La Voz de Aztlan, May 14 1981
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La Voz de Aztlan, May 14 1981
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La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno)
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EDITORIAL.
A final message
"unidos venceremos"
It seems· like just yesterday that I was rejected, I mean ·
elected editor of La Voz de Aztlan and now this semes.ter' s over. Being editor of a Chicano publication is really
something special. It gives one· the power to use: a
medium for the benefit of nuestra raza. As one of the
. very few Chicano journalism. majors here at CSUF, I fee1
that both my cultural awareness and my professional
goals have been enriched.
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There is so much that is going on that affects or will
affect our Raza, yet I've found that there are so many of
us who decide to kick back ·and take care of our own·
heads. We~..-must start doing · something : about this, ·
espe_g.ally"!fow with inflation, une.mployment, and worst .
,of-al], President Reagan upon us. We must have to speak
louder so they can hear us, not be more passive. · If I
couJd roll up all of our problems into one solution, I'd say
"unity" is that solution . Venceremos unidos, no solos.
Too many times we have to work alone on our problems,
due to student apathy, disagreements, chisme, or whatever other pendejadas.
We put ourselves apart from each
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other and the system takes advantage of that. Raza
must learn from past experience. How did farmwork
finally get' their human r~ghts and · unionize? Uni
How did we get Chicanos elected as Valley mayors
Unidos. How will we stop U.S. intervention in El S
vador? Unidos. Juntos venceremos_, solos perderemos.
1-' d also like to encourage Chicanos to think abo
· journalism as a possible major. We need Raza in jour
nalism. There are Chicanos established in the media
fields who will support you and help you out. Next to
God, the media is the most powerful entity on Earth, let
·us be some of the controllers behind this. entity .
Finally, I'd like to say . that the greatest pleasure l
received this semester was finding so much support when
I least expected it. I.could not end this final note without
giving mis gracias sinceras to the people who supported
me and helped me out. I'd like to give thanks to La Raza
studies faculty: Ernie, Teresa, Chuy, and Dr. Orozco,
·MEChA, ·Jerry Conzales and Lilly Espinoza (Sha I)
·Professor Rehart, Margaret Heinan, to all those w
contributed on "Voces de Aztlan,"-and most of all, tom
-. underpaid, overworked staff.
Que siga la lucha y
que viva la Raza I
Fernando Quintero
Editor
LE.ITERS TO THE.EDITOR
La Raza .studies professor comments
Dear Editor:
Now that the academic school year ·is
about to end, I would like to take this
opportunity to personally share my
thoughts and feelings to all Chicano students at CSUF who are actively involved
in the Chicano Movement.
Throughout the year, we have witnessed many issues that were reminiscent of the 1960's and early 70's. The
-social problems that plagued Chicanos
and other minorities have managed to
emerge once again. In the last couple of
years, we have witnessed the resurgence
of the Klan and its racist philosophy as
advoc -'ted by many of the "silent or
moral majority." Racism is alive and doing well not only on this campus but
campuses throughout California_ One
only has to remember the recent fictional article written in the Insight
and some of the problems that La Voz
and the Uhuru has had with the Collegian. We cannot forget the recen·t remarks that a Fresno City College senator
said about · Cinco de Mayo. Racism
should not ~lerated by students in
this university or any other educational
institution . I would like to commend
those students, Chicano, Black, White
and Iranian for their active participation · in the COJlition against Racism
Committee on this campus.
The problems of the draft and its in.;i'
herent conseqyence are here once again
to afflict (:hicanos and Blacks. Coupled
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with this, is the issue of El Salvador,
❖the Vietnam of the 80's. Chicanos must ·
look at this issue very seriously . If
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called upon, are we as Chicanos going to '
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fight our Latino brothers and sisters in ·
support, of U.S. Imperialism? The Latin
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American Support Committee must be
recognized and applauded for its heroic
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efforts for bringing awareness not only "· --.
to students but to the community .
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The Reagan administration's budget_
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cuts will certainly have its impact on
Chicanos and Blacks. The curtailment on
student loans and the probability of
tuition, once again, will make it very
difficult for you and nuestra gente to obtain a higher education. Associated with
this problem is the issue of La· Raza
Studies and Ethnic Studies . ·There
are certain elements on this campus who
would like to see the dismantlement -of
these programs. Norman Baxter may not s;;.,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. . , ._ _ _ _ _ ___,.
be here but the cohorts who ·supported
him and his policies in the 60's and 70's
are still making their "movidas ." The
La Voz de Aztlan staff L-R:Robert Hernandez, Maria
current G.E. Proposal may intensify the
struggle of the La Raza Studies Program Lourdes Villarreal, Fernando Quintero, Yolanda Gr
~t this University . It's ironic that this Richard R(os, Sylvia Vidal. Not pictured: Margarita M
in~tution is trying to implement a
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"Student Affirmative Action" program Olivia Lucio, and Ruben Garza.
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La Vox de Aztlan--May 14, 1981--Page 3
.Barrio Warfare
''disease''
By Yolanda Granados
Over 500 Chicanos were killed -last ·
year in barrio warfare-a "disease"
which is quickly spreading throughout
the barrios of California, according to
Gus Frias, founder of the Coalition to
end Barrio Warfare.
#Barrio warfare is a disease affecting
everyone. A disease leading to Chicano
self-destruction ," said Frias to a group of
CSUF students during Semana De La
Raza. *It's affecting everyone yet
apathy exists among our Raza. Instead of helping the Chicanos in the barrio, Raza is turning their back on them."
According to Frias the youth are surrounded with negative attitudes and
values being co·nveyed by society,
government, media, and even Raza .
fare. The coalition is a grass-root organization which helps counsel the family
after a death of a son or daughter.
The youths are constantly living in
terror. The coalition wants to help ease
the pain and help stop the rumors of a
death before they get out of hand.
The coalition holds conferences
throughout California ra,smg consciousness and training Chicanos in
organizational skills teaching them to be
good role models and teaching action
implementation . They seek to recruit
people to help work with the youths.
"Most of all we're trying to h~lp our
According to Frias , the youths see
hate everywhere . At home, they see
parents victimized and in the streets
The youths are lab~led as criminals,
drug addicts and gang members .
"ln·california a Chicano seen wearing
khakis, a white t-shirt, and a pendleton
is stereotyped as a gang m·e mber, with
the term 'gang' having an 'antisocial' effect on people/ said Frias.
Eventually, the constant negativis~
starts having adverse effects on Chicano
youths. For example, . if our youths
start believing the stereotypical role of
Chicanos as criminals, then they begin
committing criminal acts .
The coalition feels that prison is not
the answer that Chicanos need to be
comprehended.
The coalition has a non-traditional
approach in dealing with barrio war-
they see brothers and sisters getting
hurt. The youths after seeing people
they love victimized start confusing justice with vengeance. "'Their hearts
are poisoned with the hate that they see.
This hate turns them against others "'
said Frias. ·
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Frias describes barrio warfare as a
world of "madness."' A madness which is
difficult to deal with, but has to be
stopped . The coalition to stop barrio
warfare was formed for this purpose.
"The coalition was formed to bring
unity, peace, and justice to the barrios,"'
Frias said.
youths deal with all the negative elements that exist against them. We're
trying to direct the youths in a positive
direction,"' Frias said.
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Complaint filed against -
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Cantlla Creek School Disf
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by Yolanda Granados
In Cantua Creek-a rural town about
45 miles Southwest of Fresno-parents
are acting affirmatively to secure the
rights to participate in the education of
their children, according to Ron Jackson,
a California Rural Legal Assistance
Attorney.
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"I have been on the School Advisory
Committee for two years . I have never
received any training, so that I didn't
know what my duties were .. And when I _
asked I was ignored,"'. _Ag~ilera said .
Also, teachers and other employees
who are sympathetic to parent concerns
are singled out for job pressure and
harassment.
. #Parents have been excluded from any
involvement in their children's education. The school superintendent and
"Chicano parents and teachers want
school board discourage any kind of- to get involved but have been discourpa_rent input in school policy," Jackson aged," said Aguilera.
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said.
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- - - --The parents started· action -about a
year ago, after Clarence Dilts was seThe Cantua Creek parents have filed lected as school superintendent without
an administrative complaint with the their input.
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Fresno County Department of Educa"As soon as Dilts came in he started
tion . The complaint alleges numerous
violations of federal and state laws and changing things. He started by reassignregulations requiring that parents be ing teachers. He put teachers that were
involved in the planning, and evaluating teaching 8th grade down to 3rd grade, a
of programs funded to meet the special 7th grade teacher to teach 1st grade.
needs of educationally disadvantaged
students. Programs such as the bilingual Th~se were teachers who had been
education program which is legally in- teaching for 10 to 25 years. A couple of
the teachers resigned. The parents
uate in numerous respects.
-didn't like it so we started a petition
supporting the teachers,* Aguilera said.
The complaint is accompanied by 12
The petition was signed by 127 pardeclarations describing problems the
parents faced with the superintendent ents of the 200 to 300 students that
attend the school. When the parents
and with school board.
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brought this petition before the school
The declarations state how parents
board they were only given three minwere prohibited from being on the school
utes to address the board.
grounds for more than one-.half hour per
. According to Aguilera, Dilts did not
week, that school superintendent Clarence Dilts has told a parent who was in- give any reason for the reassignment
quiring abut her son's suspension was only that he was going to run the school
not given any information other that his way and no one was going to change
his mind.
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Dilts said he could do as he pleased.
Aguilera along with three other Chicanos will be running for a position on
..Our kids are being suspended with- the !-chool board on June 2.
out notification," said Emily Aguilera,
Meanwhile CRLA is expecting a hearParent spokesperson .
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with the County who will tnvestigate
The parents also c~arge that the
Pr~g~am quality is inadequate, that the complaint and issue a report.
~raining has not been provided either to
"We have a strong case . We have 6-9
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~dividual . parents or the School Ad- complaintents and we have many teachvisory Council.
ers supporting them," Jackson said.
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· .:axe·t>-~La voz de Aztlan--May 14, 1981
Bilingual ballot:
''sensitive issue''
-by Lourdes Villarreal
The Fresno City Council met May 5,
1981, at 5:50 p.m. to discuss what
Chairperson Bruce Bronzan called a
"sensitive issue" -th_e bilingual b~llot.
In favor of the resolution spoke two
elderly gentlemen. One of the gentleman said that having the Bilingual Ballot
created a stigma on Chicanos, while the
other elderly citizen argued that people·
should know English before wanting to ·
vote in this country. The latter ended by
asking, "Why should we (English
speaking citizens) pay for their (Hispanics) hPritage?"
The issue in question was the elimination of the Bilingual Ballot which Councilman Jeff Reich presented to the City
CSUF Professor Frank Garcia reBoard . Reich stated that such a resolusumed
the opposing side of the argution would eliminate costs confusion, administrative problems, and violations of ment by manifesting his astonishment
at the proposal to eliminate the Bilingual
the Melting Pot conceot .
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Ballot. Dr. Garcia said, "The Constitution does not say that English should be
the only language in this country!" He
After Reich's introduction, Mayor added, "This is a human rights issue."
Martinez of Parlier took the opposing Dr . Garcia rejected what he called the
side of the issue . Mayor Martinez began "boiling pot concept" and suggested inby stating, "The elimination of the stead the "salad bowl prospective."
Bilingual Ballot is contradictory to the
Voting Rights Act of 1%5." He elab- His concluding statements expanded on
orated by saying that the Hispanic con- the notion that this country was based on
tributions to this nation had been un- a heterogeneous society and not on a
justly ignored . Mayor Martinez said,
"Hispanics have worked the fields, "boil down" process of homogeneous in- •.
fought the wars, and faced racism and ·dividuals.
discrimination." He further declared
that the Bilingual Ballot was not an unBy 6:30 p .m . the meeting came to an
American issue.
"Denying people
assistance," said Mayor Martinez, end as Chairperson Bronzan stated that
"on such grounds is, indeed, more un- the Board would be losin2 some of its
American ." Mayor Martinez concluded
stating, "Today you (the city board) vote
for or against the Hispanic community members and that the meeting simply
because this is how strongly the com- could not continue . The audience in
munity feels today ."
Councilman Bill Johnson then asked,
"Mayor Martinez, how long do you think
the Bilingual Ballot should be used here
(Fresno)?" To which Mayor Martinez
answered, "As long as there is a need,
and as long as there is a border out there
(Mexico), the Bilingual Ballot will be
needed."
.. --Letters
at_tendance, compromising a majority ot
CSUF students and CSUF staff members, protested to the closure but with no
avail. Thus, it was decided that the
discussion of the Bilingual Ballot would
be renewed on Monday morning at
9:00 a .m. on May 18th .
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when at the same time La Raza Studies tivities and issues that MECHA was
and Ethnic Studies are being threatened. involved would require a full edition of
The underlying intentions of the stu- La Voz . However, I would like to condent affirmative program are purely gratulate the MECHA board and spemonetary with disregard to Chicano · cifically Lily Espinoza and Geraldo
needs.
Conzalez for the time and effort that they
dedicated to MECHA. The Chicano
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Youth Conference committee (subcomThese are but a few issues that have - mittee of MECHA) must be singled out
confronted Chicano students this past for their very successful conference this
academic year, and in every case, CSUF past January . The ritlmber of hours
Chicano students have been in the fore- that this committee put in was phenomenal. I would like to personally
front dealing with these issues. I have congratulate Jay Sepulveda, David
had the opportunity of being advisor Torres, and Geraldo Gonzalez for their
and working with MECHA, Chicano effective leadership. T he Semana de
Youd, Conference, Semana de La Raza, La Raza Committee (subcommittee of
and with the Chicano Commencement MECHA) deserves recognition for their
Committee, and I must emphatically very successful Cinco de Mayo week .
state that the students serving on these Again, congratulations to the committee
organizations and committees did an and specifically to Cathy Gonzalez and
outstanding job. To menti~n all the ac- Elpidio Rodarte tor all their hard work.
Hernandez new
·EOP director
After a ten-statewide search through·out the Southwest and after screening
approximately 40 applicants, CSUF's
Educational Opportunity Program has a
new director.
Robert Hernandez met with students,
people from the community, and administrators on campus during the selection process before finally being appointed EOP director.
An avid photographer and ex-EOP
assistant director, Hernandez has been
associated with EOP since 1969 when he
As a follow-up on the issue, La Voz interviewed CSUF Dr. Teresa Perez. Dr _
Teresa Perez told La Voz that the
Hispanic community had to mobilize in
order to fight Reich's proposed resolution . She stated that the public should
be aware of the domino effect the
Bilingual Ballot would create if eliminated. She added that Councilman
Reich was in essence testing his conservative strength with the Board and
the community.
- When asked about the actual statistics
of the usage of the Bilinaual Ballot,
Dr. Teresa Perez explained that there
were no such statistics because the
voting process was an all punch-out
method which did not distinguish between English and Spanish or visa
was one of the first EOP students.
"1 've received really good experience workin·g with the staff that's here
and with all the people that's been involved with EOP," said Hernandez.
As EOP director, Hernandez feels that
it is important to evaluate what he does
in order to provide for improvement.
"Our program philosophy is 'going in
the right direction and looking forward .'
I really am excited about this position
and I 'm very much looking forward to
it," added Hernandez.
versa. Furthermore, she emphasized
that the Bilingual Ballot i~sue was not an
English vs. Spanish issue. She added,
"There are many Hispanics who are
English speakers, yet they feel more
comfortable in Spanish. They are also
better informed in Spanish."
Concluding the interview, Dr. Teresa
Perez urged the public to monitor the
Board's actions and to tune-in to public
-broadcasts and-Radio .Bilingue for more
information. She also praised the concern CSUF students demonstrated at
the Board meeting saying, "I am very
proud of the students; They can make
the difference!"
