbalance that
has existed between this nation's mighty agricultural industry
and the workers who made_it what it is .today,,
Continued from Page 1
Damn, it's true!
I see no beautiful songs or dances
By Tom Uribes
The San ,Joaquin Valley's first
Chkano ma gazine announces an
essay writing contest for its
Cinco c1e Mayo issue.
DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978-
"The response to our fir!..
graphy and graphic arts. Potissue at the Chicano Youth Conential contributors should contact
ference was very positive," said
the staff by March I. The deadUribes. ''Now that we've broline to submit material is Marken the ice, we hope to follow
ch 15.
through with our intentions."
Community organizations wishAssociate editor Rudy Gallardo
ing to donate to- the staff's effexplained that the staff wants to
orts may contact Uri bes or Gallpromote the publication as an
ardo at 487-2848, 441-7956, or
effort to capture life in the San
875-3314.
Joaquin Valley. and promote the
talents of Chicanos Ii ving here.
"Wt~ hope to get to the point
where people in the valley communities will respond to our efforts
:1nd become an active part of the
FEBRERO
magazine,'' he said.
Wed. 22 7: 30 p.m. Bakke:
The concept for a Chicano
A special documentary on the
magazine grew out of publicaimpact of affirmative action protions for the Chicano Youth Congrams on KFC F radio, 881. FM,
ference the past two years,. said
Associate editor Elvia Ruiz. Fri. 24 - MEChA meeting. 12:30
Produced by the staff of LA VOZ upstairs old cafeteria.
.
DE AZTLAN, theCYC magazines •
-Radio Bilingue fundlaid the groundwork for SENTI - : raiser benefit at Sal Mosqueda
l\IIENTOS.
:center (Butler and Maple).
In SE?\ TIM!ENTOS' inaugural
issue, winning material from its :sat. 25 - Conferencia de Padres
first "creativity contest" was •Sabre La Desegregacion. Sponprinted. Winners in the areas :sored by the Parents Coalition
of poetry, short stories, essay : for stronger schools. Sal Mosphotography, and graphic arts ! queda center. To register: 266were awarded $25 cash prizes : 7871 or 251-2056.
amounting to $200. That money :
- Radio Bilingue sponsored
came from donations by Fresno : showing of "Lucia", a movie
community organizations.
• dealing with the role of women
For its second issue, expect- : in the Cuban Society. Sal Mosed to · hit the prsses in late • center. 7:30 p.m. $2 donation. ·
April, the staff is accepting short
stories, poetry, newsfeatures,
.:. "Ahora", weekly 3-hour
human interest features, photo- Salsa program with Third World
news and information 12:00-3:00
p.m. KFCF 88.l FM.
Texas Deputy
On ·The Line
(Continued from page l
I don't see how it would serve
any constructive purpose to air
it."
·
' Sgt. Fred Timmons, who is
directing the investigation, said
his men have no statement by
Henry Vasquez.
''We took . a statement from
everybody who was at the place
when we got there, following the
shooting," Timmons said today.
"We also made it clear that we
would take a statement from
anyone who wasn't there wen
we were, but who had been there
and wanted to volunteer to make
a statement.
But so far we
haven't talked to anyone named
Henry or Enrique Vasquez."
Meanwhile, today, the Chicanos Unidos organization released a statement calling for the
firing of Guzman and he be
charged with murder.
The statement claimed the
sheriff's department is "atternp-
ting to cover up and protect
their own by saying that it was
an accident."
''The officer involved was one
among others who have been
harassing the youth of Moon
Ctty .•"the statement said.
In addition to action against
Guzman, the group asked that
"a grassroots community board
be formed to review .an cases
of police repression ...
Danny's family is asking that
justice be done. The Vasquez
family is poor and they need
your financial support to hire
a lawyer to fight this injustice.
'!'hey also need letters of support.
Send letters of support and any
contributions to Danny's parents
at:
Danny Vasquez
Justice Committee
P.O. BOX 17lll
El Paso, Texas 79917
(915) 544-5975
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Fundraising :'
I
Sun. 26 - Santana/Journey concert, the Selland Arena. Tickets
on sale at convention center Box
Office.
Fri.
3 - MEChA
Dance, featuring "Primo" up- :
stairs old cafeteria. 8:00 p.m. :
to ? Donations will be accepted. :
Mon. 27 -"AllthewayRhythm.",
a weekly 2-hour program featuring music from Latin America
and Africa. 3:00-5:00 p.m. KFCF
88.1 FM.
Tues. 7 - Farmworkers seminar •
at SunsetCommunityCenter, 9:00
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Froy Ramirez
at 23'.7-2550 or Alejandro Rodriguez at 252-0496 or call the
EDD of Fresno •
'
Tues. 28 - Chicano Commencement Logo Contest deadline. Entries at EOP, Tutorials or La
Raza Studies offices.
-Applications for
Chicano Commencement available at EOP, Tutorials or La
Raza Studies office.
MARZO
Wed. 1 - Deadline for all Financial aid applications.
.'
Thurs. 16- Deadline for mailing
LSA T applications. Test schedule for : Sat! April 15,·following
test schedule for Sat. July 15.
Mailing deadline, June 15.
Thy.rs.__ 2 - Trabajadores de la
Raza Board Meeting 6:00 p.m •
Funston Center 2172 N. Drexel
(near Fresno and Clinton ) 2249134 for more information.
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An Unfortunate Reality
Reprinted
from
El
Paso
Herald-Post, Monday, Jan. 23,
1978 by Ken Flynn.
"Why are you taking Jose,"
17-year-old Danny Vasquez was
said to have pleaded with the
deputy sheriff. ''He wasn't involved in the fight."
Minutes later, the Moon City,
Texas, student wr.s dead, victim
of a 12-gauge shotgun blas_t in the
chest.
The shooting occurred about
1:00 a.m. on Jan. 22 at a dance
at the Buford Inn, located off
North Loop east of Moon City.•
The dance was a family "qulnceanera" celebration marking
the 15th birthday of a girl in
the Lower Valley comcnuntty,.
According to the · sheriff's
department report, the deputy,
Sergio Guzman, said \ the death
was accidental. He was relieved
of duty pending a full investigation. No charges have been filed.
Sheriff Mike Sullivan said today
The victim was described
that according to the investigation
as a well-mannered student,
active in sports, who had never . the sheriff's department had answered an earlier fight call at
been in trouble before. He was
the dance and had settled that.
to have graduaged from Socorro
''Later, after the dance broke
High in June.
up at 1 a.m., Officer Guzman
Henry Vasquez, his brother,
answered a second fight call
who was a witness to the shootthere,"
Sulivan said. In Guzing, said ··Danny had gone to the
man's statement he reported
dance with Jose Zaragoza,. his
when he arrived there were some
friend.
20 or more people milling around
"When Jose was arrested by
and
a couple of fist fights goingthe deputy," Henry recalled,
on. Guzman found one man who
"Danny was concerned because
was lying on the ground with a
they had driven together to the
gash down his face. Guzman
dance."
had
administered first aid a_nd
When Danny asked why Jose
the man pointed out a subject
was
arrested,
the deputy
nearby he said had attacked him~
(Guzman) stuck
shotgun in his
"guzman went over to the
stomach and said, 'Get out of ·
subject
and excorted him back
here.'
to the patrol car. Two other
''Danny pushed the shQtgun
subjects followed and started deto one s.ide and told the deputy,
manding he turn the man loose.
'Don't aim that gun at me,"'
"Guzman was holding a shotThe deputy sheriff then shot
gun
with the muzzle pointed up,
the youth"in cold blood", Henry
but
when
the two started crowdsaid.
a
. Mtercoles, 22 de Febrero
1978·
Chicano Awarded Medal of Valor
California's highest civilian commendation was presented to a Chicano CAL TRANS maintenance worker A-mado SaIJnas for saving two persons from a flaming car early last
year, reports United Press International.
·
According to the wire service report, Salinas, 41, of Palm Springs,
earned the state's Medal of Valor
award for r~scuing two unconcious
victims whose car was rear-ended
by a tractor-trailer which did not
stop for a flagman's warning south
of Coachella.
Alfredo Leon and a woman passenger were inside the car which burst
into flames and spun out of control
into the maintenance work area.
Salinas tried to open the passenger
door but it was jammed. · He freed
the driver as the flames spread into
the front of the car. Salinas then
plunged in and rescued the woman.
The woman was p~egnant at the
time recently gave birth to a boy·,
naming him Amado.
lng him and the prisoner started
trying to escape, he leveled the
gun to back them off.
"Normally a shotgun is a very
effective threat, but in this case
according to Guzman one of the
men grabbed the shotgun, jerked
it toward himself and the gun
went off.''
. Danny Vasquez was a quiet,
respected scholastically and athletically capable boy, according
to the principal of Socorro High
School where he was a senior.
"He was an average or betterthan-average student, one of our
football players," said Eugene
Jones. "A very fine boy. He
had never been in any trouble
here. I've never had any experience with him as being
hot-head or anything like that •••
though of course if he was drinking - and I don't know if he was
or not - there's no telling what
his reaction might be to a given
situation.
"He isn't a leader type~ too
quiet for that," Jones said. "The
whole school is kind of torn up
about this thing. There are all
kinds of stories'going around. I
don't know which of them are
true, if any of them are."
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Vasquez
were making arrangements today
with Martin Mortuary and were
unavailable for comment at their
modest home at 10240 Loclmow
in Moon Cit,:.
The Vasquez brothers said their
parents were "torn up" over
the shooting death of their son.
1
·
' As
far as I'm concerned"
brother Henry said, "it was coldblooded murder. We have witnesses."
One of the witnesses, Bobby
Payan, was reported to have
been pressing the deputy sheriff
for an explanation of why Zaragosa was arrested and was reportedly told by Guzman, after
Danny had been shot,
''Get
1 away
from here or I '11 shoot
you, too."
Henry Vasquez said one of
the fight victims was treated
for cuts and taken by ambulance
for treatment while Danny was
lying on the ground.
Sullivan said statements were
taken from a number of witnesses
to the shooting, including two
Customs patrolmen who had
heard Guzman earlier calling
on his radio for help in breaking
up the fights.
"But it's against my policy
to release the names 1bf the witnesses, for their own protection,
and the Customs men's commander has asked their names not
be given out," he s_aid.
Sullivan said all witness statements corroborate Guzman's
version except one. Asked what
that statement said, Sullivan replied, "Well, it's so much at
variance with the other ones that
C onlinued on Page 4
MEChA & ABDC:
Take Important Steps Forward
By Stan Santos
This past weekend, Feb. 18
two important conferences
took place in Los Angeles. On
Saturday, hundreds of Me~histas
from throughout California came
togetherat the Cal State campus
for their quarterly statewide conference. This was followed on
Sunday by the Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition's first national
conference.
Both gatherings
marked important steps forward
for the Chicano movement and
the nationwide fight for the rights
of_ minorities and women.
The MEChA conference was
attended by
several
CSUF
Mechistas.
Among them was
Maria Correa, who felt that while
none could have been accomplished, "there was quite a bit
of unity and a lotofenthusiasm."
A high~r level of political activity is evidenced by the diversity of the issues which were
dealt with. Richie Perez, representing the Puerto Rican community of New York, spoke of
their struggle to "free the five
nationalists," the recent takeover of the Statue of Liberty,
and repression faced by the
movement's leaders. He was
among several who were beaten
ad arrested in an unprovoked
assault by New York City police.
Ernie Peters, of the American
Indian
Movement, presented
some strong criticisms of "his
Chicano brothers" stating that
the system has succeeded in the
''Americanization" of La Raza.
After several hours of workshops and heated discussion in
& 19,
_
the genera1 assembly, important
resolutions
and
plans for
MEChA's future were hammered
out. The Immi.gration workshop
produced resolutions which denounced Carter's Immigration
Plan, and a bill in the state
legislature which would require
public service agencies to report
all undocumented applicants/
recipients to the Immigration
and
Naturalization
Service.
Other resolutions called for regional activities against "la
migra" to be carried out during
the last week of March, in addition to a statewide demonstration. Finally, it was agreed that
Mechistas must go out into the
community and educate the campesinos as to- the cart_er Plan
and other Immigration issues.
Another workshop focused on
plans for a constitutional conference which will take place on
March 4 & 5 at' Stanford University. Since this will be the
first such conference since the
Plan de Santa Barbara was produc;ed several years ago, each
MEChA is urged to send at least
two representatives.
The workshop on women resulted in plans for educational
programs and activities to take
place throughout the state on
March B, the International Working Women's Day. Mechistas
are to bring out issues confronting Third World women and particularly Chicanas. Another point
discussed in this workshop was
the boycott of Nestle's products,
.
due to this company's sales of
bahy formula which has proven
to be harmful to low-income
families.
MEChA 's workshop on the
Anti-Bakke Decision Coaltion
called for a strengthening of
the student movement's support
of the ABDC.
This included
the plans for an April 22 march
on Washington. MrJ.jor emphasis
was placed on increased outreach to affected family groups
and high schools. The statewide MEChA 's agreed that each
should give a share of their
· Cinco de Mayo proceeds towards
the expenses of the ABDC.
The riext MEChA conference
will take place on April 15 in
San Luis Obispo. The March
3 Stanford Constitutional Conference and the next statewide gathering may construct
MEChA into their · powerful poH tical force needed for bettering
the future of La Raza as well
as all oppressed peoples.
All ME!Chistas are urged to
participate in this historic process.
Over 500 representatives from
ABDC local · committees throughout the U.S. confirmed the development of the multi-racial Coalition into a nationwide movement.
Regional committees have been
established in Chicago, New
York, Massachusetts and Atlanta, Georgia. The plans of the
National ABDC include further
development of regional commities, an April 22 march on Wash(Continued on Page 4
Local Artists Display
Talent In Art Show
By Elvia Ruiz
La Brocha Del Valle, a local
organization of Chicano and Chicana artists from the Fresno
area~ recently staged a grand
opening for their art exposition
"Corazon de Azt1ai1" which will
be on display through Mar. 5.
The Valentine's Day reception
was enjoyed by a "standing room
only" crowd as they were exposed to the various sculptures,
paintings and other works of art,
and by local entertainment as
well.
Teatro Espiritu, the CSUF
Chicano theatre group, performed under the direction of Frank
Riojas who also directed Teatro
Espejo, a budding theatre group
from Sanger High School.
Poetry readings by CSUF students Pedro Ramirez and George
Verdugo and by Miguel Sierra
enhanced the show, as more Chi cano creativity and culture was
presented to the crowd.
The art show ttself included
art works of La Brocha members
including CSUF art instruc~ors
E rn i e palomino and Francisco
F t
Barrios :md various CSU s uctents.
La Brocha chairperson Bob
Cruz announced he hoped th e
community will become aware
of their store Tres Crez, located
at 3639 Vent~ra st. a nd will h'elp
support it.
He explained the
store is a place where Chicano
and Chicana artists can show
their work.
.
La Brocha has not had a maJor
art show since December 1976
and Cruz hones to have more in
the future with the help c,f the
community.
Page 2
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978
I.
People
Struggle For
A Human Education
,·
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, f1u,, ,1
An• I• "'ltow••f1 10 llitl,.
1111,•h .,,_
Ten years a:go CSUF, then
FSU, was a quiet farming campus
where people came to prepare
for a career, play greek frat
games, and chase the glory of
sports. It was a campus where
people were afraid to look in
one anothers eyes: people inthis education. It was a great
stead of sminng or recognizing
time, experimental classes were
each other with a gesture when
developed, the minorities were
meeting would turn away in fright
allowed to surface on campus,
from one another and pretend
faculty were encouraged to teach
the other did not exist. It was
human education, and the comman unfriendly and alienated camunity was allowed to participate
pus where the only people allowed
· in its student education. It was
to function were the administraa· time, people were being entors. Then because humanism
Gouraged to become people. The
was a very prized ideal, studeducation community elated at
ents, teachers, and the commuthis and enjoyed breaking the
nity became concerned with the
smothering culture of technology
situation. They dairJ no, a col( career, frat life, and sport
lege institution is a place whre · glory).
people should learn about human
Presently, ten years later,
rights, human welfare, and human
and after many sacrifices, husurvival. They asked and demanity is dead. Technology killed
manded from the administrators
it, and the situation is. alienated
for these basic human rights,
again. Nothi:ig is allowed to be
and students, community, and
said, maturP i,.. "'lligenr professteachers then started directing
ors teac1, · i,h iearful ..::yes anc
Ten
Years
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978
careful mouths. Students walk
around numb and with eyes glazed
at the ground, silently complainIng at the confused education
they are receiving. · The social
work program is a mess, creative political and creative history is banned, and ·so is the humanistic _aspects of literat\]re.
The community has no say now,
it is being economically bullied
by the commercial interests of
the Bull Dog Foundation.
The administrators should be
alarmed at this depressing, sorry
state of affairs, and immediately
respond to this alienated and
decrept situation the University
finds itself in. But to the 'c ontrary, it ls contributing to this
sorry decay. It is threatening
students for wantig to learn, one
can be expelled.. It is threatening professors for wanting to
teach, they can get fired. It
is threatening the community,
through the commercial interests
of the Bull Dog Foundation, with
the right to_earn a living.
In all reality, CSUF is not an .
educational university according
. to the modes and ideals of what
a university should be. It seems
rather more like a factory where
teachers, students, and the community it is to serve are meaningless participants to the operators
of it. Where the main concern
of its operators is to serve the
needs of the super industrial elite
and its culture of career, frat
games, and glory of sports.
Though the irony of the situation
ts not that it is failing the com munity and people as a whole,
rather it is that the community
and people have failed it. They
have ~llowed themselves to be
mugged and blackmailed into
meekness and cowardness. The
sixties were great days for people
that were · cond.erned with human
life and the evils of industrialism.
I wonder ·what happened now?
Should we ask Baxter to have
campus and corn mu::iity forums on
this question?
Page 3
LA VOZ
Page 4
ABDC Plans
Local Forum
A forum focusing on "The
Bakke Decision and our Community" is scheduled for Monday,
Feb. 27 at the Sunset Community
Center. The forum is part of
the efforts of the Fresno AntiBakke Decision Coalition (AB
DC) to make the commuity aware
of the issue that is currently .
before the u.s. Supreme Court.
"We are also planning to go
before the Fresno City Council
on M_ar. 7, to hopefully get them
to pass a resolution against the
Decision,,,
explains Fresno
ABDC spokesperson Stan Santos.
"By going before the City Councll and the Boards . ot Supervisors ( a mid-March date is
)lanned), we a ~e hoping to expose
tne politicians position on the
Bakke Decision, and also to
strengthen their' committment to
Affirmative Action."