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The Chicano Commentement Committee
which is composed of student, staff,
and faculty is in the process of finalizing
the last of this year· s Chicano activities
on this campus . Once again, I feel compelled to mention names of individuals
who have sacrificed their time and energy to a worthy cause . Manuel Olgin
and Pancha Pena have been the axle of
the committee which is organizing Chicano • Commencement ceremonies on
May 23, 1981.
Recognition should aiso be given to
all the members of Las Adelitas , Chicano
Business Student Association, Chicanos
in Law Chicanos in Education, and
Chicano's in Health . Their cooperation
with MECHA and their spirit of Unidad
should not go unmentioned . Commendation is also due to the staff of La Voz for
their excellent work throughout this
past semester.
Although this letter was intended to
pay homage to the students, I feel that
special recognition must also be given to
Manuel Perez, Theresa Perez, and Bob
Fischer for the involvement and the support that they have given Chicano students on this campus .
In closing , I would like to .say that you ,
the students, who were rnvolved this
past year, have lived up to the name
·CHICANO. for those who kicked
back, and just let things happen, it ·s
never too late. J urge you to join the rest
of us in our struggle for social justice
an~ equality . Que Viva el movimiento Y
nu !Stra r.aza (un grito).
Sincerely,
Ernesto Martinez
MECHA Advisor
. . La Raza Studies
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La Voz de Aztlan--May 14, 1981--Paae 7
Boycott on Coors "firme"
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· : By Gerardo Conzalez
CONTRiBUTIONS FROM
THE STUDENT .·c oMMUNJTr.
FCC protest:
Damaging nostalgia
by Sylvia G. Castro
As we continue to progress into the
80's our country seems to be taking a .
jolting turn to the Right. Esoeciallv wi th · and at which this point Cathy Rivera,
Reagan in office, we're sure to see some Lee was quoted as including wF<k
changes-some changes seemingly you too" in her closing remarks. Both
taking a step backward toward nostalgia. senators Gutierrez and Devant left the
For example, a popular fad hi~ing thi_s meeting where a vote was made on the
country is 'New Wave' with the,ir proposal and failed. Rivera felt the
music and styles a re-make of the 50 s · . senate purposely waited till they left ·
and early 60's. Even here , among our to cast a vote on the matter.
hermanos-los cholitos y cholitas, are
into the 'Oldies,' re1iving the days of
May Day events-were allocated 51700
the zootsuit and El Pachuco back in •the · to stage a barbeque, a belly-dancer,
40's and SO's. Music and fashions etc. Rivera stated th~t over the Spring
aren't the only ideas taking a step to. Break a· sub<ommittee was formed and
the past, politics and social views are met in which Doug Peterson, Dean of
"right" in there too. The "May Day" pro- Student Affairs, was aware of.
test rally held at Fresno City College
on Friday May 1st is a prime example.
These public statements made by Lee,
It was a reincarnation of the political and the senate decision were not taken
60's when Civil Rights were a hot issue, lightly. Soon a campaign was ~odged
racism was a deadly sin, and demonstra- . against the May Day eve!'ts. This. w~s
tions were a regular part of college life. not the first program denied to mmonties. Both PAU and the Indian movement
were denied funds for their programs.
The rally was sparked by the response FCC turned to its camales at CSUF and
and remarks made at the student sen- · the community and were joined in the ef- .
ate meeting held at Fresno City College fort to protest what was felt to be an o~ton april 21st. Larry Rivera, MEChA right racist attitude by representative
member. at FCC, was present during Lee and possibly the rest of the senate,
the meeting. He said that MEChA had . and the abuse of the true ']leaning of In. come to the senate meeting to make a
proposal for funds for Cinco de Mayo
activities and was turned down because ternational May Day. They felt that
the money was being used for the May clowns, a cheerleader dunking booth',
Day events. MEChA was asking for and a "'carnival,• was no way to commemorate a day in which so many laborers fought and died for the right to
$1400. Rivera also stated that MEChA 's form labor unions and the 8-hour day.
proposal was literally laughed at by the They also felt that May Day is rarely
senate with exception .of two senators: celebrated in the U.S., instead Labor
Rudy Gutierrez, also a MEChA member, Day serves this purpose-so why all of
and Richard Devant a member · of the a sudden a grand celebration on this
PAU. When the decision was challenged day?
for a reason on this response and behavior, Kelly Lee, student representaA protest rally began at 4 p.m. and
tive, led the conversation pointing out groups were gathering steadily with
members from: MEChA (FCC and CSUF
and Chicano Youth Center), PAU
(FCC and CSUF), CSUF Alliance, Latin-American Support Committee, Palesthat Cinco de Mayo would only serve a tinian students. and Indian students.
smaller sect of people and whereas May Campus police were also prepared as
Day would include the entire campus they began to form an invisible barrier
population. Toward the end of the meet- arou'nd the Mav Dav pic11ic grounds.
ing , the cQnversation became heated
Continued on pqe 8
between Lee and Tutierrez about the
importance of Cinco de Mayo . Lee was
Quoted as lashin2 out some profane
remarks as "F<k Cinco - de Mayo"
Contrary to the belief among many in
the Chicano community, the boycott of
Coors beer is- still on and firme in
Califas.
A few yea~s ago, several
Chicano organizations, such as, California M.A.P.A. and the National C.I.
Forum and others lifted their ban on
Coors. This may have led to the false belief within the Chicano community that
the boycott on Coors was cancelled.
As.a result, the name of Coors is now
beginning to appear on the advertisements of several Chicano programs,
magazines, and events. Coors now advertises billboards on the "'Decade of the
Hispanic"' and a Latino holding a can of
Coors with the words "'Taste the high
Country, Donde quiera usted"' which is
an attempt to show that Coors has a
bilingual flavor.
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The inhumane working conditions t~at
led to the walkout of 1,500 workers aneluded mandatory lie detector tests,
obtrusive personal questions such as,
What is your religion? Have you had any
extramarital affairs? What are your
sexual habits, ~referenc~s.,. and . practices? Have you ever part1c1pated many
type of march, riot, sit-in, or demonstation? These are just a few of the blata~t
invasions of privacy. Refusal. to sub_m,t
to a lie detector test can mean ,mmechate
discharge.
The Coors company has been able to
"'buy · into"' several Chicano businesses .
and community organizations through
their high money offers and contributions, propaganda of strong "'Mexican
Affirmative Action programs", and supposedly improved wages and conditions
for the workers of their brewery.
C~s also employs private security
forces which have the power to search
any male or female employee and even
,his/her locker and car. Employees can
also be made to submit to physical examinations which the union states is
"employed to weed out certain employees." Other grounds for discharge are
speaking against Coors products . and
, "'the willful! refusal to cross a picket
line."' William Coors, once .Pu~licly
.states "'You have the const1tut1onal
right ~ot to work at Coors"', which means
that if you want to work for Coors don't
expect any protected rights.
. The truth is that the AFL-CIO union
which called for the strike and boycott
is still in effect. Organized labor, spearheaded by the AFL-CIO, directs the
national boycott. Endorsers of the boycott include all labor unions, the United
Farm Workers of America (U.F.W.),
Partido La Raza Unida, California
chapters of The C.I. Forum, and League
of United Latin American Communities
(L.U.L.A.C.). Recently, at the National
M.E.Ch.A Conference in Phoenix,
ArizQna a resolutjon to continue support
for the boycott was passed. In addition,
the Associated Students Senates at nine
California universities have endorsed the
boycott. The boycott does have legit: imate support from students and communities in California.
Joseph Coors, during a senate hearing
admitted contributing money to the Jo~n
Birch Society, a right-wing extremist
organization which has goals _to return. to
the glorious days of the White America
superpower. Joseph 9><>r~ also stated
that · he opposed the E.R.A. and h~s
admitted donating money to Phyllis
Schafly, the chief spokesperson for
the anti-ERA movement.
He has
also contributed heavily to the Mountain
State Legal Defense Fund, a reactionary
anti-environmentalist
group
once
headed by James Watt who is now
Reagan's Secretary of Interior. T~e
group has been buying rich farmland m
western Virginia at the expense of lony
settled Mennonite families.
The boycott has been successful at
reducing the sale of Coors. Since the
· initiation of the boycott, Coors has suffered a 76% loss in profits. In 1976,
Coors spent 9 million dollars in advertising in 11 states. Last year it spent
90 million in 19 states. Before the boycott, Coors enjoyed 45% of the beer
sales in California, now it profits only
18%.
It is reported that Coors ha~ plans t(
use the land to build a giant brewery.
The intent is to open an East coast base
because the strong support of. t~e. boycott on the west coast has d1mm1shed
their profits.
.
.
At a recent anti-Klan conference m
East Los Angeles it was stated that the
Coors family has been identified as .a
contributor to the Ku Klux Klan· TO th ~s
Despite these statements, Coors con- day Coors persistently argues that it
tinues to have a poor record of sincere has' never donated money to the J o~n
minority hiring practices. The Colorado Birch Society or the KKK despite
Civil Rights Commission found the com- documentation that Joseph Coors has
pany guilty of racial discrimination in contributed to the former·
the firing of a black employee in 1969.
The Equal Opportunities Commission
· In summary, the reasons for the
filed legal charges against Coors. However, when workers were striking national boycott still exist. Coors has not
against discrimination and bad working sincerely attempted to improve con. ditions for its workers. Coors has not
conditions at the brewery in Colden,
given Chicanos better working opportunities. The arbitrary and u~demoColorado, Coors took advantage of the cratic rules employed by Coors ignores
high unemployed minority population ithe dignity and human riah~ of workers ..
and hired minority strike breakers. The
charges against Coors were dropped as ,,,,
Continued on _p ap I
a result of an out of court settlement,
which did not improve hiring practices.
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DedicatiOn
To: La Coneja·de Sanger
Madre Mia
Ahora que el tiempo y la distancia
de tu presencia !Tie ha separado,
Madre m(a, yo quisiera confesarte
que tu imagen - jamis de mi mente se ha alejado.
Las palabras se ahogan en mi alma·
Y yo me pregunto el porque
no he sabido demostrarte jl gran amor
que por ti siente mi corazon.
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THE LORD IS THE ANSWER
Hurting memories,
of what we use to be.
But how I finally found what I was
looking for
in you,
deep inside me.
Because now I realize
that it wasn't you;
It wasn't me
but instead ~s,
that tore apart the beauty
of our love .
Always fighting about yesterday.
And imaginary lovers that were · never
there.
Never stopping
enough in between
to tell each other how much we
really-cared.
And then lately,
I felt as if all was lost·
and my heart hal beeri pierced by
Satan's sword .
But now I have been saved
for deep inside me,
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I have found the Lord.
For the Lord has touched me
in a very special way.
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The Lord has forgiven me
and for this,
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I praise him every day.
So if you feel you are lost,
and know not which way
to turn ;
Then come,
join me;
to love Him, to praise Him,
and to forever live
in his Kingdom of
Divine Eternity.
THE EYES OF THE LORD
Come with me,
and see through the eyes
of the Lord,
the beauty of his eternal love,
this,
and all so much more.
So let us leave behrnd
the life of sin,
and pray with God
that we may walk
hand in hand
again.
God Bless_You.
Love,
El Nariz de Fresno
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Por eso, ;,1adre mia, deja que hoy en
esJed,a
mis lav.imas rocen tus lindas mejill~
v acar1c1ame, como cuando yo era nma;
Como cuando in mis arranques de
1mpruaenc1a
y loca rebeldia, tu solias sonretf,
pues bien comprendfas mi falta de
madurez .
Deja entonces que hoy bese tus manos
cansadas por el peso de la vida. /
Y arrodillada ante ti me postrare
para ver mi imagen reflejada
en la luz de tu mira9a.
Y sonrie. Madre mta,
que no quiero v~r tristeza
en tu semblante;
quiero ver solo alegrfa.
Lourdes Villarreal
FCC
C~SA inchided WOil!eil fn fhefr
recent raquetball tournament.
COORS
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(cont.)
Although Coors has manapd to at·
FCC MEChA . presfde~t, Ralph ConRivera ~rsonally felt this demonstratract a few buyers within the Chicano
zalez led the march in a oeacP.ful rf P- tion united people from different cultural
community (Coors has donated $200,00)
monstration a~d strongly stressed backgrounds and made them stronger.
"Pt:AU:t-UL" to show the public that · He also felt that they
proved
the to Hispanic groups) this does not mean
that rt has _support of the .Chicano c:omwe are a civilized people and not the . "others' wrong when they showed how
munity. The success of the bcJvcotl
'animal radicals' they perceive us to be. peaceful they were. He said that after
Rows of people were formed with some the rally the FCC senate was planning . speaks for itself. All of the Chicano community should be aware of the dehumancarrying signs saying "Viva Cinco de to file suit agairrst FCC MEChA, but
izing conditions employed.by Coors. • .
Mayo" and "Down with Racism" along added this was probably just a bluff to
~until Coors sincerely attempts to unwith chants such as "The people united, scare us off. Besides, a suit filed against
prove
workers rights and discard i~
will never be defeated." The marchers FCC MEChA would mean a suit against
tactics of intimidation, the company will
took a break and sat on the grass to National MEChA !
suffer a strong and unified boycott from
listen to some inspirational words of wisthe Chicano community.
dom from some speakers. Among them
were CSUF La Raza Studies faculty
member, Ernesto Martinez. Lillie Espinosa, president of MEChA at CSUF
dramatically stated that the May Day de~
cision over Cinco de Mayo was a part of
a conservative wave taking over this
country. "It's not just _happening here,
it's everywhere," she warned, "it's a
form of cultural genocide." She stressed
that with Reagan in office and here in
Fresno County, the Reich brothers,
this was only a beginning to the type of
treatment to be expected.
After the speakers, they re-banded
and formed two long rows and marched
around the May Day festivities, which
were located near the bookstore. The
turn-out for the May Day events was
very low, thus the event was unsuccessful . At one point, one MEChA member recalled that during the march
Kelly Lee made an appearan,:e before
the demonstrators and curtsied before
disappearing back into the bookstore.
The rally was over at approximately
6:30 p.m., which was felt to be a success because its main purpose was to
boycott the May Day festivities and urge
others to do so also. With such a low
turn-out for the event, they had succeeded.
· Arts on the Mall
Dovvntovvn Attraction
The Burroughs School Mexican Folkloric Dance Troupe was the opening
event of the City of Fresno's ~rts on
the Mall series. The nine week pro~
gram (May 8-July 3) will feature a different Fresno arts group every Friday
at noon on the Mariposa Mall in Downtown Fresno.
The series will present concerts, dance
or theatre performances, and art demonstrations for noontime entertainment of shoppers, visitors, and downtown employees.
·
Sponsored by the Cultural Arts division, organized under the Parks and
Recreation Department, the Arts on the
Mall program is one of many attempts to
attract attention to Fresno's downtown
area.
The Cultural Arts division has been
working on plans for a "Heritage Festival" for the past two years. They applied for funding from the National
Endowment of the Arts and asked the
City of Fresno for S40,000; however,
they were rejected by the City council.
Since ttien, they have been seeking private contributions.
The proposed HFestival" would in·
dude six days of parades, art activities,
seminars, and food sales. Chicanos
Blacks, Japanese, and many other eth·
nic groups would be highlighted in the
event. For more information about the
Festival or any other activity, contact
Neila J akl at 488-1181.
Art groups who will be participating
in the ·Arts on the Mall series include
May 1s-.:Kubota Dance Organization
{Japanese Dancing);
May 22-Fresno Fiber Guild;
May 29-0ya Dance Troupe (African
Dancing);
June 5-Kefi Dancers (Greek);
June 12-Teatro Del Valle;
J une 19-Fresno Musical Club;
June 26-Ballet Folklorico & Mar·
imba;
July
3-California
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Festival Apprentices.
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EDITORIAL.