By Felix Js Contreras
had a drc?am •••
Mo<!tezuma, the great Aztec klng
Wa,;;, doing the hustle.
Huge masses of Aztecr;
p,w.1 homage to the gods, not
hy sacrifices,
By going to the discos and boogeying
What happened to the grand
dances
And songs, rich in melody and
rhythym ?
A petition is being circulated
on the campuses and in the community to gather support for ·the
Anti-Bakke resolutions. Persons
interested in helping or wanting
more information may contact
Stan Santos at 224-5677 or attend the next ABDC meeting to
be held on Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
at the Sunset Community Center
at 1345 W. Eden.z
I woke up scared
It all seemed so real
No, it can't be true, our people
know our roots
We are still a people of beautiful melodies and rhythrm•
Conferences
ington, the "Semana de Lucha''
to take place between May 6 and
13, culminating in two massive
demonstrations on the east and
west coasts.
Workshops produced resolutions calling for increased outreach into the Black community
and to women's groups, and overall heightened activities to fight
the Bakke Decision and define
and expand programs for national minorities and women. In
general,
the conference reaffirm<ld the ABDC is the single
most powerful movement against
the Bakke Decision, based in the
unity of all affected peoples.
I see Brick Houses, Boogie
Nights, Slades •••
It wouldn't hurt so much if they
were ~tra,
But I found, "Why ....
Corrido, Cumbia, Guagua_nco,
Jarabes, Son Montuno • • •?"
I am complete
I know, and understand, why it is
such
Okay, CHICANO
Do you·>
Sentimientos Second Issue Due In May
SENTtl\HENTOS DEL VALLE
first produced by Chicano students at CSUF for the Chica.no
Youth Conference in January,
has selected four themes for
writers in its contest, "El
Espiritu De Puebla.'•
Associate editor George Verdugo said winners in the categories of high school, college,
and community will win $25.-in addition to having their essay
printed iu the l\Iay issu?.
The deadline to submit an entry
is April 4.
The themes are:
"La Familia: What ls it? Is
it Breaking Up? "
"Unidad: What divides Us?''
"Maehismo: La Mujer y El
Hombre''
''Espiritu de Puebla: What
Does Cinco de r-.tayo mean to
us Today'?''
Verdue:o said the theme was
inspired from the town of Puebla,
Mexico wliere Juaristas defeated
the imperialist French in t.he
_famous May 5_, 1862 b\lttle.
The Chicano magazine is a
non-profit effort, according to
Editor Tomas Uribes. He said
it will be financed primarily
through donations from community
organizations and fundraisers.
The staff will se,'k
a limited number of advertis , _
ments.
A LRB Serving Who?
THE NEED FOR protection not only for agricultural wor- _
leers but also for those who work to protect them, has spread
within the Agricultural Labor Relations Board system
TJilS PROTECTION IS against recent actions of the ALRB's
general counsel Harry DeUzonna, who seems to be firing ALRB
employees whom feels are a threat to him.
THE RECENT DISMISSAL of Ed Perez, a board agent for
the Fresno regional office, has been cited as another example
of DeUzonna's unfair labor practi~es in an agency designed
tn part to fight, ironically, unfair labor practices that growers
are infamous for throughout American history ..
•perez was fired for what he feels was very weak evidence .
Apparently, he had a stronger ca·se than Delizonna bec;-~ se
, the ALRB has since overruled Delizonna and re-instated Perez,
but without previously held powers.
.
0
Yet, similiar actions have occurred against ALRB employees throughout the state -- particularly against Chicanos. An
ALRB Wrokers' Union has been formed by· both non-Chicano
and Chicano employees to counter Delizonna when he infifcts
his wrath on those he cannot command to his personal liking.
At a recent ALRB Workers Union meeting in Fresno, many
workers expressed their feelings against similiar statewide incidents and set up a defense fund committee to challenge Delizonna's dictatorial actions and help any ALRB worker who
falls prey to him.
THE FIRST FUNDRAISER is a benefit dance this Friday, Feb,
27, at the Fresno Fairgrounds cafeteria from 8 pm to 1 am.
The. dance will feature Arturo Cavazos and Mariachi EL Gallo
de Ray Ramirez., as well as other enteratinment.
THE DONATION IS $10 per -person and $5 for students with
a student body card.
For more information or tickets, call
· 485.-3314, and lend support to the people that are trvlne- to ensure justice in the fields, at-long last.>
LOCALLY, A DANCE this Friday will help raise· funds to
combat a scheme by Delizonna's forces aimed at sabotaging
this state's first real effort at correcting the imbalance that
has existed between this nation's mighty agricultural industry
and the workers who made_it what it is .today,,
Continued from Page 1
Damn, it's true!
I see no beautiful songs or dances
By Tom Uribes
The San ,Joaquin Valley's first
Chkano ma gazine announces an
essay writing contest for its
Cinco c1e Mayo issue.
DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978-
"The response to our fir!..
graphy and graphic arts. Potissue at the Chicano Youth Conential contributors should contact
ference was very positive," said
the staff by March I. The deadUribes. ''Now that we've broline to submit material is Marken the ice, we hope to follow
ch 15.
through with our intentions."
Community organizations wishAssociate editor Rudy Gallardo
ing to donate to- the staff's effexplained that the staff wants to
orts may contact Uri bes or Gallpromote the publication as an
ardo at 487-2848, 441-7956, or
effort to capture life in the San
875-3314.
Joaquin Valley. and promote the
talents of Chicanos Ii ving here.
"Wt~ hope to get to the point
where people in the valley communities will respond to our efforts
:1nd become an active part of the
FEBRERO
magazine,'' he said.
Wed. 22 7: 30 p.m. Bakke:
The concept for a Chicano
A special documentary on the
magazine grew out of publicaimpact of affirmative action protions for the Chicano Youth Congrams on KFC F radio, 881. FM,
ference the past two years,. said
Associate editor Elvia Ruiz. Fri. 24 - MEChA meeting. 12:30
Produced by the staff of LA VOZ upstairs old cafeteria.
.
DE AZTLAN, theCYC magazines •
-Radio Bilingue fundlaid the groundwork for SENTI - : raiser benefit at Sal Mosqueda
l\IIENTOS.
:center (Butler and Maple).
In SE?\ TIM!ENTOS' inaugural
issue, winning material from its :sat. 25 - Conferencia de Padres
first "creativity contest" was •Sabre La Desegregacion. Sponprinted. Winners in the areas :sored by the Parents Coalition
of poetry, short stories, essay : for stronger schools. Sal Mosphotography, and graphic arts ! queda center. To register: 266were awarded $25 cash prizes : 7871 or 251-2056.
amounting to $200. That money :
- Radio Bilingue sponsored
came from donations by Fresno : showing of "Lucia", a movie
community organizations.
• dealing with the role of women
For its second issue, expect- : in the Cuban Society. Sal Mosed to · hit the prsses in late • center. 7:30 p.m. $2 donation. ·
April, the staff is accepting short
stories, poetry, newsfeatures,
.:. "Ahora", weekly 3-hour
human interest features, photo- Salsa program with Third World
news and information 12:00-3:00
p.m. KFCF 88.l FM.
Texas Deputy
On ·The Line
(Continued from page l
I don't see how it would serve
any constructive purpose to air
it."
·
' Sgt. Fred Timmons, who is
directing the investigation, said
his men have no statement by
Henry Vasquez.
''We took . a statement from
everybody who was at the place
when we got there, following the
shooting," Timmons said today.
"We also made it clear that we
would take a statement from
anyone who wasn't there wen
we were, but who had been there
and wanted to volunteer to make
a statement.
But so far we
haven't talked to anyone named
Henry or Enrique Vasquez."
Meanwhile, today, the Chicanos Unidos organization released a statement calling for the
firing of Guzman and he be
charged with murder.
The statement claimed the
sheriff's department is "atternp-
ting to cover up and protect
their own by saying that it was
an accident."
''The officer involved was one
among others who have been
harassing the youth of Moon
Ctty .•"the statement said.
In addition to action against
Guzman, the group asked that
"a grassroots community board
be formed to review .an cases
of police repression ...
Danny's family is asking that
justice be done. The Vasquez
family is poor and they need
your financial support to hire
a lawyer to fight this injustice.
'!'hey also need letters of support.
Send letters of support and any
contributions to Danny's parents
at:
Danny Vasquez
Justice Committee
P.O. BOX 17lll
El Paso, Texas 79917
(915) 544-5975
r-c~-;;~J~-~";";;···d·~·-·A:~il~-~--··i
.
••
''
Fundraising :'
I
Sun. 26 - Santana/Journey concert, the Selland Arena. Tickets
on sale at convention center Box
Office.
Fri.
3 - MEChA
Dance, featuring "Primo" up- :
stairs old cafeteria. 8:00 p.m. :
to ? Donations will be accepted. :
Mon. 27 -"AllthewayRhythm.",
a weekly 2-hour program featuring music from Latin America
and Africa. 3:00-5:00 p.m. KFCF
88.1 FM.
Tues. 7 - Farmworkers seminar •
at SunsetCommunityCenter, 9:00
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Froy Ramirez
at 23'.7-2550 or Alejandro Rodriguez at 252-0496 or call the
EDD of Fresno •
'
Tues. 28 - Chicano Commencement Logo Contest deadline. Entries at EOP, Tutorials or La
Raza Studies offices.
-Applications for
Chicano Commencement available at EOP, Tutorials or La
Raza Studies office.
MARZO
Wed. 1 - Deadline for all Financial aid applications.
.'
Thurs. 16- Deadline for mailing
LSA T applications. Test schedule for : Sat! April 15,·following
test schedule for Sat. July 15.
Mailing deadline, June 15.
Thy.rs.__ 2 - Trabajadores de la
Raza Board Meeting 6:00 p.m •
Funston Center 2172 N. Drexel
(near Fresno and Clinton ) 2249134 for more information.
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Chicano Genocide:
An Unfortunate Reality
Reprinted
from
El
Paso
Herald-Post, Monday, Jan. 23,
1978 by Ken Flynn.
"Why are you taking Jose,"
17-year-old Danny Vasquez was
said to have pleaded with the
deputy sheriff. ''He wasn't involved in the fight."
Minutes later, the Moon City,
Texas, student wr.s dead, victim
of a 12-gauge shotgun blas_t in the
chest.
The shooting occurred about
1:00 a.m. on Jan. 22 at a dance
at the Buford Inn, located off
North Loop east of Moon City.•
The dance was a family "qulnceanera" celebration marking
the 15th birthday of a girl in
the Lower Valley comcnuntty,.
According to the · sheriff's
department report, the deputy,
Sergio Guzman, said \ the death
was accidental. He was relieved
of duty pending a full investigation. No charges have been filed.
Sheriff Mike Sullivan said today
The victim was described
that according to the investigation
as a well-mannered student,
active in sports, who had never . the sheriff's department had answered an earlier fight call at
been in trouble before. He was
the dance and had settled that.
to have graduaged from Socorro
''Later, after the dance broke
High in June.
up at 1 a.m., Officer Guzman
Henry Vasquez, his brother,
answered a second fight call
who was a witness to the shootthere,"
Sulivan said. In Guzing, said ··Danny had gone to the
man's statement he reported
dance with Jose Zaragoza,. his
when he arrived there were some
friend.
20 or more people milling around
"When Jose was arrested by
and
a couple of fist fights goingthe deputy," Henry recalled,
on. Guzman found one man who
"Danny was concerned because
was lying on the ground with a
they had driven together to the
gash down his face. Guzman
dance."
had
administered first aid a_nd
When Danny asked why Jose
the man pointed out a subject
was
arrested,
the deputy
nearby he said had attacked him~
(Guzman) stuck
shotgun in his
"guzman went over to the
stomach and said, 'Get out of ·
subject
and excorted him back
here.'
to the patrol car. Two other
''Danny pushed the shQtgun
subjects followed and started deto one s.ide and told the deputy,
manding he turn the man loose.
'Don't aim that gun at me,"'
"Guzman was holding a shotThe deputy sheriff then shot
gun
with the muzzle pointed up,
the youth"in cold blood", Henry
but
when
the two started crowdsaid.
a
. Mtercoles, 22 de Febrero
1978·
Chicano Awarded Medal of Valor
California's highest civilian commendation was presented to a Chicano CAL TRANS maintenance worker A-mado SaIJnas for saving two persons from a flaming car early last
year, reports United Press International.
·
According to the wire service report, Salinas, 41, of Palm Springs,
earned the state's Medal of Valor
award for r~scuing two unconcious
victims whose car was rear-ended
by a tractor-trailer which did not
stop for a flagman's warning south
of Coachella.
Alfredo Leon and a woman passenger were inside the car which burst
into flames and spun out of control
into the maintenance work area.
Salinas tried to open the passenger
door but it was jammed. · He freed
the driver as the flames spread into
the front of the car. Salinas then
plunged in and rescued the woman.
The woman was p~egnant at the
time recently gave birth to a boy·,
naming him Amado.
lng him and the prisoner started
trying to escape, he leveled the
gun to back them off.
"Normally a shotgun is a very
effective threat, but in this case
according to Guzman one of the
men grabbed the shotgun, jerked
it toward himself and the gun
went off.''
. Danny Vasquez was a quiet,
respected scholastically and athletically capable boy, according
to the principal of Socorro High
School where he was a senior.
"He was an average or betterthan-average student, one of our
football players," said Eugene
Jones. "A very fine boy. He
had never been in any trouble
here. I've never had any experience with him as being
hot-head or anything like that •••
though of course if he was drinking - and I don't know if he was
or not - there's no telling what
his reaction might be to a given
situation.
"He isn't a leader type~ too
quiet for that," Jones said. "The
whole school is kind of torn up
about this thing. There are all
kinds of stories'going around. I
don't know which of them are
true, if any of them are."
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Vasquez
were making arrangements today
with Martin Mortuary and were
unavailable for comment at their
modest home at 10240 Loclmow
in Moon Cit,:.
The Vasquez brothers said their
parents were "torn up" over
the shooting death of their son.
1
·
' As
far as I'm concerned"
brother Henry said, "it was coldblooded murder. We have witnesses."
One of the witnesses, Bobby
Payan, was reported to have
been pressing the deputy sheriff
for an explanation of why Zaragosa was arrested and was reportedly told by Guzman, after
Danny had been shot,
''Get
1 away
from here or I '11 shoot
you, too."
Henry Vasquez said one of
the fight victims was treated
for cuts and taken by ambulance
for treatment while Danny was
lying on the ground.
Sullivan said statements were
taken from a number of witnesses
to the shooting, including two
Customs patrolmen who had
heard Guzman earlier calling
on his radio for help in breaking
up the fights.
"But it's against my policy
to release the names 1bf the witnesses, for their own protection,
and the Customs men's commander has asked their names not
be given out," he s_aid.
Sullivan said all witness statements corroborate Guzman's
version except one. Asked what
that statement said, Sullivan replied, "Well, it's so much at
variance with the other ones that
C onlinued on Page 4
MEChA & ABDC:
Take Important Steps Forward
By Stan Santos
This past weekend, Feb. 18
two important conferences
took place in Los Angeles. On
Saturday, hundreds of Me~histas
from throughout California came
togetherat the Cal State campus
for their quarterly statewide conference. This was followed on
Sunday by the Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition's first national
conference.
Both gatherings
marked important steps forward
for the Chicano movement and
the nationwide fight for the rights
of_ minorities and women.
The MEChA conference was
attended by
several
CSUF
Mechistas.
Among them was
Maria Correa, who felt that while
none could have been accomplished, "there was quite a bit
of unity and a lotofenthusiasm."
A high~r level of political activity is evidenced by the diversity of the issues which were
dealt with. Richie Perez, representing the Puerto Rican community of New York, spoke of
their struggle to "free the five
nationalists," the recent takeover of the Statue of Liberty,
and repression faced by the
movement's leaders. He was
among several who were beaten
ad arrested in an unprovoked
assault by New York City police.
Ernie Peters, of the American
Indian
Movement, presented
some strong criticisms of "his
Chicano brothers" stating that
the system has succeeded in the
''Americanization" of La Raza.
After several hours of workshops and heated discussion in
& 19,
_
the genera1 assembly, important
resolutions
and
plans for
MEChA's future were hammered
out. The Immi.gration workshop
produced resolutions which denounced Carter's Immigration
Plan, and a bill in the state
legislature which would require
public service agencies to report
all undocumented applicants/
recipients to the Immigration
and
Naturalization
Service.
Other resolutions called for regional activities against "la
migra" to be carried out during
the last week of March, in addition to a statewide demonstration. Finally, it was agreed that
Mechistas must go out into the
community and educate the campesinos as to- the cart_er Plan
and other Immigration issues.
Another workshop focused on
plans for a constitutional conference which will take place on
March 4 & 5 at' Stanford University. Since this will be the
first such conference since the
Plan de Santa Barbara was produc;ed several years ago, each
MEChA is urged to send at least
two representatives.
The workshop on women resulted in plans for educational
programs and activities to take
place throughout the state on
March B, the International Working Women's Day. Mechistas
are to bring out issues confronting Third World women and particularly Chicanas. Another point
discussed in this workshop was
the boycott of Nestle's products,
.
due to this company's sales of
bahy formula which has proven
to be harmful to low-income
families.
MEChA 's workshop on the
Anti-Bakke Decision Coaltion
called for a strengthening of
the student movement's support
of the ABDC.
This included
the plans for an April 22 march
on Washington. MrJ.jor emphasis
was placed on increased outreach to affected family groups
and high schools. The statewide MEChA 's agreed that each
should give a share of their
· Cinco de Mayo proceeds towards
the expenses of the ABDC.
The riext MEChA conference
will take place on April 15 in
San Luis Obispo. The March
3 Stanford Constitutional Conference and the next statewide gathering may construct
MEChA into their · powerful poH tical force needed for bettering
the future of La Raza as well
as all oppressed peoples.
All ME!Chistas are urged to
participate in this historic process.
Over 500 representatives from
ABDC local · committees throughout the U.S. confirmed the development of the multi-racial Coalition into a nationwide movement.
Regional committees have been
established in Chicago, New
York, Massachusetts and Atlanta, Georgia. The plans of the
National ABDC include further
development of regional commities, an April 22 march on Wash(Continued on Page 4
Local Artists Display
Talent In Art Show
By Elvia Ruiz
La Brocha Del Valle, a local
organization of Chicano and Chicana artists from the Fresno
area~ recently staged a grand
opening for their art exposition
"Corazon de Azt1ai1" which will
be on display through Mar. 5.
The Valentine's Day reception
was enjoyed by a "standing room
only" crowd as they were exposed to the various sculptures,
paintings and other works of art,
and by local entertainment as
well.