A final message
"unidos venceremos"
It seems· like just yesterday that I was rejected, I mean ·
elected editor of La Voz de Aztlan and now this semes.ter' s over. Being editor of a Chicano publication is really
something special. It gives one· the power to use: a
medium for the benefit of nuestra raza. As one of the
. very few Chicano journalism. majors here at CSUF, I fee1
that both my cultural awareness and my professional
goals have been enriched.
·
There is so much that is going on that affects or will
affect our Raza, yet I've found that there are so many of
us who decide to kick back ·and take care of our own·
heads. We~..-must start doing · something : about this, ·
espe_g.ally"!fow with inflation, une.mployment, and worst .
,of-al], President Reagan upon us. We must have to speak
louder so they can hear us, not be more passive. · If I
couJd roll up all of our problems into one solution, I'd say
"unity" is that solution . Venceremos unidos, no solos.
Too many times we have to work alone on our problems,
due to student apathy, disagreements, chisme, or whatever other pendejadas.
We put ourselves apart from each
'
r
other and the system takes advantage of that. Raza
must learn from past experience. How did farmwork
finally get' their human r~ghts and · unionize? Uni
How did we get Chicanos elected as Valley mayors
Unidos. How will we stop U.S. intervention in El S
vador? Unidos. Juntos venceremos_, solos perderemos.
1-' d also like to encourage Chicanos to think abo
· journalism as a possible major. We need Raza in jour
nalism. There are Chicanos established in the media
fields who will support you and help you out. Next to
God, the media is the most powerful entity on Earth, let
·us be some of the controllers behind this. entity .
Finally, I'd like to say . that the greatest pleasure l
received this semester was finding so much support when
I least expected it. I.could not end this final note without
giving mis gracias sinceras to the people who supported
me and helped me out. I'd like to give thanks to La Raza
studies faculty: Ernie, Teresa, Chuy, and Dr. Orozco,
·MEChA, ·Jerry Conzales and Lilly Espinoza (Sha I)
·Professor Rehart, Margaret Heinan, to all those w
contributed on "Voces de Aztlan,"-and most of all, tom
-. underpaid, overworked staff.
Que siga la lucha y
que viva la Raza I
Fernando Quintero
Editor
LE.ITERS TO THE.EDITOR
La Raza .studies professor comments
Dear Editor:
Now that the academic school year ·is
about to end, I would like to take this
opportunity to personally share my
thoughts and feelings to all Chicano students at CSUF who are actively involved
in the Chicano Movement.
Throughout the year, we have witnessed many issues that were reminiscent of the 1960's and early 70's. The
-social problems that plagued Chicanos
and other minorities have managed to
emerge once again. In the last couple of
years, we have witnessed the resurgence
of the Klan and its racist philosophy as
advoc -'ted by many of the "silent or
moral majority." Racism is alive and doing well not only on this campus but
campuses throughout California_ One
only has to remember the recent fictional article written in the Insight
and some of the problems that La Voz
and the Uhuru has had with the Collegian. We cannot forget the recen·t remarks that a Fresno City College senator
said about · Cinco de Mayo. Racism
should not ~lerated by students in
this university or any other educational
institution . I would like to commend
those students, Chicano, Black, White
and Iranian for their active participation · in the COJlition against Racism
Committee on this campus.
The problems of the draft and its in.;i'
herent conseqyence are here once again
to afflict (:hicanos and Blacks. Coupled
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with this, is the issue of El Salvador,
❖the Vietnam of the 80's. Chicanos must ·
look at this issue very seriously . If
' ·1
called upon, are we as Chicanos going to '
~> •
fight our Latino brothers and sisters in ·
support, of U.S. Imperialism? The Latin
··:-F
American Support Committee must be
recognized and applauded for its heroic
,,
efforts for bringing awareness not only "· --.
to students but to the community .
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The Reagan administration's budget_
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cuts will certainly have its impact on
Chicanos and Blacks. The curtailment on
student loans and the probability of
tuition, once again, will make it very
difficult for you and nuestra gente to obtain a higher education. Associated with
this problem is the issue of La· Raza
Studies and Ethnic Studies . ·There
are certain elements on this campus who
would like to see the dismantlement -of
these programs. Norman Baxter may not s;;.,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. . , ._ _ _ _ _ ___,.
be here but the cohorts who ·supported
him and his policies in the 60's and 70's
are still making their "movidas ." The
La Voz de Aztlan staff L-R:Robert Hernandez, Maria
current G.E. Proposal may intensify the
struggle of the La Raza Studies Program Lourdes Villarreal, Fernando Quintero, Yolanda Gr
~t this University . It's ironic that this Richard R(os, Sylvia Vidal. Not pictured: Margarita M
in~tution is trying to implement a
·
"Student Affirmative Action" program Olivia Lucio, and Ruben Garza.
Continu~ on paae 6
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La Vox de Aztlan--May 14, 1981--Page 3
.Barrio Warfare
''disease''
By Yolanda Granados
Over 500 Chicanos were killed -last ·
year in barrio warfare-a "disease"
which is quickly spreading throughout
the barrios of California, according to
Gus Frias, founder of the Coalition to
end Barrio Warfare.
#Barrio warfare is a disease affecting
everyone. A disease leading to Chicano
self-destruction ," said Frias to a group of
CSUF students during Semana De La
Raza. *It's affecting everyone yet
apathy exists among our Raza. Instead of helping the Chicanos in the barrio, Raza is turning their back on them."
According to Frias the youth are surrounded with negative attitudes and
values being co·nveyed by society,
government, media, and even Raza .
fare. The coalition is a grass-root organization which helps counsel the family
after a death of a son or daughter.
The youths are constantly living in
terror. The coalition wants to help ease
the pain and help stop the rumors of a
death before they get out of hand.
The coalition holds conferences
throughout California ra,smg consciousness and training Chicanos in
organizational skills teaching them to be
good role models and teaching action
implementation . They seek to recruit
people to help work with the youths.
"Most of all we're trying to h~lp our
According to Frias , the youths see
hate everywhere . At home, they see
parents victimized and in the streets
The youths are lab~led as criminals,
drug addicts and gang members .
"ln·california a Chicano seen wearing
khakis, a white t-shirt, and a pendleton
is stereotyped as a gang m·e mber, with
the term 'gang' having an 'antisocial' effect on people/ said Frias.
Eventually, the constant negativis~
starts having adverse effects on Chicano
youths. For example, . if our youths
start believing the stereotypical role of
Chicanos as criminals, then they begin
committing criminal acts .
The coalition feels that prison is not
the answer that Chicanos need to be
comprehended.
The coalition has a non-traditional
approach in dealing with barrio war-
they see brothers and sisters getting
hurt. The youths after seeing people
they love victimized start confusing justice with vengeance. "'Their hearts
are poisoned with the hate that they see.
This hate turns them against others "'
said Frias. ·
'
Frias describes barrio warfare as a
world of "madness."' A madness which is
difficult to deal with, but has to be
stopped . The coalition to stop barrio
warfare was formed for this purpose.
"The coalition was formed to bring
unity, peace, and justice to the barrios,"'
Frias said.
youths deal with all the negative elements that exist against them. We're
trying to direct the youths in a positive
direction,"' Frias said.
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Complaint filed against -
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Cantlla Creek School Disf
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by Yolanda Granados
In Cantua Creek-a rural town about
45 miles Southwest of Fresno-parents
are acting affirmatively to secure the
rights to participate in the education of
their children, according to Ron Jackson,
a California Rural Legal Assistance
Attorney.
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"I have been on the School Advisory
Committee for two years . I have never
received any training, so that I didn't
know what my duties were .. And when I _
asked I was ignored,"'. _Ag~ilera said .
Also, teachers and other employees
who are sympathetic to parent concerns
are singled out for job pressure and
harassment.
. #Parents have been excluded from any
involvement in their children's education. The school superintendent and
"Chicano parents and teachers want
school board discourage any kind of- to get involved but have been discourpa_rent input in school policy," Jackson aged," said Aguilera.
·
said.
.
·- - ·
- - - --The parents started· action -about a
year ago, after Clarence Dilts was seThe Cantua Creek parents have filed lected as school superintendent without
an administrative complaint with the their input.
'
Fresno County Department of Educa"As soon as Dilts came in he started
tion . The complaint alleges numerous
violations of federal and state laws and changing things. He started by reassignregulations requiring that parents be ing teachers. He put teachers that were
involved in the planning, and evaluating teaching 8th grade down to 3rd grade, a
of programs funded to meet the special 7th grade teacher to teach 1st grade.
needs of educationally disadvantaged
students. Programs such as the bilingual Th~se were teachers who had been
education program which is legally in- teaching for 10 to 25 years. A couple of
the teachers resigned. The parents
uate in numerous respects.
-didn't like it so we started a petition
supporting the teachers,* Aguilera said.
The complaint is accompanied by 12
The petition was signed by 127 pardeclarations describing problems the
parents faced with the superintendent ents of the 200 to 300 students that
attend the school. When the parents
and with school board.
·
brought this petition before the school
The declarations state how parents
board they were only given three minwere prohibited from being on the school
utes to address the board.
grounds for more than one-.half hour per
. According to Aguilera, Dilts did not
week, that school superintendent Clarence Dilts has told a parent who was in- give any reason for the reassignment
quiring abut her son's suspension was only that he was going to run the school
not given any information other that his way and no one was going to change
his mind.
..
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Dilts said he could do as he pleased.
Aguilera along with three other Chicanos will be running for a position on
..Our kids are being suspended with- the !-chool board on June 2.
out notification," said Emily Aguilera,
Meanwhile CRLA is expecting a hearParent spokesperson .
·
ing
with the County who will tnvestigate
The parents also c~arge that the
Pr~g~am quality is inadequate, that the complaint and issue a report.
~raining has not been provided either to
"We have a strong case . We have 6-9
1
~dividual . parents or the School Ad- complaintents and we have many teachvisory Council.
ers supporting them," Jackson said.
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· .:axe·t>-~La voz de Aztlan--May 14, 1981
Bilingual ballot:
''sensitive issue''
-by Lourdes Villarreal
The Fresno City Council met May 5,
1981, at 5:50 p.m. to discuss what
Chairperson Bruce Bronzan called a
"sensitive issue" -th_e bilingual b~llot.
In favor of the resolution spoke two
elderly gentlemen. One of the gentleman said that having the Bilingual Ballot
created a stigma on Chicanos, while the
other elderly citizen argued that people·
should know English before wanting to ·
vote in this country. The latter ended by
asking, "Why should we (English
speaking citizens) pay for their (Hispanics) hPritage?"
The issue in question was the elimination of the Bilingual Ballot which Councilman Jeff Reich presented to the City
CSUF Professor Frank Garcia reBoard . Reich stated that such a resolusumed
the opposing side of the argution would eliminate costs confusion, administrative problems, and violations of ment by manifesting his astonishment
at the proposal to eliminate the Bilingual
the Melting Pot conceot .
·
Ballot. Dr. Garcia said, "The Constitution does not say that English should be
the only language in this country!" He
After Reich's introduction, Mayor added, "This is a human rights issue."
Martinez of Parlier took the opposing Dr . Garcia rejected what he called the
side of the issue . Mayor Martinez began "boiling pot concept" and suggested inby stating, "The elimination of the stead the "salad bowl prospective."
Bilingual Ballot is contradictory to the
Voting Rights Act of 1%5." He elab- His concluding statements expanded on
orated by saying that the Hispanic con- the notion that this country was based on
tributions to this nation had been un- a heterogeneous society and not on a
justly ignored . Mayor Martinez said,
"Hispanics have worked the fields, "boil down" process of homogeneous in- •.
fought the wars, and faced racism and ·dividuals.
discrimination." He further declared
that the Bilingual Ballot was not an unBy 6:30 p .m . the meeting came to an
American issue.
"Denying people
assistance," said Mayor Martinez, end as Chairperson Bronzan stated that
"on such grounds is, indeed, more un- the Board would be losin2 some of its
American ." Mayor Martinez concluded
stating, "Today you (the city board) vote
for or against the Hispanic community members and that the meeting simply
because this is how strongly the com- could not continue . The audience in
munity feels today ."
Councilman Bill Johnson then asked,
"Mayor Martinez, how long do you think
the Bilingual Ballot should be used here
(Fresno)?" To which Mayor Martinez
answered, "As long as there is a need,
and as long as there is a border out there
(Mexico), the Bilingual Ballot will be
needed."
.. --Letters
at_tendance, compromising a majority ot
CSUF students and CSUF staff members, protested to the closure but with no
avail. Thus, it was decided that the
discussion of the Bilingual Ballot would
be renewed on Monday morning at
9:00 a .m. on May 18th .
(cont.)
when at the same time La Raza Studies tivities and issues that MECHA was
and Ethnic Studies are being threatened. involved would require a full edition of
The underlying intentions of the stu- La Voz . However, I would like to condent affirmative program are purely gratulate the MECHA board and spemonetary with disregard to Chicano · cifically Lily Espinoza and Geraldo
needs.
Conzalez for the time and effort that they
dedicated to MECHA. The Chicano
I
Youth Conference committee (subcomThese are but a few issues that have - mittee of MECHA) must be singled out
confronted Chicano students this past for their very successful conference this
academic year, and in every case, CSUF past January . The ritlmber of hours
Chicano students have been in the fore- that this committee put in was phenomenal. I would like to personally
front dealing with these issues. I have congratulate Jay Sepulveda, David
had the opportunity of being advisor Torres, and Geraldo Gonzalez for their
and working with MECHA, Chicano effective leadership. T he Semana de
Youd, Conference, Semana de La Raza, La Raza Committee (subcommittee of
and with the Chicano Commencement MECHA) deserves recognition for their
Committee, and I must emphatically very successful Cinco de Mayo week .
state that the students serving on these Again, congratulations to the committee
organizations and committees did an and specifically to Cathy Gonzalez and
outstanding job. To menti~n all the ac- Elpidio Rodarte tor all their hard work.
Hernandez new
·EOP director
After a ten-statewide search through·out the Southwest and after screening
approximately 40 applicants, CSUF's
Educational Opportunity Program has a
new director.
Robert Hernandez met with students,
people from the community, and administrators on campus during the selection process before finally being appointed EOP director.
An avid photographer and ex-EOP
assistant director, Hernandez has been
associated with EOP since 1969 when he
As a follow-up on the issue, La Voz interviewed CSUF Dr. Teresa Perez. Dr _
Teresa Perez told La Voz that the
Hispanic community had to mobilize in
order to fight Reich's proposed resolution . She stated that the public should
be aware of the domino effect the
Bilingual Ballot would create if eliminated. She added that Councilman
Reich was in essence testing his conservative strength with the Board and
the community.
- When asked about the actual statistics
of the usage of the Bilinaual Ballot,
Dr. Teresa Perez explained that there
were no such statistics because the
voting process was an all punch-out
method which did not distinguish between English and Spanish or visa
was one of the first EOP students.
"1 've received really good experience workin·g with the staff that's here
and with all the people that's been involved with EOP," said Hernandez.
As EOP director, Hernandez feels that
it is important to evaluate what he does
in order to provide for improvement.
"Our program philosophy is 'going in
the right direction and looking forward .'
I really am excited about this position
and I 'm very much looking forward to
it," added Hernandez.
versa. Furthermore, she emphasized
that the Bilingual Ballot i~sue was not an
English vs. Spanish issue. She added,
"There are many Hispanics who are
English speakers, yet they feel more
comfortable in Spanish. They are also
better informed in Spanish."
Concluding the interview, Dr. Teresa
Perez urged the public to monitor the
Board's actions and to tune-in to public
-broadcasts and-Radio .Bilingue for more
information. She also praised the concern CSUF students demonstrated at
the Board meeting saying, "I am very
proud of the students; They can make
the difference!"
r
The Chicano Commentement Committee
which is composed of student, staff,
and faculty is in the process of finalizing
the last of this year· s Chicano activities
on this campus . Once again, I feel compelled to mention names of individuals
who have sacrificed their time and energy to a worthy cause . Manuel Olgin
and Pancha Pena have been the axle of
the committee which is organizing Chicano • Commencement ceremonies on
May 23, 1981.