Teatro Espiritu, the CSUF
Chicano theatre group, performed under the direction of Frank
Riojas who also directed Teatro
Espejo, a budding theatre group
from Sanger High School.
Poetry readings by CSUF students Pedro Ramirez and George
Verdugo and by Miguel Sierra
enhanced the show, as more Chi cano creativity and culture was
presented to the crowd.
The art show ttself included
art works of La Brocha members
including CSUF art instruc~ors
E rn i e palomino and Francisco
F t
Barrios :md various CSU s uctents.
La Brocha chairperson Bob
Cruz announced he hoped th e
community will become aware
of their store Tres Crez, located
at 3639 Vent~ra st. a nd will h'elp
support it.
He explained the
store is a place where Chicano
and Chicana artists can show
their work.
.
La Brocha has not had a maJor
art show since December 1976
and Cruz hones to have more in
the future with the help c,f the
community.
Page 2
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978
I.
People
Struggle For
A Human Education
,·
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An• I• "'ltow••f1 10 llitl,.
1111,•h .,,_
Ten years a:go CSUF, then
FSU, was a quiet farming campus
where people came to prepare
for a career, play greek frat
games, and chase the glory of
sports. It was a campus where
people were afraid to look in
one anothers eyes: people inthis education. It was a great
stead of sminng or recognizing
time, experimental classes were
each other with a gesture when
developed, the minorities were
meeting would turn away in fright
allowed to surface on campus,
from one another and pretend
faculty were encouraged to teach
the other did not exist. It was
human education, and the comman unfriendly and alienated camunity was allowed to participate
pus where the only people allowed
· in its student education. It was
to function were the administraa· time, people were being entors. Then because humanism
Gouraged to become people. The
was a very prized ideal, studeducation community elated at
ents, teachers, and the commuthis and enjoyed breaking the
nity became concerned with the
smothering culture of technology
situation. They dairJ no, a col( career, frat life, and sport
lege institution is a place whre · glory).
people should learn about human
Presently, ten years later,
rights, human welfare, and human
and after many sacrifices, husurvival. They asked and demanity is dead. Technology killed
manded from the administrators
it, and the situation is. alienated
for these basic human rights,
again. Nothi:ig is allowed to be
and students, community, and
said, maturP i,.. "'lligenr professteachers then started directing
ors teac1, · i,h iearful ..::yes anc
Ten
Years
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978
careful mouths. Students walk
around numb and with eyes glazed
at the ground, silently complainIng at the confused education
they are receiving. · The social
work program is a mess, creative political and creative history is banned, and ·so is the humanistic _aspects of literat\]re.
The community has no say now,
it is being economically bullied
by the commercial interests of
the Bull Dog Foundation.
The administrators should be
alarmed at this depressing, sorry
state of affairs, and immediately
respond to this alienated and
decrept situation the University
finds itself in. But to the 'c ontrary, it ls contributing to this
sorry decay. It is threatening
students for wantig to learn, one
can be expelled.. It is threatening professors for wanting to
teach, they can get fired. It
is threatening the community,
through the commercial interests
of the Bull Dog Foundation, with
the right to_earn a living.
In all reality, CSUF is not an .
educational university according
. to the modes and ideals of what
a university should be. It seems
rather more like a factory where
teachers, students, and the community it is to serve are meaningless participants to the operators
of it. Where the main concern
of its operators is to serve the
needs of the super industrial elite
and its culture of career, frat
games, and glory of sports.
Though the irony of the situation
ts not that it is failing the com munity and people as a whole,
rather it is that the community
and people have failed it. They
have ~llowed themselves to be
mugged and blackmailed into
meekness and cowardness. The
sixties were great days for people
that were · cond.erned with human
life and the evils of industrialism.
I wonder ·what happened now?
Should we ask Baxter to have
campus and corn mu::iity forums on
this question?
Page 3
LA VOZ
Page 4
ABDC Plans
Local Forum
A forum focusing on "The
Bakke Decision and our Community" is scheduled for Monday,
Feb. 27 at the Sunset Community
Center. The forum is part of
the efforts of the Fresno AntiBakke Decision Coalition (AB
DC) to make the commuity aware
of the issue that is currently .
before the u.s. Supreme Court.
"We are also planning to go
before the Fresno City Council
on M_ar. 7, to hopefully get them
to pass a resolution against the
Decision,,,
explains Fresno
ABDC spokesperson Stan Santos.
"By going before the City Councll and the Boards . ot Supervisors ( a mid-March date is
)lanned), we a ~e hoping to expose
tne politicians position on the
Bakke Decision, and also to
strengthen their' committment to
Affirmative Action."
By Felix Js Contreras
had a drc?am •••
Mo<!tezuma, the great Aztec klng
Wa,;;, doing the hustle.
Huge masses of Aztecr;
p,w.1 homage to the gods, not
hy sacrifices,
By going to the discos and boogeying
What happened to the grand
dances
And songs, rich in melody and
rhythym ?
A petition is being circulated
on the campuses and in the community to gather support for ·the
Anti-Bakke resolutions. Persons
interested in helping or wanting
more information may contact
Stan Santos at 224-5677 or attend the next ABDC meeting to
be held on Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
at the Sunset Community Center
at 1345 W. Eden.z
I woke up scared
It all seemed so real
No, it can't be true, our people
know our roots
We are still a people of beautiful melodies and rhythrm•
Conferences
ington, the "Semana de Lucha''
to take place between May 6 and
13, culminating in two massive
demonstrations on the east and
west coasts.
Workshops produced resolutions calling for increased outreach into the Black community
and to women's groups, and overall heightened activities to fight
the Bakke Decision and define
and expand programs for national minorities and women. In
general,
the conference reaffirm<ld the ABDC is the single
most powerful movement against
the Bakke Decision, based in the
unity of all affected peoples.
I see Brick Houses, Boogie
Nights, Slades •••
It wouldn't hurt so much if they
were ~tra,
But I found, "Why ....
Corrido, Cumbia, Guagua_nco,
Jarabes, Son Montuno • • •?"
I am complete
I know, and understand, why it is
such
Okay, CHICANO
Do you·>
Sentimientos Second Issue Due In May
SENTtl\HENTOS DEL VALLE
first produced by Chicano students at CSUF for the Chica.no
Youth Conference in January,
has selected four themes for
writers in its contest, "El
Espiritu De Puebla.'•
Associate editor George Verdugo said winners in the categories of high school, college,
and community will win $25.-in addition to having their essay
printed iu the l\Iay issu?.
The deadline to submit an entry
is April 4.
The themes are:
"La Familia: What ls it? Is
it Breaking Up? "
"Unidad: What divides Us?''
"Maehismo: La Mujer y El
Hombre''
''Espiritu de Puebla: What
Does Cinco de r-.tayo mean to
us Today'?''
Verdue:o said the theme was
inspired from the town of Puebla,
Mexico wliere Juaristas defeated
the imperialist French in t.he
_famous May 5_, 1862 b\lttle.
The Chicano magazine is a
non-profit effort, according to
Editor Tomas Uribes. He said
it will be financed primarily
through donations from community
organizations and fundraisers.
The staff will se,'k
a limited number of advertis , _
ments.
A LRB Serving Who?
THE NEED FOR protection not only for agricultural wor- _
leers but also for those who work to protect them, has spread
within the Agricultural Labor Relations Board system
TJilS PROTECTION IS against recent actions of the ALRB's
general counsel Harry DeUzonna, who seems to be firing ALRB
employees whom feels are a threat to him.
THE RECENT DISMISSAL of Ed Perez, a board agent for
the Fresno regional office, has been cited as another example
of DeUzonna's unfair labor practi~es in an agency designed
tn part to fight, ironically, unfair labor practices that growers
are infamous for throughout American history ..
•perez was fired for what he feels was very weak evidence .
Apparently, he had a stronger ca·se than Delizonna bec;-~ se
, the ALRB has since overruled Delizonna and re-instated Perez,
but without previously held powers.
.
0
Yet, similiar actions have occurred against ALRB employees throughout the state -- particularly against Chicanos. An
ALRB Wrokers' Union has been formed by· both non-Chicano
and Chicano employees to counter Delizonna when he infifcts
his wrath on those he cannot command to his personal liking.
At a recent ALRB Workers Union meeting in Fresno, many
workers expressed their feelings against similiar statewide incidents and set up a defense fund committee to challenge Delizonna's dictatorial actions and help any ALRB worker who
falls prey to him.
THE FIRST FUNDRAISER is a benefit dance this Friday, Feb,
27, at the Fresno Fairgrounds cafeteria from 8 pm to 1 am.
The. dance will feature Arturo Cavazos and Mariachi EL Gallo
de Ray Ramirez., as well as other enteratinment.
THE DONATION IS $10 per -person and $5 for students with
a student body card.
For more information or tickets, call
· 485.-3314, and lend support to the people that are trvlne- to ensure justice in the fields, at-long last.>
LOCALLY, A DANCE this Friday will help raise· funds to
combat a scheme by Delizonna's forces aimed at sabotaging
this state's first real effort at correcting the imbalance that
has existed between this nation's mighty agricultural industry
and the workers who made_it what it is .today,,
Continued from Page 1
Damn, it's true!
I see no beautiful songs or dances
By Tom Uribes
The San ,Joaquin Valley's first
Chkano ma gazine announces an
essay writing contest for its
Cinco c1e Mayo issue.
DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978-
"The response to our fir!..
graphy and graphic arts. Potissue at the Chicano Youth Conential contributors should contact
ference was very positive," said
the staff by March I. The deadUribes. ''Now that we've broline to submit material is Marken the ice, we hope to follow
ch 15.
through with our intentions."
Community organizations wishAssociate editor Rudy Gallardo
ing to donate to- the staff's effexplained that the staff wants to
orts may contact Uri bes or Gallpromote the publication as an
ardo at 487-2848, 441-7956, or
effort to capture life in the San
875-3314.
Joaquin Valley. and promote the
talents of Chicanos Ii ving here.
"Wt~ hope to get to the point
where people in the valley communities will respond to our efforts
:1nd become an active part of the
FEBRERO
magazine,'' he said.
Wed. 22 7: 30 p.m. Bakke:
The concept for a Chicano
A special documentary on the
magazine grew out of publicaimpact of affirmative action protions for the Chicano Youth Congrams on KFC F radio, 881. FM,
ference the past two years,. said
Associate editor Elvia Ruiz. Fri. 24 - MEChA meeting. 12:30
Produced by the staff of LA VOZ upstairs old cafeteria.
.
DE AZTLAN, theCYC magazines •
-Radio Bilingue fundlaid the groundwork for SENTI - : raiser benefit at Sal Mosqueda
l\IIENTOS.
:center (Butler and Maple).
In SE?\ TIM!ENTOS' inaugural
issue, winning material from its :sat. 25 - Conferencia de Padres
first "creativity contest" was •Sabre La Desegregacion. Sponprinted. Winners in the areas :sored by the Parents Coalition
of poetry, short stories, essay : for stronger schools. Sal Mosphotography, and graphic arts ! queda center. To register: 266were awarded $25 cash prizes : 7871 or 251-2056.
amounting to $200. That money :
- Radio Bilingue sponsored
came from donations by Fresno : showing of "Lucia", a movie
community organizations.
• dealing with the role of women
For its second issue, expect- : in the Cuban Society. Sal Mosed to · hit the prsses in late • center. 7:30 p.m. $2 donation. ·
April, the staff is accepting short
stories, poetry, newsfeatures,
.:. "Ahora", weekly 3-hour
human interest features, photo- Salsa program with Third World
news and information 12:00-3:00
p.m. KFCF 88.l FM.
Texas Deputy
On ·The Line
(Continued from page l
I don't see how it would serve
any constructive purpose to air
it."
·
' Sgt. Fred Timmons, who is
directing the investigation, said
his men have no statement by
Henry Vasquez.
''We took . a statement from
everybody who was at the place
when we got there, following the
shooting," Timmons said today.
"We also made it clear that we
would take a statement from
anyone who wasn't there wen
we were, but who had been there
and wanted to volunteer to make
a statement.
But so far we
haven't talked to anyone named
Henry or Enrique Vasquez."
Meanwhile, today, the Chicanos Unidos organization released a statement calling for the
firing of Guzman and he be
charged with murder.
The statement claimed the
sheriff's department is "atternp-
ting to cover up and protect
their own by saying that it was
an accident."
''The officer involved was one
among others who have been
harassing the youth of Moon
Ctty .•"the statement said.
In addition to action against
Guzman, the group asked that
"a grassroots community board
be formed to review .an cases
of police repression ...
Danny's family is asking that
justice be done. The Vasquez
family is poor and they need
your financial support to hire
a lawyer to fight this injustice.
'!'hey also need letters of support.
Send letters of support and any
contributions to Danny's parents
at:
Danny Vasquez
Justice Committee
P.O. BOX 17lll
El Paso, Texas 79917
(915) 544-5975
r-c~-;;~J~-~";";;···d·~·-·A:~il~-~--··i
.
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Fundraising :'
I
Sun. 26 - Santana/Journey concert, the Selland Arena. Tickets
on sale at convention center Box
Office.
Fri.
3 - MEChA
Dance, featuring "Primo" up- :
stairs old cafeteria. 8:00 p.m. :
to ? Donations will be accepted. :
Mon. 27 -"AllthewayRhythm.",
a weekly 2-hour program featuring music from Latin America
and Africa. 3:00-5:00 p.m. KFCF
88.1 FM.
Tues. 7 - Farmworkers seminar •
at SunsetCommunityCenter, 9:00
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Froy Ramirez
at 23'.7-2550 or Alejandro Rodriguez at 252-0496 or call the
EDD of Fresno •
'
Tues. 28 - Chicano Commencement Logo Contest deadline. Entries at EOP, Tutorials or La
Raza Studies offices.
-Applications for
Chicano Commencement available at EOP, Tutorials or La
Raza Studies office.
MARZO
Wed. 1 - Deadline for all Financial aid applications.
.'
Thurs. 16- Deadline for mailing
LSA T applications. Test schedule for : Sat! April 15,·following
test schedule for Sat. July 15.
Mailing deadline, June 15.
Thy.rs.__ 2 - Trabajadores de la
Raza Board Meeting 6:00 p.m •
Funston Center 2172 N. Drexel
(near Fresno and Clinton ) 2249134 for more information.
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An Unfortunate Reality
Reprinted
from
El
Paso
Herald-Post, Monday, Jan. 23,
1978 by Ken Flynn.
"Why are you taking Jose,"
17-year-old Danny Vasquez was
said to have pleaded with the
deputy sheriff. ''He wasn't involved in the fight."
Minutes later, the Moon City,
Texas, student wr.s dead, victim
of a 12-gauge shotgun blas_t in the
chest.
The shooting occurred about
1:00 a.m. on Jan. 22 at a dance
at the Buford Inn, located off
North Loop east of Moon City.•
The dance was a family "qulnceanera" celebration marking
the 15th birthday of a girl in
the Lower Valley comcnuntty,.
According to the · sheriff's
department report, the deputy,
Sergio Guzman, said \ the death
was accidental. He was relieved
of duty pending a full investigation. No charges have been filed.
Sheriff Mike Sullivan said today
The victim was described
that according to the investigation
as a well-mannered student,
active in sports, who had never . the sheriff's department had answered an earlier fight call at
been in trouble before. He was
the dance and had settled that.
to have graduaged from Socorro
''Later, after the dance broke
High in June.
up at 1 a.m., Officer Guzman
Henry Vasquez, his brother,
answered a second fight call
who was a witness to the shootthere,"
Sulivan said. In Guzing, said ··Danny had gone to the
man's statement he reported
dance with Jose Zaragoza,. his
when he arrived there were some
friend.
20 or more people milling around
"When Jose was arrested by
and
a couple of fist fights goingthe deputy," Henry recalled,
on. Guzman found one man who
"Danny was concerned because
was lying on the ground with a
they had driven together to the
gash down his face. Guzman
dance."
had
administered first aid a_nd
When Danny asked why Jose
the man pointed out a subject
was
arrested,
the deputy
nearby he said had attacked him~
(Guzman) stuck
shotgun in his
"guzman went over to the
stomach and said, 'Get out of ·
subject
and excorted him back
here.'
to the patrol car. Two other
''Danny pushed the shQtgun
subjects followed and started deto one s.ide and told the deputy,
manding he turn the man loose.
'Don't aim that gun at me,"'
"Guzman was holding a shotThe deputy sheriff then shot
gun
with the muzzle pointed up,
the youth"in cold blood", Henry
but
when
the two started crowdsaid.
a
. Mtercoles, 22 de Febrero
1978·
Chicano Awarded Medal of Valor
California's highest civilian commendation was presented to a Chicano CAL TRANS maintenance worker A-mado SaIJnas for saving two persons from a flaming car early last
year, reports United Press International.
·
According to the wire service report, Salinas, 41, of Palm Springs,
earned the state's Medal of Valor
award for r~scuing two unconcious
victims whose car was rear-ended
by a tractor-trailer which did not
stop for a flagman's warning south
of Coachella.
Alfredo Leon and a woman passenger were inside the car which burst
into flames and spun out of control
into the maintenance work area.
Salinas tried to open the passenger
door but it was jammed. · He freed
the driver as the flames spread into
the front of the car. Salinas then
plunged in and rescued the woman.
The woman was p~egnant at the
time recently gave birth to a boy·,
naming him Amado.
lng him and the prisoner started
trying to escape, he leveled the
gun to back them off.
"Normally a shotgun is a very
effective threat, but in this case
according to Guzman one of the
men grabbed the shotgun, jerked
it toward himself and the gun
went off.''
. Danny Vasquez was a quiet,
respected scholastically and athletically capable boy, according
to the principal of Socorro High
School where he was a senior.
"He was an average or betterthan-average student, one of our
football players," said Eugene
Jones. "A very fine boy. He
had never been in any trouble
here. I've never had any experience with him as being
hot-head or anything like that •••
though of course if he was drinking - and I don't know if he was
or not - there's no telling what
his reaction might be to a given
situation.
"He isn't a leader type~ too
quiet for that," Jones said. "The
whole school is kind of torn up
about this thing. There are all
kinds of stories'going around. I
don't know which of them are
true, if any of them are."
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Vasquez
were making arrangements today
with Martin Mortuary and were
unavailable for comment at their
modest home at 10240 Loclmow
in Moon Cit,:.
The Vasquez brothers said their
parents were "torn up" over
the shooting death of their son.
1
·
' As
far as I'm concerned"
brother Henry said, "it was coldblooded murder. We have witnesses."
One of the witnesses, Bobby
Payan, was reported to have
been pressing the deputy sheriff
for an explanation of why Zaragosa was arrested and was reportedly told by Guzman, after
Danny had been shot,
''Get
1 away
from here or I '11 shoot
you, too."