Recognition should aiso be given to
all the members of Las Adelitas , Chicano
Business Student Association, Chicanos
in Law Chicanos in Education, and
Chicano's in Health . Their cooperation
with MECHA and their spirit of Unidad
should not go unmentioned . Commendation is also due to the staff of La Voz for
their excellent work throughout this
past semester.
Although this letter was intended to
pay homage to the students, I feel that
special recognition must also be given to
Manuel Perez, Theresa Perez, and Bob
Fischer for the involvement and the support that they have given Chicano students on this campus .
In closing , I would like to .say that you ,
the students, who were rnvolved this
past year, have lived up to the name
·CHICANO. for those who kicked
back, and just let things happen, it ·s
never too late. J urge you to join the rest
of us in our struggle for social justice
an~ equality . Que Viva el movimiento Y
nu !Stra r.aza (un grito).
Sincerely,
Ernesto Martinez
MECHA Advisor
. . La Raza Studies
' ."
La Voz de Aztlan--May 14, 1981--Paae 7
Boycott on Coors "firme"
D
E. ··, A .. z T l
A N
· : By Gerardo Conzalez
CONTRiBUTIONS FROM
THE STUDENT .·c oMMUNJTr.
FCC protest:
Damaging nostalgia
by Sylvia G. Castro
As we continue to progress into the
80's our country seems to be taking a .
jolting turn to the Right. Esoeciallv wi th · and at which this point Cathy Rivera,
Reagan in office, we're sure to see some Lee was quoted as including wF<k
changes-some changes seemingly you too" in her closing remarks. Both
taking a step backward toward nostalgia. senators Gutierrez and Devant left the
For example, a popular fad hi~ing thi_s meeting where a vote was made on the
country is 'New Wave' with the,ir proposal and failed. Rivera felt the
music and styles a re-make of the 50 s · . senate purposely waited till they left ·
and early 60's. Even here , among our to cast a vote on the matter.
hermanos-los cholitos y cholitas, are
into the 'Oldies,' re1iving the days of
May Day events-were allocated 51700
the zootsuit and El Pachuco back in •the · to stage a barbeque, a belly-dancer,
40's and SO's. Music and fashions etc. Rivera stated th~t over the Spring
aren't the only ideas taking a step to. Break a· sub<ommittee was formed and
the past, politics and social views are met in which Doug Peterson, Dean of
"right" in there too. The "May Day" pro- Student Affairs, was aware of.
test rally held at Fresno City College
on Friday May 1st is a prime example.
These public statements made by Lee,
It was a reincarnation of the political and the senate decision were not taken
60's when Civil Rights were a hot issue, lightly. Soon a campaign was ~odged
racism was a deadly sin, and demonstra- . against the May Day eve!'ts. This. w~s
tions were a regular part of college life. not the first program denied to mmonties. Both PAU and the Indian movement
were denied funds for their programs.
The rally was sparked by the response FCC turned to its camales at CSUF and
and remarks made at the student sen- · the community and were joined in the ef- .
ate meeting held at Fresno City College fort to protest what was felt to be an o~ton april 21st. Larry Rivera, MEChA right racist attitude by representative
member. at FCC, was present during Lee and possibly the rest of the senate,
the meeting. He said that MEChA had . and the abuse of the true ']leaning of In. come to the senate meeting to make a
proposal for funds for Cinco de Mayo
activities and was turned down because ternational May Day. They felt that
the money was being used for the May clowns, a cheerleader dunking booth',
Day events. MEChA was asking for and a "'carnival,• was no way to commemorate a day in which so many laborers fought and died for the right to
$1400. Rivera also stated that MEChA 's form labor unions and the 8-hour day.
proposal was literally laughed at by the They also felt that May Day is rarely
senate with exception .of two senators: celebrated in the U.S., instead Labor
Rudy Gutierrez, also a MEChA member, Day serves this purpose-so why all of
and Richard Devant a member · of the a sudden a grand celebration on this
PAU. When the decision was challenged day?
for a reason on this response and behavior, Kelly Lee, student representaA protest rally began at 4 p.m. and
tive, led the conversation pointing out groups were gathering steadily with
members from: MEChA (FCC and CSUF
and Chicano Youth Center), PAU
(FCC and CSUF), CSUF Alliance, Latin-American Support Committee, Palesthat Cinco de Mayo would only serve a tinian students. and Indian students.
smaller sect of people and whereas May Campus police were also prepared as
Day would include the entire campus they began to form an invisible barrier
population. Toward the end of the meet- arou'nd the Mav Dav pic11ic grounds.
ing , the cQnversation became heated
Continued on pqe 8
between Lee and Tutierrez about the
importance of Cinco de Mayo . Lee was
Quoted as lashin2 out some profane
remarks as "F<k Cinco - de Mayo"
Contrary to the belief among many in
the Chicano community, the boycott of
Coors beer is- still on and firme in
Califas.
A few yea~s ago, several
Chicano organizations, such as, California M.A.P.A. and the National C.I.
Forum and others lifted their ban on
Coors. This may have led to the false belief within the Chicano community that
the boycott on Coors was cancelled.
As.a result, the name of Coors is now
beginning to appear on the advertisements of several Chicano programs,
magazines, and events. Coors now advertises billboards on the "'Decade of the
Hispanic"' and a Latino holding a can of
Coors with the words "'Taste the high
Country, Donde quiera usted"' which is
an attempt to show that Coors has a
bilingual flavor.
I
The inhumane working conditions t~at
led to the walkout of 1,500 workers aneluded mandatory lie detector tests,
obtrusive personal questions such as,
What is your religion? Have you had any
extramarital affairs? What are your
sexual habits, ~referenc~s.,. and . practices? Have you ever part1c1pated many
type of march, riot, sit-in, or demonstation? These are just a few of the blata~t
invasions of privacy. Refusal. to sub_m,t
to a lie detector test can mean ,mmechate
discharge.
The Coors company has been able to
"'buy · into"' several Chicano businesses .
and community organizations through
their high money offers and contributions, propaganda of strong "'Mexican
Affirmative Action programs", and supposedly improved wages and conditions
for the workers of their brewery.
C~s also employs private security
forces which have the power to search
any male or female employee and even
,his/her locker and car. Employees can
also be made to submit to physical examinations which the union states is
"employed to weed out certain employees." Other grounds for discharge are
speaking against Coors products . and
, "'the willful! refusal to cross a picket
line."' William Coors, once .Pu~licly
.states "'You have the const1tut1onal
right ~ot to work at Coors"', which means
that if you want to work for Coors don't
expect any protected rights.
. The truth is that the AFL-CIO union
which called for the strike and boycott
is still in effect. Organized labor, spearheaded by the AFL-CIO, directs the
national boycott. Endorsers of the boycott include all labor unions, the United
Farm Workers of America (U.F.W.),
Partido La Raza Unida, California
chapters of The C.I. Forum, and League
of United Latin American Communities
(L.U.L.A.C.). Recently, at the National
M.E.Ch.A Conference in Phoenix,
ArizQna a resolutjon to continue support
for the boycott was passed. In addition,
the Associated Students Senates at nine
California universities have endorsed the
boycott. The boycott does have legit: imate support from students and communities in California.
Joseph Coors, during a senate hearing
admitted contributing money to the Jo~n
Birch Society, a right-wing extremist
organization which has goals _to return. to
the glorious days of the White America
superpower. Joseph 9><>r~ also stated
that · he opposed the E.R.A. and h~s
admitted donating money to Phyllis
Schafly, the chief spokesperson for
the anti-ERA movement.
He has
also contributed heavily to the Mountain
State Legal Defense Fund, a reactionary
anti-environmentalist
group
once
headed by James Watt who is now
Reagan's Secretary of Interior. T~e
group has been buying rich farmland m
western Virginia at the expense of lony
settled Mennonite families.
The boycott has been successful at
reducing the sale of Coors. Since the
· initiation of the boycott, Coors has suffered a 76% loss in profits. In 1976,
Coors spent 9 million dollars in advertising in 11 states. Last year it spent
90 million in 19 states. Before the boycott, Coors enjoyed 45% of the beer
sales in California, now it profits only
18%.
It is reported that Coors ha~ plans t(
use the land to build a giant brewery.
The intent is to open an East coast base
because the strong support of. t~e. boycott on the west coast has d1mm1shed
their profits.
.
.
At a recent anti-Klan conference m
East Los Angeles it was stated that the
Coors family has been identified as .a
contributor to the Ku Klux Klan· TO th ~s
Despite these statements, Coors con- day Coors persistently argues that it
tinues to have a poor record of sincere has' never donated money to the J o~n
minority hiring practices. The Colorado Birch Society or the KKK despite
Civil Rights Commission found the com- documentation that Joseph Coors has
pany guilty of racial discrimination in contributed to the former·
the firing of a black employee in 1969.
The Equal Opportunities Commission
· In summary, the reasons for the
filed legal charges against Coors. However, when workers were striking national boycott still exist. Coors has not
against discrimination and bad working sincerely attempted to improve con. ditions for its workers. Coors has not
conditions at the brewery in Colden,
given Chicanos better working opportunities. The arbitrary and u~demoColorado, Coors took advantage of the cratic rules employed by Coors ignores
high unemployed minority population ithe dignity and human riah~ of workers ..
and hired minority strike breakers. The
charges against Coors were dropped as ,,,,
Continued on _p ap I
a result of an out of court settlement,
which did not improve hiring practices.
Page 8--La Voz de Aztlan--May 14, H11
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DedicatiOn
To: La Coneja·de Sanger
Madre Mia
Ahora que el tiempo y la distancia
de tu presencia !Tie ha separado,
Madre m(a, yo quisiera confesarte
que tu imagen - jamis de mi mente se ha alejado.
Las palabras se ahogan en mi alma·
Y yo me pregunto el porque
no he sabido demostrarte jl gran amor
que por ti siente mi corazon.
/
THE LORD IS THE ANSWER
Hurting memories,
of what we use to be.
But how I finally found what I was
looking for
in you,
deep inside me.
Because now I realize
that it wasn't you;
It wasn't me
but instead ~s,
that tore apart the beauty
of our love .
Always fighting about yesterday.
And imaginary lovers that were · never
there.
Never stopping
enough in between
to tell each other how much we
really-cared.
And then lately,
I felt as if all was lost·
and my heart hal beeri pierced by
Satan's sword .
But now I have been saved
for deep inside me,
'
I have found the Lord.
For the Lord has touched me
in a very special way.
'
The Lord has forgiven me
and for this,
'
I praise him every day.
So if you feel you are lost,
and know not which way
to turn ;
Then come,
join me;
to love Him, to praise Him,
and to forever live
in his Kingdom of
Divine Eternity.
THE EYES OF THE LORD
Come with me,
and see through the eyes
of the Lord,
the beauty of his eternal love,
this,
and all so much more.
So let us leave behrnd
the life of sin,
and pray with God
that we may walk
hand in hand
again.
God Bless_You.
Love,
El Nariz de Fresno
I
Por eso, ;,1adre mia, deja que hoy en
esJed,a
mis lav.imas rocen tus lindas mejill~
v acar1c1ame, como cuando yo era nma;
Como cuando in mis arranques de
1mpruaenc1a
y loca rebeldia, tu solias sonretf,
pues bien comprendfas mi falta de
madurez .
Deja entonces que hoy bese tus manos
cansadas por el peso de la vida. /
Y arrodillada ante ti me postrare
para ver mi imagen reflejada
en la luz de tu mira9a.
Y sonrie. Madre mta,
que no quiero v~r tristeza
en tu semblante;
quiero ver solo alegrfa.
Lourdes Villarreal
FCC
C~SA inchided WOil!eil fn fhefr
recent raquetball tournament.
COORS
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(cont.)
Although Coors has manapd to at·
FCC MEChA . presfde~t, Ralph ConRivera ~rsonally felt this demonstratract a few buyers within the Chicano
zalez led the march in a oeacP.ful rf P- tion united people from different cultural
community (Coors has donated $200,00)
monstration a~d strongly stressed backgrounds and made them stronger.
"Pt:AU:t-UL" to show the public that · He also felt that they
proved
the to Hispanic groups) this does not mean
that rt has _support of the .Chicano c:omwe are a civilized people and not the . "others' wrong when they showed how
munity. The success of the bcJvcotl
'animal radicals' they perceive us to be. peaceful they were. He said that after
Rows of people were formed with some the rally the FCC senate was planning . speaks for itself. All of the Chicano community should be aware of the dehumancarrying signs saying "Viva Cinco de to file suit agairrst FCC MEChA, but
izing conditions employed.by Coors. • .
Mayo" and "Down with Racism" along added this was probably just a bluff to
~until Coors sincerely attempts to unwith chants such as "The people united, scare us off. Besides, a suit filed against
prove
workers rights and discard i~
will never be defeated." The marchers FCC MEChA would mean a suit against
tactics of intimidation, the company will
took a break and sat on the grass to National MEChA !
suffer a strong and unified boycott from
listen to some inspirational words of wisthe Chicano community.
dom from some speakers. Among them
were CSUF La Raza Studies faculty
member, Ernesto Martinez. Lillie Espinosa, president of MEChA at CSUF
dramatically stated that the May Day de~
cision over Cinco de Mayo was a part of
a conservative wave taking over this
country. "It's not just _happening here,
it's everywhere," she warned, "it's a
form of cultural genocide." She stressed
that with Reagan in office and here in
Fresno County, the Reich brothers,
this was only a beginning to the type of
treatment to be expected.
After the speakers, they re-banded
and formed two long rows and marched
around the May Day festivities, which
were located near the bookstore. The
turn-out for the May Day events was
very low, thus the event was unsuccessful . At one point, one MEChA member recalled that during the march
Kelly Lee made an appearan,:e before
the demonstrators and curtsied before
disappearing back into the bookstore.
The rally was over at approximately
6:30 p.m., which was felt to be a success because its main purpose was to
boycott the May Day festivities and urge
others to do so also. With such a low
turn-out for the event, they had succeeded.
· Arts on the Mall
Dovvntovvn Attraction
The Burroughs School Mexican Folkloric Dance Troupe was the opening
event of the City of Fresno's ~rts on
the Mall series. The nine week pro~
gram (May 8-July 3) will feature a different Fresno arts group every Friday
at noon on the Mariposa Mall in Downtown Fresno.
The series will present concerts, dance
or theatre performances, and art demonstrations for noontime entertainment of shoppers, visitors, and downtown employees.
·
Sponsored by the Cultural Arts division, organized under the Parks and
Recreation Department, the Arts on the
Mall program is one of many attempts to
attract attention to Fresno's downtown
area.
The Cultural Arts division has been
working on plans for a "Heritage Festival" for the past two years. They applied for funding from the National
Endowment of the Arts and asked the
City of Fresno for S40,000; however,
they were rejected by the City council.
Since ttien, they have been seeking private contributions.
The proposed HFestival" would in·
dude six days of parades, art activities,
seminars, and food sales. Chicanos
Blacks, Japanese, and many other eth·
nic groups would be highlighted in the
event. For more information about the
Festival or any other activity, contact
Neila J akl at 488-1181.
Art groups who will be participating
in the ·Arts on the Mall series include
May 1s-.:Kubota Dance Organization
{Japanese Dancing);
May 22-Fresno Fiber Guild;
May 29-0ya Dance Troupe (African
Dancing);
June 5-Kefi Dancers (Greek);
June 12-Teatro Del Valle;
J une 19-Fresno Musical Club;
June 26-Ballet Folklorico & Mar·
imba;
July
3-California
~
Festival Apprentices.
May 14, 1911
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EDITORIAL.
A final message
"unidos venceremos"
It seems· like just yesterday that I was rejected, I mean ·
elected editor of La Voz de Aztlan and now this semes.ter' s over. Being editor of a Chicano publication is really
something special. It gives one· the power to use: a
medium for the benefit of nuestra raza. As one of the
. very few Chicano journalism. majors here at CSUF, I fee1
that both my cultural awareness and my professional
goals have been enriched.
·
There is so much that is going on that affects or will
affect our Raza, yet I've found that there are so many of
us who decide to kick back ·and take care of our own·
heads. We~..-must start doing · something : about this, ·
espe_g.ally"!fow with inflation, une.mployment, and worst .
,of-al], President Reagan upon us. We must have to speak
louder so they can hear us, not be more passive. · If I
couJd roll up all of our problems into one solution, I'd say
"unity" is that solution . Venceremos unidos, no solos.
Too many times we have to work alone on our problems,
due to student apathy, disagreements, chisme, or whatever other pendejadas.
We put ourselves apart from each
'
r
other and the system takes advantage of that. Raza
must learn from past experience. How did farmwork
finally get' their human r~ghts and · unionize? Uni
How did we get Chicanos elected as Valley mayors
Unidos. How will we stop U.S. intervention in El S
vador? Unidos. Juntos venceremos_, solos perderemos.
1-' d also like to encourage Chicanos to think abo
· journalism as a possible major. We need Raza in jour
nalism. There are Chicanos established in the media
fields who will support you and help you out. Next to
God, the media is the most powerful entity on Earth, let
·us be some of the controllers behind this. entity .
Finally, I'd like to say . that the greatest pleasure l
received this semester was finding so much support when
I least expected it. I.could not end this final note without
giving mis gracias sinceras to the people who supported
me and helped me out. I'd like to give thanks to La Raza
studies faculty: Ernie, Teresa, Chuy, and Dr. Orozco,
·MEChA, ·Jerry Conzales and Lilly Espinoza (Sha I)
·Professor Rehart, Margaret Heinan, to all those w
contributed on "Voces de Aztlan,"-and most of all, tom
-. underpaid, overworked staff.
Que siga la lucha y
que viva la Raza I
Fernando Quintero
Editor
LE.ITERS TO THE.EDITOR
La Raza .studies professor comments
Dear Editor:
Now that the academic school year ·is
about to end, I would like to take this
opportunity to personally share my
thoughts and feelings to all Chicano students at CSUF who are actively involved
in the Chicano Movement.
Throughout the year, we have witnessed many issues that were reminiscent of the 1960's and early 70's. The
-social problems that plagued Chicanos
and other minorities have managed to
emerge once again. In the last couple of
years, we have witnessed the resurgence
of the Klan and its racist philosophy as
advoc -'ted by many of the "silent or
moral majority." Racism is alive and doing well not only on this campus but
campuses throughout California_ One
only has to remember the recent fictional article written in the Insight
and some of the problems that La Voz
and the Uhuru has had with the Collegian. We cannot forget the recen·t remarks that a Fresno City College senator
said about · Cinco de Mayo. Racism
should not ~lerated by students in
this university or any other educational
institution . I would like to commend
those students, Chicano, Black, White
and Iranian for their active participation · in the COJlition against Racism
Committee on this campus.
The problems of the draft and its in.;i'
herent conseqyence are here once again
to afflict (:hicanos and Blacks. Coupled
;(*
with this, is the issue of El Salvador,
❖the Vietnam of the 80's. Chicanos must ·
look at this issue very seriously . If
' ·1
called upon, are we as Chicanos going to '
~> •
fight our Latino brothers and sisters in ·
support, of U.S. Imperialism? The Latin
··:-F
American Support Committee must be
recognized and applauded for its heroic
,,
efforts for bringing awareness not only "· --.
to students but to the community .
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The Reagan administration's budget_
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cuts will certainly have its impact on
Chicanos and Blacks. The curtailment on
student loans and the probability of
tuition, once again, will make it very
difficult for you and nuestra gente to obtain a higher education. Associated with
this problem is the issue of La· Raza
Studies and Ethnic Studies . ·There
are certain elements on this campus who
would like to see the dismantlement -of
these programs. Norman Baxter may not s;;.,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. . , ._ _ _ _ _ ___,.
be here but the cohorts who ·supported
him and his policies in the 60's and 70's
are still making their "movidas ." The
La Voz de Aztlan staff L-R:Robert Hernandez, Maria
current G.E. Proposal may intensify the
struggle of the La Raza Studies Program Lourdes Villarreal, Fernando Quintero, Yolanda Gr
~t this University . It's ironic that this Richard R(os, Sylvia Vidal. Not pictured: Margarita M
in~tution is trying to implement a
·
"Student Affirmative Action" program Olivia Lucio, and Ruben Garza.
Continu~ on paae 6
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La Vox de Aztlan--May 14, 1981--Page 3
.Barrio Warfare
''disease''
By Yolanda Granados
Over 500 Chicanos were killed -last ·
year in barrio warfare-a "disease"
which is quickly spreading throughout
the barrios of California, according to
Gus Frias, founder of the Coalition to
end Barrio Warfare.
#Barrio warfare is a disease affecting
everyone. A disease leading to Chicano
self-destruction ," said Frias to a group of
CSUF students during Semana De La
Raza. *It's affecting everyone yet
apathy exists among our Raza. Instead of helping the Chicanos in the barrio, Raza is turning their back on them."
According to Frias the youth are surrounded with negative attitudes and
values being co·nveyed by society,
government, media, and even Raza .
fare. The coalition is a grass-root organization which helps counsel the family
after a death of a son or daughter.
The youths are constantly living in
terror. The coalition wants to help ease
the pain and help stop the rumors of a
death before they get out of hand.
The coalition holds conferences
throughout California ra,smg consciousness and training Chicanos in
organizational skills teaching them to be
good role models and teaching action
implementation . They seek to recruit
people to help work with the youths.
"Most of all we're trying to h~lp our
According to Frias , the youths see
hate everywhere . At home, they see
parents victimized and in the streets
The youths are lab~led as criminals,
drug addicts and gang members .
"ln·california a Chicano seen wearing
khakis, a white t-shirt, and a pendleton
is stereotyped as a gang m·e mber, with
the term 'gang' having an 'antisocial' effect on people/ said Frias.
Eventually, the constant negativis~
starts having adverse effects on Chicano
youths. For example, . if our youths
start believing the stereotypical role of
Chicanos as criminals, then they begin
committing criminal acts .
The coalition feels that prison is not
the answer that Chicanos need to be
comprehended.
The coalition has a non-traditional
approach in dealing with barrio war-
they see brothers and sisters getting
hurt. The youths after seeing people
they love victimized start confusing justice with vengeance. "'Their hearts
are poisoned with the hate that they see.
This hate turns them against others "'
said Frias. ·
'
Frias describes barrio warfare as a
world of "madness."' A madness which is
difficult to deal with, but has to be
stopped . The coalition to stop barrio
warfare was formed for this purpose.
"The coalition was formed to bring
unity, peace, and justice to the barrios,"'
Frias said.
youths deal with all the negative elements that exist against them. We're
trying to direct the youths in a positive
direction,"' Frias said.
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Complaint filed against -
(see centerspread for photo)
Cantlla Creek School Disf
.
by Yolanda Granados
In Cantua Creek-a rural town about
45 miles Southwest of Fresno-parents
are acting affirmatively to secure the
rights to participate in the education of
their children, according to Ron Jackson,
a California Rural Legal Assistance
Attorney.
'\
·,.
"I have been on the School Advisory
Committee for two years . I have never
received any training, so that I didn't
know what my duties were .. And when I _
asked I was ignored,"'. _Ag~ilera said .
Also, teachers and other employees
who are sympathetic to parent concerns
are singled out for job pressure and
harassment.
. #Parents have been excluded from any
involvement in their children's education. The school superintendent and
"Chicano parents and teachers want
school board discourage any kind of- to get involved but have been discourpa_rent input in school policy," Jackson aged," said Aguilera.
·
said.
.
·- - ·
- - - --The parents started· action -about a
year ago, after Clarence Dilts was seThe Cantua Creek parents have filed lected as school superintendent without
an administrative complaint with the their input.
'
Fresno County Department of Educa"As soon as Dilts came in he started
tion . The complaint alleges numerous
violations of federal and state laws and changing things. He started by reassignregulations requiring that parents be ing teachers. He put teachers that were
involved in the planning, and evaluating teaching 8th grade down to 3rd grade, a
of programs funded to meet the special 7th grade teacher to teach 1st grade.
needs of educationally disadvantaged
students. Programs such as the bilingual Th~se were teachers who had been
education program which is legally in- teaching for 10 to 25 years. A couple of
the teachers resigned. The parents
uate in numerous respects.
-didn't like it so we started a petition
supporting the teachers,* Aguilera said.
The complaint is accompanied by 12
The petition was signed by 127 pardeclarations describing problems the
parents faced with the superintendent ents of the 200 to 300 students that
attend the school. When the parents
and with school board.
·
brought this petition before the school
The declarations state how parents
board they were only given three minwere prohibited from being on the school
utes to address the board.
grounds for more than one-.half hour per
. According to Aguilera, Dilts did not
week, that school superintendent Clarence Dilts has told a parent who was in- give any reason for the reassignment
quiring abut her son's suspension was only that he was going to run the school
not given any information other that his way and no one was going to change
his mind.
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Dilts said he could do as he pleased.
Aguilera along with three other Chicanos will be running for a position on
..Our kids are being suspended with- the !-chool board on June 2.
out notification," said Emily Aguilera,
Meanwhile CRLA is expecting a hearParent spokesperson .
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with the County who will tnvestigate
The parents also c~arge that the
Pr~g~am quality is inadequate, that the complaint and issue a report.
~raining has not been provided either to
"We have a strong case . We have 6-9
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~dividual . parents or the School Ad- complaintents and we have many teachvisory Council.
ers supporting them," Jackson said.
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· .:axe·t>-~La voz de Aztlan--May 14, 1981
Bilingual ballot:
''sensitive issue''
-by Lourdes Villarreal
The Fresno City Council met May 5,
1981, at 5:50 p.m. to discuss what
Chairperson Bruce Bronzan called a
"sensitive issue" -th_e bilingual b~llot.
In favor of the resolution spoke two
elderly gentlemen. One of the gentleman said that having the Bilingual Ballot
created a stigma on Chicanos, while the
other elderly citizen argued that people·
should know English before wanting to ·
vote in this country. The latter ended by
asking, "Why should we (English
speaking citizens) pay for their (Hispanics) hPritage?"
The issue in question was the elimination of the Bilingual Ballot which Councilman Jeff Reich presented to the City
CSUF Professor Frank Garcia reBoard . Reich stated that such a resolusumed
the opposing side of the argution would eliminate costs confusion, administrative problems, and violations of ment by manifesting his astonishment
at the proposal to eliminate the Bilingual
the Melting Pot conceot .
·
Ballot. Dr. Garcia said, "The Constitution does not say that English should be
the only language in this country!" He
After Reich's introduction, Mayor added, "This is a human rights issue."
Martinez of Parlier took the opposing Dr . Garcia rejected what he called the
side of the issue . Mayor Martinez began "boiling pot concept" and suggested inby stating, "The elimination of the stead the "salad bowl prospective."
Bilingual Ballot is contradictory to the
Voting Rights Act of 1%5." He elab- His concluding statements expanded on
orated by saying that the Hispanic con- the notion that this country was based on
tributions to this nation had been un- a heterogeneous society and not on a
justly ignored . Mayor Martinez said,
"Hispanics have worked the fields, "boil down" process of homogeneous in- •.
fought the wars, and faced racism and ·dividuals.
discrimination." He further declared
that the Bilingual Ballot was not an unBy 6:30 p .m . the meeting came to an
American issue.
"Denying people
assistance," said Mayor Martinez, end as Chairperson Bronzan stated that
"on such grounds is, indeed, more un- the Board would be losin2 some of its
American ." Mayor Martinez concluded
stating, "Today you (the city board) vote
for or against the Hispanic community members and that the meeting simply
because this is how strongly the com- could not continue . The audience in
munity feels today ."
Councilman Bill Johnson then asked,
"Mayor Martinez, how long do you think
the Bilingual Ballot should be used here
(Fresno)?" To which Mayor Martinez
answered, "As long as there is a need,
and as long as there is a border out there
(Mexico), the Bilingual Ballot will be
needed."
.. --Letters
at_tendance, compromising a majority ot
CSUF students and CSUF staff members, protested to the closure but with no
avail. Thus, it was decided that the
discussion of the Bilingual Ballot would
be renewed on Monday morning at
9:00 a .m. on May 18th .
(cont.)
when at the same time La Raza Studies tivities and issues that MECHA was
and Ethnic Studies are being threatened. involved would require a full edition of
The underlying intentions of the stu- La Voz . However, I would like to condent affirmative program are purely gratulate the MECHA board and spemonetary with disregard to Chicano · cifically Lily Espinoza and Geraldo
needs.
Conzalez for the time and effort that they
dedicated to MECHA. The Chicano
I
Youth Conference committee (subcomThese are but a few issues that have - mittee of MECHA) must be singled out
confronted Chicano students this past for their very successful conference this
academic year, and in every case, CSUF past January . The ritlmber of hours
Chicano students have been in the fore- that this committee put in was phenomenal. I would like to personally
front dealing with these issues. I have congratulate Jay Sepulveda, David
had the opportunity of being advisor Torres, and Geraldo Gonzalez for their
and working with MECHA, Chicano effective leadership. T he Semana de
Youd, Conference, Semana de La Raza, La Raza Committee (subcommittee of
and with the Chicano Commencement MECHA) deserves recognition for their
Committee, and I must emphatically very successful Cinco de Mayo week .
state that the students serving on these Again, congratulations to the committee
organizations and committees did an and specifically to Cathy Gonzalez and
outstanding job. To menti~n all the ac- Elpidio Rodarte tor all their hard work.
Hernandez new
·EOP director
After a ten-statewide search through·out the Southwest and after screening
approximately 40 applicants, CSUF's
Educational Opportunity Program has a
new director.
Robert Hernandez met with students,
people from the community, and administrators on campus during the selection process before finally being appointed EOP director.
An avid photographer and ex-EOP
assistant director, Hernandez has been
associated with EOP since 1969 when he
As a follow-up on the issue, La Voz interviewed CSUF Dr. Teresa Perez. Dr _
Teresa Perez told La Voz that the
Hispanic community had to mobilize in
order to fight Reich's proposed resolution . She stated that the public should
be aware of the domino effect the
Bilingual Ballot would create if eliminated. She added that Councilman
Reich was in essence testing his conservative strength with the Board and
the community.
- When asked about the actual statistics
of the usage of the Bilinaual Ballot,
Dr. Teresa Perez explained that there
were no such statistics because the
voting process was an all punch-out
method which did not distinguish between English and Spanish or visa
was one of the first EOP students.
"1 've received really good experience workin·g with the staff that's here
and with all the people that's been involved with EOP," said Hernandez.
As EOP director, Hernandez feels that
it is important to evaluate what he does
in order to provide for improvement.
"Our program philosophy is 'going in
the right direction and looking forward .'
I really am excited about this position
and I 'm very much looking forward to
it," added Hernandez.
versa. Furthermore, she emphasized
that the Bilingual Ballot i~sue was not an
English vs. Spanish issue. She added,
"There are many Hispanics who are
English speakers, yet they feel more
comfortable in Spanish. They are also
better informed in Spanish."
Concluding the interview, Dr. Teresa
Perez urged the public to monitor the
Board's actions and to tune-in to public
-broadcasts and-Radio .Bilingue for more
information. She also praised the concern CSUF students demonstrated at
the Board meeting saying, "I am very
proud of the students; They can make
the difference!"
r
The Chicano Commentement Committee
which is composed of student, staff,
and faculty is in the process of finalizing
the last of this year· s Chicano activities
on this campus . Once again, I feel compelled to mention names of individuals
who have sacrificed their time and energy to a worthy cause . Manuel Olgin
and Pancha Pena have been the axle of
the committee which is organizing Chicano • Commencement ceremonies on
May 23, 1981.