Henry Vasquez said one of
the fight victims was treated
for cuts and taken by ambulance
for treatment while Danny was
lying on the ground.
Sullivan said statements were
taken from a number of witnesses
to the shooting, including two
Customs patrolmen who had
heard Guzman earlier calling
on his radio for help in breaking
up the fights.
"But it's against my policy
to release the names 1bf the witnesses, for their own protection,
and the Customs men's commander has asked their names not
be given out," he s_aid.
Sullivan said all witness statements corroborate Guzman's
version except one. Asked what
that statement said, Sullivan replied, "Well, it's so much at
variance with the other ones that
C onlinued on Page 4
MEChA & ABDC:
Take Important Steps Forward
By Stan Santos
This past weekend, Feb. 18
two important conferences
took place in Los Angeles. On
Saturday, hundreds of Me~histas
from throughout California came
togetherat the Cal State campus
for their quarterly statewide conference. This was followed on
Sunday by the Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition's first national
conference.
Both gatherings
marked important steps forward
for the Chicano movement and
the nationwide fight for the rights
of_ minorities and women.
The MEChA conference was
attended by
several
CSUF
Mechistas.
Among them was
Maria Correa, who felt that while
none could have been accomplished, "there was quite a bit
of unity and a lotofenthusiasm."
A high~r level of political activity is evidenced by the diversity of the issues which were
dealt with. Richie Perez, representing the Puerto Rican community of New York, spoke of
their struggle to "free the five
nationalists," the recent takeover of the Statue of Liberty,
and repression faced by the
movement's leaders. He was
among several who were beaten
ad arrested in an unprovoked
assault by New York City police.
Ernie Peters, of the American
Indian
Movement, presented
some strong criticisms of "his
Chicano brothers" stating that
the system has succeeded in the
''Americanization" of La Raza.
After several hours of workshops and heated discussion in
& 19,
_
the genera1 assembly, important
resolutions
and
plans for
MEChA's future were hammered
out. The Immi.gration workshop
produced resolutions which denounced Carter's Immigration
Plan, and a bill in the state
legislature which would require
public service agencies to report
all undocumented applicants/
recipients to the Immigration
and
Naturalization
Service.
Other resolutions called for regional activities against "la
migra" to be carried out during
the last week of March, in addition to a statewide demonstration. Finally, it was agreed that
Mechistas must go out into the
community and educate the campesinos as to- the cart_er Plan
and other Immigration issues.
Another workshop focused on
plans for a constitutional conference which will take place on
March 4 & 5 at' Stanford University. Since this will be the
first such conference since the
Plan de Santa Barbara was produc;ed several years ago, each
MEChA is urged to send at least
two representatives.
The workshop on women resulted in plans for educational
programs and activities to take
place throughout the state on
March B, the International Working Women's Day. Mechistas
are to bring out issues confronting Third World women and particularly Chicanas. Another point
discussed in this workshop was
the boycott of Nestle's products,
.
due to this company's sales of
bahy formula which has proven
to be harmful to low-income
families.
MEChA 's workshop on the
Anti-Bakke Decision Coaltion
called for a strengthening of
the student movement's support
of the ABDC.
This included
the plans for an April 22 march
on Washington. MrJ.jor emphasis
was placed on increased outreach to affected family groups
and high schools. The statewide MEChA 's agreed that each
should give a share of their
· Cinco de Mayo proceeds towards
the expenses of the ABDC.
The riext MEChA conference
will take place on April 15 in
San Luis Obispo. The March
3 Stanford Constitutional Conference and the next statewide gathering may construct
MEChA into their · powerful poH tical force needed for bettering
the future of La Raza as well
as all oppressed peoples.
All ME!Chistas are urged to
participate in this historic process.
Over 500 representatives from
ABDC local · committees throughout the U.S. confirmed the development of the multi-racial Coalition into a nationwide movement.
Regional committees have been
established in Chicago, New
York, Massachusetts and Atlanta, Georgia. The plans of the
National ABDC include further
development of regional commities, an April 22 march on Wash(Continued on Page 4
Local Artists Display
Talent In Art Show
By Elvia Ruiz
La Brocha Del Valle, a local
organization of Chicano and Chicana artists from the Fresno
area~ recently staged a grand
opening for their art exposition
"Corazon de Azt1ai1" which will
be on display through Mar. 5.
The Valentine's Day reception
was enjoyed by a "standing room
only" crowd as they were exposed to the various sculptures,
paintings and other works of art,
and by local entertainment as
well.
Teatro Espiritu, the CSUF
Chicano theatre group, performed under the direction of Frank
Riojas who also directed Teatro
Espejo, a budding theatre group
from Sanger High School.
Poetry readings by CSUF students Pedro Ramirez and George
Verdugo and by Miguel Sierra
enhanced the show, as more Chi cano creativity and culture was
presented to the crowd.
The art show ttself included
art works of La Brocha members
including CSUF art instruc~ors
E rn i e palomino and Francisco
F t
Barrios :md various CSU s uctents.
La Brocha chairperson Bob
Cruz announced he hoped th e
community will become aware
of their store Tres Crez, located
at 3639 Vent~ra st. a nd will h'elp
support it.
He explained the
store is a place where Chicano
and Chicana artists can show
their work.
.
La Brocha has not had a maJor
art show since December 1976
and Cruz hones to have more in
the future with the help c,f the
community.
Page 2
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978
I.
People
Struggle For
A Human Education
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An• I• "'ltow••f1 10 llitl,.
1111,•h .,,_
Ten years a:go CSUF, then
FSU, was a quiet farming campus
where people came to prepare
for a career, play greek frat
games, and chase the glory of
sports. It was a campus where
people were afraid to look in
one anothers eyes: people inthis education. It was a great
stead of sminng or recognizing
time, experimental classes were
each other with a gesture when
developed, the minorities were
meeting would turn away in fright
allowed to surface on campus,
from one another and pretend
faculty were encouraged to teach
the other did not exist. It was
human education, and the comman unfriendly and alienated camunity was allowed to participate
pus where the only people allowed
· in its student education. It was
to function were the administraa· time, people were being entors. Then because humanism
Gouraged to become people. The
was a very prized ideal, studeducation community elated at
ents, teachers, and the commuthis and enjoyed breaking the
nity became concerned with the
smothering culture of technology
situation. They dairJ no, a col( career, frat life, and sport
lege institution is a place whre · glory).
people should learn about human
Presently, ten years later,
rights, human welfare, and human
and after many sacrifices, husurvival. They asked and demanity is dead. Technology killed
manded from the administrators
it, and the situation is. alienated
for these basic human rights,
again. Nothi:ig is allowed to be
and students, community, and
said, maturP i,.. "'lligenr professteachers then started directing
ors teac1, · i,h iearful ..::yes anc
Ten
Years
LA VOZ DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978
careful mouths. Students walk
around numb and with eyes glazed
at the ground, silently complainIng at the confused education
they are receiving. · The social
work program is a mess, creative political and creative history is banned, and ·so is the humanistic _aspects of literat\]re.
The community has no say now,
it is being economically bullied
by the commercial interests of
the Bull Dog Foundation.
The administrators should be
alarmed at this depressing, sorry
state of affairs, and immediately
respond to this alienated and
decrept situation the University
finds itself in. But to the 'c ontrary, it ls contributing to this
sorry decay. It is threatening
students for wantig to learn, one
can be expelled.. It is threatening professors for wanting to
teach, they can get fired. It
is threatening the community,
through the commercial interests
of the Bull Dog Foundation, with
the right to_earn a living.
In all reality, CSUF is not an .
educational university according
. to the modes and ideals of what
a university should be. It seems
rather more like a factory where
teachers, students, and the community it is to serve are meaningless participants to the operators
of it. Where the main concern
of its operators is to serve the
needs of the super industrial elite
and its culture of career, frat
games, and glory of sports.
Though the irony of the situation
ts not that it is failing the com munity and people as a whole,
rather it is that the community
and people have failed it. They
have ~llowed themselves to be
mugged and blackmailed into
meekness and cowardness. The
sixties were great days for people
that were · cond.erned with human
life and the evils of industrialism.
I wonder ·what happened now?
Should we ask Baxter to have
campus and corn mu::iity forums on
this question?
Page 3
LA VOZ
Page 4
ABDC Plans
Local Forum
A forum focusing on "The
Bakke Decision and our Community" is scheduled for Monday,
Feb. 27 at the Sunset Community
Center. The forum is part of
the efforts of the Fresno AntiBakke Decision Coalition (AB
DC) to make the commuity aware
of the issue that is currently .
before the u.s. Supreme Court.
"We are also planning to go
before the Fresno City Council
on M_ar. 7, to hopefully get them
to pass a resolution against the
Decision,,,
explains Fresno
ABDC spokesperson Stan Santos.
"By going before the City Councll and the Boards . ot Supervisors ( a mid-March date is
)lanned), we a ~e hoping to expose
tne politicians position on the
Bakke Decision, and also to
strengthen their' committment to
Affirmative Action."
By Felix Js Contreras
had a drc?am •••
Mo<!tezuma, the great Aztec klng
Wa,;;, doing the hustle.
Huge masses of Aztecr;
p,w.1 homage to the gods, not
hy sacrifices,
By going to the discos and boogeying
What happened to the grand
dances
And songs, rich in melody and
rhythym ?