Recognition should aiso be given to
all the members of Las Adelitas , Chicano
Business Student Association, Chicanos
in Law Chicanos in Education, and
Chicano's in Health . Their cooperation
with MECHA and their spirit of Unidad
should not go unmentioned . Commendation is also due to the staff of La Voz for
their excellent work throughout this
past semester.
Although this letter was intended to
pay homage to the students, I feel that
special recognition must also be given to
Manuel Perez, Theresa Perez, and Bob
Fischer for the involvement and the support that they have given Chicano students on this campus .
In closing , I would like to .say that you ,
the students, who were rnvolved this
past year, have lived up to the name
·CHICANO. for those who kicked
back, and just let things happen, it ·s
never too late. J urge you to join the rest
of us in our struggle for social justice
an~ equality . Que Viva el movimiento Y
nu !Stra r.aza (un grito).
Sincerely,
Ernesto Martinez
MECHA Advisor
. . La Raza Studies
' ."
La Voz de Aztlan--May 14, 1981--Paae 7
Boycott on Coors "firme"
D
E. ··, A .. z T l
A N
· : By Gerardo Conzalez
CONTRiBUTIONS FROM
THE STUDENT .·c oMMUNJTr.
FCC protest:
Damaging nostalgia
by Sylvia G. Castro
As we continue to progress into the
80's our country seems to be taking a .
jolting turn to the Right. Esoeciallv wi th · and at which this point Cathy Rivera,
Reagan in office, we're sure to see some Lee was quoted as including wF<k
changes-some changes seemingly you too" in her closing remarks. Both
taking a step backward toward nostalgia. senators Gutierrez and Devant left the
For example, a popular fad hi~ing thi_s meeting where a vote was made on the
country is 'New Wave' with the,ir proposal and failed. Rivera felt the
music and styles a re-make of the 50 s · . senate purposely waited till they left ·
and early 60's. Even here , among our to cast a vote on the matter.
hermanos-los cholitos y cholitas, are
into the 'Oldies,' re1iving the days of
May Day events-were allocated 51700
the zootsuit and El Pachuco back in •the · to stage a barbeque, a belly-dancer,
40's and SO's. Music and fashions etc. Rivera stated th~t over the Spring
aren't the only ideas taking a step to. Break a· sub<ommittee was formed and
the past, politics and social views are met in which Doug Peterson, Dean of
"right" in there too. The "May Day" pro- Student Affairs, was aware of.
test rally held at Fresno City College
on Friday May 1st is a prime example.
These public statements made by Lee,
It was a reincarnation of the political and the senate decision were not taken
60's when Civil Rights were a hot issue, lightly. Soon a campaign was ~odged
racism was a deadly sin, and demonstra- . against the May Day eve!'ts. This. w~s
tions were a regular part of college life. not the first program denied to mmonties. Both PAU and the Indian movement
were denied funds for their programs.
The rally was sparked by the response FCC turned to its camales at CSUF and
and remarks made at the student sen- · the community and were joined in the ef- .
ate meeting held at Fresno City College fort to protest what was felt to be an o~ton april 21st. Larry Rivera, MEChA right racist attitude by representative
member. at FCC, was present during Lee and possibly the rest of the senate,
the meeting. He said that MEChA had . and the abuse of the true ']leaning of In. come to the senate meeting to make a
proposal for funds for Cinco de Mayo
activities and was turned down because ternational May Day. They felt that
the money was being used for the May clowns, a cheerleader dunking booth',
Day events. MEChA was asking for and a "'carnival,• was no way to commemorate a day in which so many laborers fought and died for the right to
$1400. Rivera also stated that MEChA 's form labor unions and the 8-hour day.
proposal was literally laughed at by the They also felt that May Day is rarely
senate with exception .of two senators: celebrated in the U.S., instead Labor
Rudy Gutierrez, also a MEChA member, Day serves this purpose-so why all of
and Richard Devant a member · of the a sudden a grand celebration on this
PAU. When the decision was challenged day?
for a reason on this response and behavior, Kelly Lee, student representaA protest rally began at 4 p.m. and
tive, led the conversation pointing out groups were gathering steadily with
members from: MEChA (FCC and CSUF
and Chicano Youth Center), PAU
(FCC and CSUF), CSUF Alliance, Latin-American Support Committee, Palesthat Cinco de Mayo would only serve a tinian students. and Indian students.
smaller sect of people and whereas May Campus police were also prepared as
Day would include the entire campus they began to form an invisible barrier
population. Toward the end of the meet- arou'nd the Mav Dav pic11ic grounds.
ing , the cQnversation became heated
Continued on pqe 8
between Lee and Tutierrez about the
importance of Cinco de Mayo . Lee was
Quoted as lashin2 out some profane
remarks as "F<k Cinco - de Mayo"
Contrary to the belief among many in
the Chicano community, the boycott of
Coors beer is- still on and firme in
Califas.
A few yea~s ago, several
Chicano organizations, such as, California M.A.P.A. and the National C.I.
Forum and others lifted their ban on
Coors. This may have led to the false belief within the Chicano community that
the boycott on Coors was cancelled.
As.a result, the name of Coors is now
beginning to appear on the advertisements of several Chicano programs,
magazines, and events. Coors now advertises billboards on the "'Decade of the
Hispanic"' and a Latino holding a can of
Coors with the words "'Taste the high
Country, Donde quiera usted"' which is
an attempt to show that Coors has a
bilingual flavor.
I
The inhumane working conditions t~at
led to the walkout of 1,500 workers aneluded mandatory lie detector tests,
obtrusive personal questions such as,
What is your religion? Have you had any
extramarital affairs? What are your
sexual habits, ~referenc~s.,. and . practices? Have you ever part1c1pated many
type of march, riot, sit-in, or demonstation? These are just a few of the blata~t
invasions of privacy. Refusal. to sub_m,t
to a lie detector test can mean ,mmechate
discharge.
The Coors company has been able to
"'buy · into"' several Chicano businesses .
and community organizations through
their high money offers and contributions, propaganda of strong "'Mexican
Affirmative Action programs", and supposedly improved wages and conditions
for the workers of their brewery.
C~s also employs private security
forces which have the power to search
any male or female employee and even
,his/her locker and car. Employees can
also be made to submit to physical examinations which the union states is
"employed to weed out certain employees." Other grounds for discharge are
speaking against Coors products . and
, "'the willful! refusal to cross a picket
line."' William Coors, once .Pu~licly
.states "'You have the const1tut1onal
right ~ot to work at Coors"', which means
that if you want to work for Coors don't
expect any protected rights.
. The truth is that the AFL-CIO union
which called for the strike and boycott
is still in effect. Organized labor, spearheaded by the AFL-CIO, directs the
national boycott. Endorsers of the boycott include all labor unions, the United
Farm Workers of America (U.F.W.),
Partido La Raza Unida, California
chapters of The C.I. Forum, and League
of United Latin American Communities
(L.U.L.A.C.). Recently, at the National
M.E.Ch.A Conference in Phoenix,
ArizQna a resolutjon to continue support
for the boycott was passed. In addition,
the Associated Students Senates at nine
California universities have endorsed the
boycott. The boycott does have legit: imate support from students and communities in California.
Joseph Coors, during a senate hearing
admitted contributing money to the Jo~n
Birch Society, a right-wing extremist
organization which has goals _to return. to
the glorious days of the White America
superpower. Joseph 9><>r~ also stated
that · he opposed the E.R.A. and h~s
admitted donating money to Phyllis
Schafly, the chief spokesperson for
the anti-ERA movement.
He has
also contributed heavily to the Mountain
State Legal Defense Fund, a reactionary
anti-environmentalist
group
once
headed by James Watt who is now
Reagan's Secretary of Interior. T~e
group has been buying rich farmland m
western Virginia at the expense of lony
settled Mennonite families.
The boycott has been successful at
reducing the sale of Coors. Since the
· initiation of the boycott, Coors has suffered a 76% loss in profits. In 1976,
Coors spent 9 million dollars in advertising in 11 states. Last year it spent
90 million in 19 states. Before the boycott, Coors enjoyed 45% of the beer
sales in California, now it profits only
18%.
It is reported that Coors ha~ plans t(
use the land to build a giant brewery.
The intent is to open an East coast base
because the strong support of. t~e. boycott on the west coast has d1mm1shed
their profits.
.
.
At a recent anti-Klan conference m
East Los Angeles it was stated that the
Coors family has been identified as .a
contributor to the Ku Klux Klan· TO th ~s
Despite these statements, Coors con- day Coors persistently argues that it
tinues to have a poor record of sincere has' never donated money to the J o~n
minority hiring practices. The Colorado Birch Society or the KKK despite
Civil Rights Commission found the com- documentation that Joseph Coors has
pany guilty of racial discrimination in contributed to the former·
the firing of a black employee in 1969.
The Equal Opportunities Commission
· In summary, the reasons for the
filed legal charges against Coors. However, when workers were striking national boycott still exist. Coors has not
against discrimination and bad working sincerely attempted to improve con. ditions for its workers. Coors has not
conditions at the brewery in Colden,
given Chicanos better working opportunities. The arbitrary and u~demoColorado, Coors took advantage of the cratic rules employed by Coors ignores
high unemployed minority population ithe dignity and human riah~ of workers ..
and hired minority strike breakers. The
charges against Coors were dropped as ,,,,
Continued on _p ap I
a result of an out of court settlement,
which did not improve hiring practices.
Page 8--La Voz de Aztlan--May 14, H11
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DedicatiOn
To: La Coneja·de Sanger
Madre Mia
Ahora que el tiempo y la distancia
de tu presencia !Tie ha separado,
Madre m(a, yo quisiera confesarte
que tu imagen - jamis de mi mente se ha alejado.
Las palabras se ahogan en mi alma·
Y yo me pregunto el porque
no he sabido demostrarte jl gran amor
que por ti siente mi corazon.
/
THE LORD IS THE ANSWER
Hurting memories,
of what we use to be.
But how I finally found what I was
looking for
in you,
deep inside me.
Because now I realize
that it wasn't you;
It wasn't me
but instead ~s,
that tore apart the beauty
of our love .
Always fighting about yesterday.
And imaginary lovers that were · never
there.
Never stopping
enough in between
to tell each other how much we
really-cared.
And then lately,
I felt as if all was lost·
and my heart hal beeri pierced by
Satan's sword .
But now I have been saved
for deep inside me,
'
I have found the Lord.
For the Lord has touched me
in a very special way.
'
The Lord has forgiven me
and for this,
'
I praise him every day.
So if you feel you are lost,
and know not which way
to turn ;
Then come,
join me;
to love Him, to praise Him,
and to forever live
in his Kingdom of
Divine Eternity.
THE EYES OF THE LORD
Come with me,
and see through the eyes
of the Lord,
the beauty of his eternal love,
this,
and all so much more.
So let us leave behrnd
the life of sin,
and pray with God
that we may walk
hand in hand
again.
God Bless_You.
Love,
El Nariz de Fresno
I
Por eso, ;,1adre mia, deja que hoy en
esJed,a
mis lav.imas rocen tus lindas mejill~
v acar1c1ame, como cuando yo era nma;
Como cuando in mis arranques de
1mpruaenc1a
y loca rebeldia, tu solias sonretf,
pues bien comprendfas mi falta de
madurez .
Deja entonces que hoy bese tus manos
cansadas por el peso de la vida. /
Y arrodillada ante ti me postrare
para ver mi imagen reflejada
en la luz de tu mira9a.
Y sonrie. Madre mta,
que no quiero v~r tristeza
en tu semblante;
quiero ver solo alegrfa.
Lourdes Villarreal
FCC
C~SA inchided WOil!eil fn fhefr
recent raquetball tournament.
COORS
-
(cont.)
(cont.)
Although Coors has manapd to at·
FCC MEChA . presfde~t, Ralph ConRivera ~rsonally felt this demonstratract a few buyers within the Chicano
zalez led the march in a oeacP.ful rf P- tion united people from different cultural
community (Coors has donated $200,00)
monstration a~d strongly stressed backgrounds and made them stronger.
"Pt:AU:t-UL" to show the public that · He also felt that they
proved
the to Hispanic groups) this does not mean
that rt has _support of the .Chicano c:omwe are a civilized people and not the . "others' wrong when they showed how
munity. The success of the bcJvcotl
'animal radicals' they perceive us to be. peaceful they were. He said that after
Rows of people were formed with some the rally the FCC senate was planning . speaks for itself. All of the Chicano community should be aware of the dehumancarrying signs saying "Viva Cinco de to file suit agairrst FCC MEChA, but
izing conditions employed.by Coors. • .
Mayo" and "Down with Racism" along added this was probably just a bluff to
~until Coors sincerely attempts to unwith chants such as "The people united, scare us off. Besides, a suit filed against
prove
workers rights and discard i~
will never be defeated." The marchers FCC MEChA would mean a suit against
tactics of intimidation, the company will
took a break and sat on the grass to National MEChA !
suffer a strong and unified boycott from
listen to some inspirational words of wisthe Chicano community.
dom from some speakers. Among them
were CSUF La Raza Studies faculty
member, Ernesto Martinez. Lillie Espinosa, president of MEChA at CSUF
dramatically stated that the May Day de~
cision over Cinco de Mayo was a part of
a conservative wave taking over this
country. "It's not just _happening here,
it's everywhere," she warned, "it's a
form of cultural genocide." She stressed
that with Reagan in office and here in
Fresno County, the Reich brothers,
this was only a beginning to the type of
treatment to be expected.
After the speakers, they re-banded
and formed two long rows and marched
around the May Day festivities, which
were located near the bookstore. The
turn-out for the May Day events was
very low, thus the event was unsuccessful . At one point, one MEChA member recalled that during the march
Kelly Lee made an appearan,:e before
the demonstrators and curtsied before
disappearing back into the bookstore.
The rally was over at approximately
6:30 p.m., which was felt to be a success because its main purpose was to
boycott the May Day festivities and urge
others to do so also. With such a low
turn-out for the event, they had succeeded.
· Arts on the Mall
Dovvntovvn Attraction
The Burroughs School Mexican Folkloric Dance Troupe was the opening
event of the City of Fresno's ~rts on
the Mall series. The nine week pro~
gram (May 8-July 3) will feature a different Fresno arts group every Friday
at noon on the Mariposa Mall in Downtown Fresno.
The series will present concerts, dance
or theatre performances, and art demonstrations for noontime entertainment of shoppers, visitors, and downtown employees.
·
Sponsored by the Cultural Arts division, organized under the Parks and
Recreation Department, the Arts on the
Mall program is one of many attempts to
attract attention to Fresno's downtown
area.
The Cultural Arts division has been
working on plans for a "Heritage Festival" for the past two years. They applied for funding from the National
Endowment of the Arts and asked the
City of Fresno for S40,000; however,
they were rejected by the City council.
Since ttien, they have been seeking private contributions.
The proposed HFestival" would in·
dude six days of parades, art activities,
seminars, and food sales. Chicanos
Blacks, Japanese, and many other eth·
nic groups would be highlighted in the
event. For more information about the
Festival or any other activity, contact
Neila J akl at 488-1181.
Art groups who will be participating
in the ·Arts on the Mall series include
May 1s-.:Kubota Dance Organization
{Japanese Dancing);
May 22-Fresno Fiber Guild;
May 29-0ya Dance Troupe (African
Dancing);
June 5-Kefi Dancers (Greek);
June 12-Teatro Del Valle;
J une 19-Fresno Musical Club;
June 26-Ballet Folklorico & Mar·
imba;
July
3-California
~
Festival Apprentices.
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EDITORIAL.
A final message
"unidos venceremos"
It seems· like just yesterday that I was rejected, I mean ·
elected editor of La Voz de Aztlan and now this semes.ter' s over. Being editor of a Chicano publication is really
something special. It gives one· the power to use: a
medium for the benefit of nuestra raza. As one of the
. very few Chicano journalism. majors here at CSUF, I fee1
that both my cultural awareness and my professional
goals have been enriched.
·
There is so much that is going on that affects or will
affect our Raza, yet I've found that there are so many of
us who decide to kick back ·and take care of our own·
heads. We~..-must start doing · something : about this, ·
espe_g.ally"!fow with inflation, une.mployment, and worst .
,of-al], President Reagan upon us. We must have to speak
louder so they can hear us, not be more passive. · If I
couJd roll up all of our problems into one solution, I'd say
"unity" is that solution . Venceremos unidos, no solos.
Too many times we have to work alone on our problems,
due to student apathy, disagreements, chisme, or whatever other pendejadas.
We put ourselves apart from each
'
r
other and the system takes advantage of that. Raza
must learn from past experience. How did farmwork
finally get' their human r~ghts and · unionize? Uni
How did we get Chicanos elected as Valley mayors
Unidos. How will we stop U.S. intervention in El S
vador? Unidos. Juntos venceremos_, solos perderemos.
1-' d also like to encourage Chicanos to think abo
· journalism as a possible major. We need Raza in jour
nalism. There are Chicanos established in the media
fields who will support you and help you out. Next to
God, the media is the most powerful entity on Earth, let
·us be some of the controllers behind this. entity .
Finally, I'd like to say . that the greatest pleasure l
received this semester was finding so much support when
I least expected it. I.could not end this final note without
giving mis gracias sinceras to the people who supported
me and helped me out. I'd like to give thanks to La Raza
studies faculty: Ernie, Teresa, Chuy, and Dr. Orozco,
·MEChA, ·Jerry Conzales and Lilly Espinoza (Sha I)
·Professor Rehart, Margaret Heinan, to all those w
contributed on "Voces de Aztlan,"-and most of all, tom
-. underpaid, overworked staff.
Que siga la lucha y
que viva la Raza I
Fernando Quintero
Editor
LE.ITERS TO THE.EDITOR
La Raza .studies professor comments
Dear Editor:
Now that the academic school year ·is
about to end, I would like to take this
opportunity to personally share my
thoughts and feelings to all Chicano students at CSUF who are actively involved
in the Chicano Movement.
Throughout the year, we have witnessed many issues that were reminiscent of the 1960's and early 70's. The
-social problems that plagued Chicanos
and other minorities have managed to
emerge once again. In the last couple of
years, we have witnessed the resurgence
of the Klan and its racist philosophy as
advoc -'ted by many of the "silent or
moral majority." Racism is alive and doing well not only on this campus but
campuses throughout California_ One
only has to remember the recent fictional article written in the Insight
and some of the problems that La Voz
and the Uhuru has had with the Collegian. We cannot forget the recen·t remarks that a Fresno City College senator
said about · Cinco de Mayo. Racism
should not ~lerated by students in
this university or any other educational
institution . I would like to commend
those students, Chicano, Black, White
and Iranian for their active participation · in the COJlition against Racism
Committee on this campus.
The problems of the draft and its in.;i'
herent conseqyence are here once again
to afflict (:hicanos and Blacks. Coupled
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with this, is the issue of El Salvador,
❖the Vietnam of the 80's. Chicanos must ·
look at this issue very seriously . If
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called upon, are we as Chicanos going to '
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fight our Latino brothers and sisters in ·
support, of U.S. Imperialism? The Latin
··:-F
American Support Committee must be
recognized and applauded for its heroic
,,
efforts for bringing awareness not only "· --.
to students but to the community .
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The Reagan administration's budget_
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cuts will certainly have its impact on
Chicanos and Blacks. The curtailment on
student loans and the probability of
tuition, once again, will make it very
difficult for you and nuestra gente to obtain a higher education. Associated with
this problem is the issue of La· Raza
Studies and Ethnic Studies . ·There
are certain elements on this campus who
would like to see the dismantlement -of
these programs. Norman Baxter may not s;;.,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. . , ._ _ _ _ _ ___,.
be here but the cohorts who ·supported
him and his policies in the 60's and 70's
are still making their "movidas ." The
La Voz de Aztlan staff L-R:Robert Hernandez, Maria
current G.E. Proposal may intensify the
struggle of the La Raza Studies Program Lourdes Villarreal, Fernando Quintero, Yolanda Gr
~t this University . It's ironic that this Richard R(os, Sylvia Vidal. Not pictured: Margarita M
in~tution is trying to implement a
·
"Student Affirmative Action" program Olivia Lucio, and Ruben Garza.
Continu~ on paae 6
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La Vox de Aztlan--May 14, 1981--Page 3
.Barrio Warfare
''disease''
By Yolanda Granados
Over 500 Chicanos were killed -last ·
year in barrio warfare-a "disease"
which is quickly spreading throughout
the barrios of California, according to
Gus Frias, founder of the Coalition to
end Barrio Warfare.
#Barrio warfare is a disease affecting
everyone. A disease leading to Chicano
self-destruction ," said Frias to a group of
CSUF students during Semana De La
Raza. *It's affecting everyone yet
apathy exists among our Raza. Instead of helping the Chicanos in the barrio, Raza is turning their back on them."
According to Frias the youth are surrounded with negative attitudes and
values being co·nveyed by society,
government, media, and even Raza .
fare. The coalition is a grass-root organization which helps counsel the family
after a death of a son or daughter.
The youths are constantly living in
terror. The coalition wants to help ease
the pain and help stop the rumors of a
death before they get out of hand.
The coalition holds conferences
throughout California ra,smg consciousness and training Chicanos in
organizational skills teaching them to be
good role models and teaching action
implementation . They seek to recruit
people to help work with the youths.
"Most of all we're trying to h~lp our
According to Frias , the youths see
hate everywhere . At home, they see
parents victimized and in the streets
The youths are lab~led as criminals,
drug addicts and gang members .
"ln·california a Chicano seen wearing
khakis, a white t-shirt, and a pendleton
is stereotyped as a gang m·e mber, with
the term 'gang' having an 'antisocial' effect on people/ said Frias.
Eventually, the constant negativis~
starts having adverse effects on Chicano
youths. For example, . if our youths
start believing the stereotypical role of
Chicanos as criminals, then they begin
committing criminal acts .
The coalition feels that prison is not
the answer that Chicanos need to be
comprehended.
The coalition has a non-traditional
approach in dealing with barrio war-
they see brothers and sisters getting
hurt. The youths after seeing people
they love victimized start confusing justice with vengeance. "'Their hearts
are poisoned with the hate that they see.
This hate turns them against others "'
said Frias. ·
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Frias describes barrio warfare as a
world of "madness."' A madness which is
difficult to deal with, but has to be
stopped . The coalition to stop barrio
warfare was formed for this purpose.
"The coalition was formed to bring
unity, peace, and justice to the barrios,"'
Frias said.
youths deal with all the negative elements that exist against them. We're
trying to direct the youths in a positive
direction,"' Frias said.
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Complaint filed against -
(see centerspread for photo)
Cantlla Creek School Disf
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by Yolanda Granados
In Cantua Creek-a rural town about
45 miles Southwest of Fresno-parents
are acting affirmatively to secure the
rights to participate in the education of
their children, according to Ron Jackson,
a California Rural Legal Assistance
Attorney.
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"I have been on the School Advisory
Committee for two years . I have never
received any training, so that I didn't
know what my duties were .. And when I _
asked I was ignored,"'. _Ag~ilera said .
Also, teachers and other employees
who are sympathetic to parent concerns
are singled out for job pressure and
harassment.
. #Parents have been excluded from any
involvement in their children's education. The school superintendent and
"Chicano parents and teachers want
school board discourage any kind of- to get involved but have been discourpa_rent input in school policy," Jackson aged," said Aguilera.
·
said.
.
·- - ·
- - - --The parents started· action -about a
year ago, after Clarence Dilts was seThe Cantua Creek parents have filed lected as school superintendent without
an administrative complaint with the their input.
'
Fresno County Department of Educa"As soon as Dilts came in he started
tion . The complaint alleges numerous
violations of federal and state laws and changing things. He started by reassignregulations requiring that parents be ing teachers. He put teachers that were
involved in the planning, and evaluating teaching 8th grade down to 3rd grade, a
of programs funded to meet the special 7th grade teacher to teach 1st grade.
needs of educationally disadvantaged
students. Programs such as the bilingual Th~se were teachers who had been
education program which is legally in- teaching for 10 to 25 years. A couple of
the teachers resigned. The parents
uate in numerous respects.
-didn't like it so we started a petition
supporting the teachers,* Aguilera said.
The complaint is accompanied by 12
The petition was signed by 127 pardeclarations describing problems the
parents faced with the superintendent ents of the 200 to 300 students that
attend the school. When the parents
and with school board.
·
brought this petition before the school
The declarations state how parents
board they were only given three minwere prohibited from being on the school
utes to address the board.
grounds for more than one-.half hour per
. According to Aguilera, Dilts did not
week, that school superintendent Clarence Dilts has told a parent who was in- give any reason for the reassignment
quiring abut her son's suspension was only that he was going to run the school
not given any information other that his way and no one was going to change
his mind.
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Dilts said he could do as he pleased.
Aguilera along with three other Chicanos will be running for a position on
..Our kids are being suspended with- the !-chool board on June 2.
out notification," said Emily Aguilera,
Meanwhile CRLA is expecting a hearParent spokesperson .
·
ing
with the County who will tnvestigate
The parents also c~arge that the
Pr~g~am quality is inadequate, that the complaint and issue a report.
~raining has not been provided either to
"We have a strong case . We have 6-9
1
~dividual . parents or the School Ad- complaintents and we have many teachvisory Council.
ers supporting them," Jackson said.
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· .:axe·t>-~La voz de Aztlan--May 14, 1981
Bilingual ballot:
''sensitive issue''
-by Lourdes Villarreal
The Fresno City Council met May 5,
1981, at 5:50 p.m. to discuss what
Chairperson Bruce Bronzan called a
"sensitive issue" -th_e bilingual b~llot.
In favor of the resolution spoke two
elderly gentlemen. One of the gentleman said that having the Bilingual Ballot
created a stigma on Chicanos, while the
other elderly citizen argued that people·
should know English before wanting to ·
vote in this country. The latter ended by
asking, "Why should we (English
speaking citizens) pay for their (Hispanics) hPritage?"
The issue in question was the elimination of the Bilingual Ballot which Councilman Jeff Reich presented to the City
CSUF Professor Frank Garcia reBoard . Reich stated that such a resolusumed
the opposing side of the argution would eliminate costs confusion, administrative problems, and violations of ment by manifesting his astonishment
at the proposal to eliminate the Bilingual
the Melting Pot conceot .
·
Ballot. Dr. Garcia said, "The Constitution does not say that English should be
the only language in this country!" He
After Reich's introduction, Mayor added, "This is a human rights issue."
Martinez of Parlier took the opposing Dr . Garcia rejected what he called the
side of the issue . Mayor Martinez began "boiling pot concept" and suggested inby stating, "The elimination of the stead the "salad bowl prospective."
Bilingual Ballot is contradictory to the
Voting Rights Act of 1%5." He elab- His concluding statements expanded on
orated by saying that the Hispanic con- the notion that this country was based on
tributions to this nation had been un- a heterogeneous society and not on a
justly ignored . Mayor Martinez said,
"Hispanics have worked the fields, "boil down" process of homogeneous in- •.
fought the wars, and faced racism and ·dividuals.
discrimination." He further declared
that the Bilingual Ballot was not an unBy 6:30 p .m . the meeting came to an
American issue.
"Denying people
assistance," said Mayor Martinez, end as Chairperson Bronzan stated that
"on such grounds is, indeed, more un- the Board would be losin2 some of its
American ." Mayor Martinez concluded
stating, "Today you (the city board) vote
for or against the Hispanic community members and that the meeting simply
because this is how strongly the com- could not continue . The audience in
munity feels today ."
Councilman Bill Johnson then asked,
"Mayor Martinez, how long do you think
the Bilingual Ballot should be used here
(Fresno)?" To which Mayor Martinez
answered, "As long as there is a need,
and as long as there is a border out there
(Mexico), the Bilingual Ballot will be
needed."
.. --Letters
at_tendance, compromising a majority ot
CSUF students and CSUF staff members, protested to the closure but with no
avail. Thus, it was decided that the
discussion of the Bilingual Ballot would
be renewed on Monday morning at
9:00 a .m. on May 18th .
(cont.)
when at the same time La Raza Studies tivities and issues that MECHA was
and Ethnic Studies are being threatened. involved would require a full edition of
The underlying intentions of the stu- La Voz . However, I would like to condent affirmative program are purely gratulate the MECHA board and spemonetary with disregard to Chicano · cifically Lily Espinoza and Geraldo
needs.
Conzalez for the time and effort that they
dedicated to MECHA. The Chicano
I
Youth Conference committee (subcomThese are but a few issues that have - mittee of MECHA) must be singled out
confronted Chicano students this past for their very successful conference this
academic year, and in every case, CSUF past January . The ritlmber of hours
Chicano students have been in the fore- that this committee put in was phenomenal. I would like to personally
front dealing with these issues. I have congratulate Jay Sepulveda, David
had the opportunity of being advisor Torres, and Geraldo Gonzalez for their
and working with MECHA, Chicano effective leadership. T he Semana de
Youd, Conference, Semana de La Raza, La Raza Committee (subcommittee of
and with the Chicano Commencement MECHA) deserves recognition for their
Committee, and I must emphatically very successful Cinco de Mayo week .
state that the students serving on these Again, congratulations to the committee
organizations and committees did an and specifically to Cathy Gonzalez and
outstanding job. To menti~n all the ac- Elpidio Rodarte tor all their hard work.
Hernandez new
·EOP director
After a ten-statewide search through·out the Southwest and after screening
approximately 40 applicants, CSUF's
Educational Opportunity Program has a
new director.
Robert Hernandez met with students,
people from the community, and administrators on campus during the selection process before finally being appointed EOP director.
An avid photographer and ex-EOP
assistant director, Hernandez has been
associated with EOP since 1969 when he
As a follow-up on the issue, La Voz interviewed CSUF Dr. Teresa Perez. Dr _
Teresa Perez told La Voz that the
Hispanic community had to mobilize in
order to fight Reich's proposed resolution . She stated that the public should
be aware of the domino effect the
Bilingual Ballot would create if eliminated. She added that Councilman
Reich was in essence testing his conservative strength with the Board and
the community.
- When asked about the actual statistics
of the usage of the Bilinaual Ballot,
Dr. Teresa Perez explained that there
were no such statistics because the
voting process was an all punch-out
method which did not distinguish between English and Spanish or visa
was one of the first EOP students.
"1 've received really good experience workin·g with the staff that's here
and with all the people that's been involved with EOP," said Hernandez.
As EOP director, Hernandez feels that
it is important to evaluate what he does
in order to provide for improvement.
"Our program philosophy is 'going in
the right direction and looking forward .'
I really am excited about this position
and I 'm very much looking forward to
it," added Hernandez.
versa. Furthermore, she emphasized
that the Bilingual Ballot i~sue was not an
English vs. Spanish issue. She added,
"There are many Hispanics who are
English speakers, yet they feel more
comfortable in Spanish. They are also
better informed in Spanish."