A petition is being circulated
on the campuses and in the community to gather support for ·the
Anti-Bakke resolutions. Persons
interested in helping or wanting
more information may contact
Stan Santos at 224-5677 or attend the next ABDC meeting to
be held on Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
at the Sunset Community Center
at 1345 W. Eden.z
I woke up scared
It all seemed so real
No, it can't be true, our people
know our roots
We are still a people of beautiful melodies and rhythrm•
Conferences
ington, the "Semana de Lucha''
to take place between May 6 and
13, culminating in two massive
demonstrations on the east and
west coasts.
Workshops produced resolutions calling for increased outreach into the Black community
and to women's groups, and overall heightened activities to fight
the Bakke Decision and define
and expand programs for national minorities and women. In
general,
the conference reaffirm<ld the ABDC is the single
most powerful movement against
the Bakke Decision, based in the
unity of all affected peoples.
I see Brick Houses, Boogie
Nights, Slades •••
It wouldn't hurt so much if they
were ~tra,
But I found, "Why ....
Corrido, Cumbia, Guagua_nco,
Jarabes, Son Montuno • • •?"
I am complete
I know, and understand, why it is
such
Okay, CHICANO
Do you·>
Sentimientos Second Issue Due In May
SENTtl\HENTOS DEL VALLE
first produced by Chicano students at CSUF for the Chica.no
Youth Conference in January,
has selected four themes for
writers in its contest, "El
Espiritu De Puebla.'•
Associate editor George Verdugo said winners in the categories of high school, college,
and community will win $25.-in addition to having their essay
printed iu the l\Iay issu?.
The deadline to submit an entry
is April 4.
The themes are:
"La Familia: What ls it? Is
it Breaking Up? "
"Unidad: What divides Us?''
"Maehismo: La Mujer y El
Hombre''
''Espiritu de Puebla: What
Does Cinco de r-.tayo mean to
us Today'?''
Verdue:o said the theme was
inspired from the town of Puebla,
Mexico wliere Juaristas defeated
the imperialist French in t.he
_famous May 5_, 1862 b\lttle.
The Chicano magazine is a
non-profit effort, according to
Editor Tomas Uribes. He said
it will be financed primarily
through donations from community
organizations and fundraisers.
The staff will se,'k
a limited number of advertis , _
ments.
A LRB Serving Who?
THE NEED FOR protection not only for agricultural wor- _
leers but also for those who work to protect them, has spread
within the Agricultural Labor Relations Board system
TJilS PROTECTION IS against recent actions of the ALRB's
general counsel Harry DeUzonna, who seems to be firing ALRB
employees whom feels are a threat to him.
THE RECENT DISMISSAL of Ed Perez, a board agent for
the Fresno regional office, has been cited as another example
of DeUzonna's unfair labor practi~es in an agency designed
tn part to fight, ironically, unfair labor practices that growers
are infamous for throughout American history ..
•perez was fired for what he feels was very weak evidence .
Apparently, he had a stronger ca·se than Delizonna bec;-~ se
, the ALRB has since overruled Delizonna and re-instated Perez,
but without previously held powers.
.
0
Yet, similiar actions have occurred against ALRB employees throughout the state -- particularly against Chicanos. An
ALRB Wrokers' Union has been formed by· both non-Chicano
and Chicano employees to counter Delizonna when he infifcts
his wrath on those he cannot command to his personal liking.
At a recent ALRB Workers Union meeting in Fresno, many
workers expressed their feelings against similiar statewide incidents and set up a defense fund committee to challenge Delizonna's dictatorial actions and help any ALRB worker who
falls prey to him.
THE FIRST FUNDRAISER is a benefit dance this Friday, Feb,
27, at the Fresno Fairgrounds cafeteria from 8 pm to 1 am.
The. dance will feature Arturo Cavazos and Mariachi EL Gallo
de Ray Ramirez., as well as other enteratinment.
THE DONATION IS $10 per -person and $5 for students with
a student body card.
For more information or tickets, call
· 485.-3314, and lend support to the people that are trvlne- to ensure justice in the fields, at-long last.>
LOCALLY, A DANCE this Friday will help raise· funds to
combat a scheme by Delizonna's forces aimed at sabotaging
this state's first real effort at correcting the imbalance that
has existed between this nation's mighty agricultural industry
and the workers who made_it what it is .today,,
Continued from Page 1
Damn, it's true!
I see no beautiful songs or dances
By Tom Uribes
The San ,Joaquin Valley's first
Chkano ma gazine announces an
essay writing contest for its
Cinco c1e Mayo issue.
DE AZTLAN, February 22, 1978-
"The response to our fir!..
graphy and graphic arts. Potissue at the Chicano Youth Conential contributors should contact
ference was very positive," said
the staff by March I. The deadUribes. ''Now that we've broline to submit material is Marken the ice, we hope to follow
ch 15.
through with our intentions."
Community organizations wishAssociate editor Rudy Gallardo
ing to donate to- the staff's effexplained that the staff wants to
orts may contact Uri bes or Gallpromote the publication as an
ardo at 487-2848, 441-7956, or
effort to capture life in the San
875-3314.
Joaquin Valley. and promote the
talents of Chicanos Ii ving here.
"Wt~ hope to get to the point
where people in the valley communities will respond to our efforts
:1nd become an active part of the
FEBRERO
magazine,'' he said.
Wed. 22 7: 30 p.m. Bakke:
The concept for a Chicano
A special documentary on the
magazine grew out of publicaimpact of affirmative action protions for the Chicano Youth Congrams on KFC F radio, 881. FM,
ference the past two years,. said
Associate editor Elvia Ruiz. Fri. 24 - MEChA meeting. 12:30
Produced by the staff of LA VOZ upstairs old cafeteria.
.
DE AZTLAN, theCYC magazines •
-Radio Bilingue fundlaid the groundwork for SENTI - : raiser benefit at Sal Mosqueda
l\IIENTOS.
:center (Butler and Maple).
In SE?\ TIM!ENTOS' inaugural
issue, winning material from its :sat. 25 - Conferencia de Padres
first "creativity contest" was •Sabre La Desegregacion. Sponprinted. Winners in the areas :sored by the Parents Coalition
of poetry, short stories, essay : for stronger schools. Sal Mosphotography, and graphic arts ! queda center. To register: 266were awarded $25 cash prizes : 7871 or 251-2056.
amounting to $200. That money :
- Radio Bilingue sponsored
came from donations by Fresno : showing of "Lucia", a movie
community organizations.
• dealing with the role of women
For its second issue, expect- : in the Cuban Society. Sal Mosed to · hit the prsses in late • center. 7:30 p.m. $2 donation. ·
April, the staff is accepting short
stories, poetry, newsfeatures,
.:. "Ahora", weekly 3-hour
human interest features, photo- Salsa program with Third World
news and information 12:00-3:00
p.m. KFCF 88.l FM.
Texas Deputy
On ·The Line
(Continued from page l
I don't see how it would serve
any constructive purpose to air
it."
·
' Sgt. Fred Timmons, who is
directing the investigation, said
his men have no statement by
Henry Vasquez.
''We took . a statement from
everybody who was at the place
when we got there, following the
shooting," Timmons said today.
"We also made it clear that we
would take a statement from
anyone who wasn't there wen
we were, but who had been there
and wanted to volunteer to make
a statement.
But so far we
haven't talked to anyone named
Henry or Enrique Vasquez."
Meanwhile, today, the Chicanos Unidos organization released a statement calling for the
firing of Guzman and he be
charged with murder.
The statement claimed the
sheriff's department is "atternp-
ting to cover up and protect
their own by saying that it was
an accident."
''The officer involved was one
among others who have been
harassing the youth of Moon
Ctty .•"the statement said.
In addition to action against
Guzman, the group asked that
"a grassroots community board
be formed to review .an cases
of police repression ...
Danny's family is asking that
justice be done. The Vasquez
family is poor and they need
your financial support to hire
a lawyer to fight this injustice.
'!'hey also need letters of support.
Send letters of support and any
contributions to Danny's parents
at:
Danny Vasquez
Justice Committee
P.O. BOX 17lll
El Paso, Texas 79917
(915) 544-5975
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Fundraising :'
I
Sun. 26 - Santana/Journey concert, the Selland Arena. Tickets
on sale at convention center Box
Office.
Fri.
3 - MEChA
Dance, featuring "Primo" up- :
stairs old cafeteria. 8:00 p.m. :
to ? Donations will be accepted. :
Mon. 27 -"AllthewayRhythm.",
a weekly 2-hour program featuring music from Latin America
and Africa. 3:00-5:00 p.m. KFCF
88.1 FM.
Tues. 7 - Farmworkers seminar •
at SunsetCommunityCenter, 9:00
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Froy Ramirez
at 23'.7-2550 or Alejandro Rodriguez at 252-0496 or call the
EDD of Fresno •
'
Tues. 28 - Chicano Commencement Logo Contest deadline. Entries at EOP, Tutorials or La
Raza Studies offices.
-Applications for
Chicano Commencement available at EOP, Tutorials or La
Raza Studies office.
MARZO
Wed. 1 - Deadline for all Financial aid applications.
.'
Thurs. 16- Deadline for mailing
LSA T applications. Test schedule for : Sat! April 15,·following
test schedule for Sat. July 15.
Mailing deadline, June 15.
Thy.rs.__ 2 - Trabajadores de la
Raza Board Meeting 6:00 p.m •
Funston Center 2172 N. Drexel
(near Fresno and Clinton ) 2249134 for more information.
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