Concluding the interview, Dr. Teresa
Perez urged the public to monitor the
Board's actions and to tune-in to public
-broadcasts and-Radio .Bilingue for more
information. She also praised the concern CSUF students demonstrated at
the Board meeting saying, "I am very
proud of the students; They can make
the difference!"
r
The Chicano Commentement Committee
which is composed of student, staff,
and faculty is in the process of finalizing
the last of this year· s Chicano activities
on this campus . Once again, I feel compelled to mention names of individuals
who have sacrificed their time and energy to a worthy cause . Manuel Olgin
and Pancha Pena have been the axle of
the committee which is organizing Chicano • Commencement ceremonies on
May 23, 1981.
Recognition should aiso be given to
all the members of Las Adelitas , Chicano
Business Student Association, Chicanos
in Law Chicanos in Education, and
Chicano's in Health . Their cooperation
with MECHA and their spirit of Unidad
should not go unmentioned . Commendation is also due to the staff of La Voz for
their excellent work throughout this
past semester.
Although this letter was intended to
pay homage to the students, I feel that
special recognition must also be given to
Manuel Perez, Theresa Perez, and Bob
Fischer for the involvement and the support that they have given Chicano students on this campus .
In closing , I would like to .say that you ,
the students, who were rnvolved this
past year, have lived up to the name
·CHICANO. for those who kicked
back, and just let things happen, it ·s
never too late. J urge you to join the rest
of us in our struggle for social justice
an~ equality . Que Viva el movimiento Y
nu !Stra r.aza (un grito).
Sincerely,
Ernesto Martinez
MECHA Advisor
. . La Raza Studies
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La Voz de Aztlan--May 14, 1981--Paae 7
Boycott on Coors "firme"
D
E. ··, A .. z T l
A N
· : By Gerardo Conzalez
CONTRiBUTIONS FROM
THE STUDENT .·c oMMUNJTr.
FCC protest:
Damaging nostalgia
by Sylvia G. Castro
As we continue to progress into the
80's our country seems to be taking a .
jolting turn to the Right. Esoeciallv wi th · and at which this point Cathy Rivera,
Reagan in office, we're sure to see some Lee was quoted as including wF<k
changes-some changes seemingly you too" in her closing remarks. Both
taking a step backward toward nostalgia. senators Gutierrez and Devant left the
For example, a popular fad hi~ing thi_s meeting where a vote was made on the
country is 'New Wave' with the,ir proposal and failed. Rivera felt the
music and styles a re-make of the 50 s · . senate purposely waited till they left ·
and early 60's. Even here , among our to cast a vote on the matter.
hermanos-los cholitos y cholitas, are
into the 'Oldies,' re1iving the days of
May Day events-were allocated 51700
the zootsuit and El Pachuco back in •the · to stage a barbeque, a belly-dancer,
40's and SO's. Music and fashions etc. Rivera stated th~t over the Spring
aren't the only ideas taking a step to. Break a· sub<ommittee was formed and
the past, politics and social views are met in which Doug Peterson, Dean of
"right" in there too. The "May Day" pro- Student Affairs, was aware of.
test rally held at Fresno City College
on Friday May 1st is a prime example.
These public statements made by Lee,
It was a reincarnation of the political and the senate decision were not taken
60's when Civil Rights were a hot issue, lightly. Soon a campaign was ~odged
racism was a deadly sin, and demonstra- . against the May Day eve!'ts. This. w~s
tions were a regular part of college life. not the first program denied to mmonties. Both PAU and the Indian movement
were denied funds for their programs.
The rally was sparked by the response FCC turned to its camales at CSUF and
and remarks made at the student sen- · the community and were joined in the ef- .
ate meeting held at Fresno City College fort to protest what was felt to be an o~ton april 21st. Larry Rivera, MEChA right racist attitude by representative
member. at FCC, was present during Lee and possibly the rest of the senate,
the meeting. He said that MEChA had . and the abuse of the true ']leaning of In. come to the senate meeting to make a
proposal for funds for Cinco de Mayo
activities and was turned down because ternational May Day. They felt that
the money was being used for the May clowns, a cheerleader dunking booth',
Day events. MEChA was asking for and a "'carnival,• was no way to commemorate a day in which so many laborers fought and died for the right to
$1400. Rivera also stated that MEChA 's form labor unions and the 8-hour day.
proposal was literally laughed at by the They also felt that May Day is rarely
senate with exception .of two senators: celebrated in the U.S., instead Labor
Rudy Gutierrez, also a MEChA member, Day serves this purpose-so why all of
and Richard Devant a member · of the a sudden a grand celebration on this
PAU. When the decision was challenged day?
for a reason on this response and behavior, Kelly Lee, student representaA protest rally began at 4 p.m. and
tive, led the conversation pointing out groups were gathering steadily with
members from: MEChA (FCC and CSUF
and Chicano Youth Center), PAU
(FCC and CSUF), CSUF Alliance, Latin-American Support Committee, Palesthat Cinco de Mayo would only serve a tinian students. and Indian students.
smaller sect of people and whereas May Campus police were also prepared as
Day would include the entire campus they began to form an invisible barrier
population. Toward the end of the meet- arou'nd the Mav Dav pic11ic grounds.
ing , the cQnversation became heated
Continued on pqe 8
between Lee and Tutierrez about the
importance of Cinco de Mayo . Lee was
Quoted as lashin2 out some profane
remarks as "F<k Cinco - de Mayo"
Contrary to the belief among many in
the Chicano community, the boycott of
Coors beer is- still on and firme in
Califas.
A few yea~s ago, several
Chicano organizations, such as, California M.A.P.A. and the National C.I.
Forum and others lifted their ban on
Coors. This may have led to the false belief within the Chicano community that
the boycott on Coors was cancelled.
As.a result, the name of Coors is now
beginning to appear on the advertisements of several Chicano programs,
magazines, and events. Coors now advertises billboards on the "'Decade of the
Hispanic"' and a Latino holding a can of
Coors with the words "'Taste the high
Country, Donde quiera usted"' which is
an attempt to show that Coors has a
bilingual flavor.
I
The inhumane working conditions t~at
led to the walkout of 1,500 workers aneluded mandatory lie detector tests,
obtrusive personal questions such as,
What is your religion? Have you had any
extramarital affairs? What are your
sexual habits, ~referenc~s.,. and . practices? Have you ever part1c1pated many
type of march, riot, sit-in, or demonstation? These are just a few of the blata~t
invasions of privacy. Refusal. to sub_m,t
to a lie detector test can mean ,mmechate
discharge.
The Coors company has been able to
"'buy · into"' several Chicano businesses .
and community organizations through
their high money offers and contributions, propaganda of strong "'Mexican
Affirmative Action programs", and supposedly improved wages and conditions
for the workers of their brewery.
C~s also employs private security
forces which have the power to search
any male or female employee and even
,his/her locker and car. Employees can
also be made to submit to physical examinations which the union states is
"employed to weed out certain employees." Other grounds for discharge are
speaking against Coors products . and
, "'the willful! refusal to cross a picket
line."' William Coors, once .Pu~licly
.states "'You have the const1tut1onal
right ~ot to work at Coors"', which means
that if you want to work for Coors don't
expect any protected rights.
. The truth is that the AFL-CIO union
which called for the strike and boycott
is still in effect. Organized labor, spearheaded by the AFL-CIO, directs the
national boycott. Endorsers of the boycott include all labor unions, the United
Farm Workers of America (U.F.W.),
Partido La Raza Unida, California
chapters of The C.I. Forum, and League
of United Latin American Communities
(L.U.L.A.C.). Recently, at the National
M.E.Ch.A Conference in Phoenix,
ArizQna a resolutjon to continue support
for the boycott was passed. In addition,
the Associated Students Senates at nine
California universities have endorsed the
boycott. The boycott does have legit: imate support from students and communities in California.
Joseph Coors, during a senate hearing
admitted contributing money to the Jo~n
Birch Society, a right-wing extremist
organization which has goals _to return. to
the glorious days of the White America
superpower. Joseph 9><>r~ also stated
that · he opposed the E.R.A. and h~s
admitted donating money to Phyllis
Schafly, the chief spokesperson for
the anti-ERA movement.
He has
also contributed heavily to the Mountain
State Legal Defense Fund, a reactionary
anti-environmentalist
group
once
headed by James Watt who is now
Reagan's Secretary of Interior. T~e
group has been buying rich farmland m
western Virginia at the expense of lony
settled Mennonite families.
The boycott has been successful at
reducing the sale of Coors. Since the
· initiation of the boycott, Coors has suffered a 76% loss in profits. In 1976,
Coors spent 9 million dollars in advertising in 11 states. Last year it spent
90 million in 19 states. Before the boycott, Coors enjoyed 45% of the beer
sales in California, now it profits only
18%.
It is reported that Coors ha~ plans t(
use the land to build a giant brewery.
The intent is to open an East coast base
because the strong support of. t~e. boycott on the west coast has d1mm1shed
their profits.
.
.
At a recent anti-Klan conference m
East Los Angeles it was stated that the
Coors family has been identified as .a
contributor to the Ku Klux Klan· TO th ~s
Despite these statements, Coors con- day Coors persistently argues that it
tinues to have a poor record of sincere has' never donated money to the J o~n
minority hiring practices. The Colorado Birch Society or the KKK despite
Civil Rights Commission found the com- documentation that Joseph Coors has
pany guilty of racial discrimination in contributed to the former·
the firing of a black employee in 1969.
The Equal Opportunities Commission
· In summary, the reasons for the
filed legal charges against Coors. However, when workers were striking national boycott still exist. Coors has not
against discrimination and bad working sincerely attempted to improve con. ditions for its workers. Coors has not
conditions at the brewery in Colden,
given Chicanos better working opportunities. The arbitrary and u~demoColorado, Coors took advantage of the cratic rules employed by Coors ignores
high unemployed minority population ithe dignity and human riah~ of workers ..
and hired minority strike breakers. The
charges against Coors were dropped as ,,,,
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a result of an out of court settlement,
which did not improve hiring practices.
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DedicatiOn
To: La Coneja·de Sanger
Madre Mia
Ahora que el tiempo y la distancia
de tu presencia !Tie ha separado,
Madre m(a, yo quisiera confesarte
que tu imagen - jamis de mi mente se ha alejado.
Las palabras se ahogan en mi alma·
Y yo me pregunto el porque
no he sabido demostrarte jl gran amor
que por ti siente mi corazon.
/
THE LORD IS THE ANSWER
Hurting memories,
of what we use to be.
But how I finally found what I was
looking for
in you,
deep inside me.
Because now I realize
that it wasn't you;
It wasn't me
but instead ~s,
that tore apart the beauty
of our love .
Always fighting about yesterday.
And imaginary lovers that were · never
there.
Never stopping
enough in between
to tell each other how much we
really-cared.
And then lately,
I felt as if all was lost·
and my heart hal beeri pierced by
Satan's sword .
But now I have been saved
for deep inside me,
'
I have found the Lord.
For the Lord has touched me
in a very special way.
'
The Lord has forgiven me
and for this,
'
I praise him every day.
So if you feel you are lost,
and know not which way
to turn ;
Then come,
join me;
to love Him, to praise Him,
and to forever live
in his Kingdom of
Divine Eternity.
THE EYES OF THE LORD
Come with me,
and see through the eyes
of the Lord,
the beauty of his eternal love,
this,
and all so much more.
So let us leave behrnd
the life of sin,
and pray with God
that we may walk
hand in hand
again.
God Bless_You.
Love,
El Nariz de Fresno
I
Por eso, ;,1adre mia, deja que hoy en
esJed,a
mis lav.imas rocen tus lindas mejill~
v acar1c1ame, como cuando yo era nma;
Como cuando in mis arranques de
1mpruaenc1a
y loca rebeldia, tu solias sonretf,
pues bien comprendfas mi falta de
madurez .
Deja entonces que hoy bese tus manos
cansadas por el peso de la vida. /
Y arrodillada ante ti me postrare
para ver mi imagen reflejada
en la luz de tu mira9a.
Y sonrie. Madre mta,
que no quiero v~r tristeza
en tu semblante;
quiero ver solo alegrfa.
Lourdes Villarreal
FCC
C~SA inchided WOil!eil fn fhefr
recent raquetball tournament.
COORS
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(cont.)
(cont.)
Although Coors has manapd to at·
FCC MEChA . presfde~t, Ralph ConRivera ~rsonally felt this demonstratract a few buyers within the Chicano
zalez led the march in a oeacP.ful rf P- tion united people from different cultural
community (Coors has donated $200,00)
monstration a~d strongly stressed backgrounds and made them stronger.
"Pt:AU:t-UL" to show the public that · He also felt that they
proved
the to Hispanic groups) this does not mean
that rt has _support of the .Chicano c:omwe are a civilized people and not the . "others' wrong when they showed how
munity. The success of the bcJvcotl
'animal radicals' they perceive us to be. peaceful they were. He said that after
Rows of people were formed with some the rally the FCC senate was planning . speaks for itself. All of the Chicano community should be aware of the dehumancarrying signs saying "Viva Cinco de to file suit agairrst FCC MEChA, but
izing conditions employed.by Coors. • .
Mayo" and "Down with Racism" along added this was probably just a bluff to
~until Coors sincerely attempts to unwith chants such as "The people united, scare us off. Besides, a suit filed against
prove
workers rights and discard i~
will never be defeated." The marchers FCC MEChA would mean a suit against
tactics of intimidation, the company will
took a break and sat on the grass to National MEChA !
suffer a strong and unified boycott from
listen to some inspirational words of wisthe Chicano community.
dom from some speakers. Among them
were CSUF La Raza Studies faculty
member, Ernesto Martinez. Lillie Espinosa, president of MEChA at CSUF
dramatically stated that the May Day de~
cision over Cinco de Mayo was a part of
a conservative wave taking over this
country. "It's not just _happening here,
it's everywhere," she warned, "it's a
form of cultural genocide." She stressed
that with Reagan in office and here in
Fresno County, the Reich brothers,
this was only a beginning to the type of
treatment to be expected.
After the speakers, they re-banded
and formed two long rows and marched
around the May Day festivities, which
were located near the bookstore. The
turn-out for the May Day events was
very low, thus the event was unsuccessful . At one point, one MEChA member recalled that during the march
Kelly Lee made an appearan,:e before
the demonstrators and curtsied before
disappearing back into the bookstore.
The rally was over at approximately
6:30 p.m., which was felt to be a success because its main purpose was to
boycott the May Day festivities and urge
others to do so also. With such a low
turn-out for the event, they had succeeded.
· Arts on the Mall
Dovvntovvn Attraction
The Burroughs School Mexican Folkloric Dance Troupe was the opening
event of the City of Fresno's ~rts on
the Mall series. The nine week pro~
gram (May 8-July 3) will feature a different Fresno arts group every Friday
at noon on the Mariposa Mall in Downtown Fresno.
The series will present concerts, dance
or theatre performances, and art demonstrations for noontime entertainment of shoppers, visitors, and downtown employees.
·
Sponsored by the Cultural Arts division, organized under the Parks and
Recreation Department, the Arts on the
Mall program is one of many attempts to
attract attention to Fresno's downtown
area.
The Cultural Arts division has been
working on plans for a "Heritage Festival" for the past two years. They applied for funding from the National
Endowment of the Arts and asked the
City of Fresno for S40,000; however,
they were rejected by the City council.
Since ttien, they have been seeking private contributions.
The proposed HFestival" would in·
dude six days of parades, art activities,
seminars, and food sales. Chicanos
Blacks, Japanese, and many other eth·
nic groups would be highlighted in the
event. For more information about the
Festival or any other activity, contact
Neila J akl at 488-1181.
Art groups who will be participating
in the ·Arts on the Mall series include
May 1s-.:Kubota Dance Organization
{Japanese Dancing);
May 22-Fresno Fiber Guild;
May 29-0ya Dance Troupe (African
Dancing);
June 5-Kefi Dancers (Greek);
June 12-Teatro Del Valle;
J une 19-Fresno Musical Club;
June 26-Ballet Folklorico & Mar·
imba;
July
3-California
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Festival Apprentices.