La Voz de Aztlan · La Voz de Aztlan, March 23 1988

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La Voz de Aztlan, March 23 1988

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Associated Students of Fresno State

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La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno)

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Fresno, California

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3/23/1988

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La. Voz c:£e AztLa.n
California State University, Fresno

Wednesday, March 23, 1988

''NICARAGUA SI~ CONTRAS NO"

phoo:,graph by Angel de Jesus

The Reagan Administration's decision
to deploy U.S. troops to Honduras has
brought on a nation wide specter reminiscent of the Vietnman quagmire.
Here at CSUF, the Latin American
Support Committee has initiated a•grassroots political campaign opposing the
Reagan Administration's region destabilizing offensive. During a noon-time protest
at the Free Speech Area on March 17,
community and CSUF students of LASC
joined together with other participants to
denounce the administration's counter
productive tactics.
Yesterday, LASC demonstrated in front
of the Armed Services Recruitment Center located at the downtown Fulton mall.
With a contingency of 75 participants,the
LASC membership harmoniously shouted anti-administration slogans. Four
LASC members, dressed in army fatigues
were splattered with red paint, played dead
at the threshold of the recruitment offices.
. The Fll!_ton Mall demonstration drew
w1~ suppart 'fu}m the community. Many
semor c1uzens carried posters and chanted
al?ng with professionals. lay people,
V1etnam vets, and students.
There was a small scuffle during the
demonstration, when an older gentleman,

grabbed a sign from Junko Kunitake and
proceeded to yell anti-communist rhetoric.
Kunitake asked the man to return the
sign. As she went for the sign, he pushed
her. At that precise moment several male
members of LASC confronted the man
and told him to get his facts straight before speaking. The incident ended when
the man decided not to engage in anymore discussion.
Nationally, demonstrations against the
administrations military maneuvers were
taking place in Boston, Los Angeles,
Minneapolis, Washington D.C., and San
Francisco, where 250 persons were arrested Thursday and another 225 were
detianed yesterday. Violence also errupted
in Minneapolis when confrontations with
police resulted in 50 arrests.
Locally, valley congressmen have
criticized the administrations's excursion
into Honduras.
"Chip" Pashayan (R-Fresno), spoke
out against the military exercise. He
stated that he was against sending American troops into the region. Pashayan
further added that he could not "imagine
the facts that warrant that kind of conclusion."
House majority whip Tony Coelho
(D-Merced), questioned the administra-

tion's intentions. Coelho implied that the
White House was not being honest about
whether Nicaragua had actually violated
Honduran sovereignty. He reiterated that
it was the Democrats who authored a $30
million humanitarian aid package destined
for the contras but was rejected by the
Republicans. He called that move "an act
of political cynicism. n
A senior Democrat official who was
present ata White House briefing concerning the U.S. call of "assistance," commented, "the last time they told us there
was an invasion of Honduras it wasn't
true." He was refering to an incident that
occurred in March 1986, when the administration reported an invasion by Nicaraguan troops into Honduran domain.
Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.),
who is an outspoken critic of the Reagan
administration, charged that this fabricated
invasion was used as a front to "divert
attention" of the public from the Iranscam
indictments. Dodd added that the administration was "creating a little hype" to
pressure Congress into steamrolling a
new aid package, which will contain a
substantial amount for lethal weapons.
Special Prosecutor Lawrence Walsh
handed down the indictments of LL Col.
Oliver North, retired Maj. Gen. Richard

!iecord, businessman A. Hakim, and
retired Rear Adm. John Pointdexter just
hours after the administration decided to
send U.S. troops to Honduras. The
indictment charges are the considered the
most controversial topic since Watergate.
Charges of conspiracy to defraud the
United States goverment by illegally channeling profits to the Contras from the
sale of American weapons to Iran have
been filed by Walsh.
All four are accussed of 23 counts of
stealing money from the United States
goverment from which only a portion
was transfered to Contra bank accounts in
Switzerland.
The indictment also accusses the defendants of "deceitfully exploiting for
thier own purposes" the United States
govermenl
It was reported that the weapons sales
to Iran amounted to $30 million, of
which only $12 million was accounted
for by the United States goverment
The Nicaraguan goverment, headed by
President Daniel Ortega has denied any
intrusion into Honduras, and has invited
international observers to verify his
claim.

See CISPES, page 4

Page 2 Wednesday. March 23, 1988

From left to ri

Rowe, Lawrence Tovar, and Daniel _Chacon

Photograph by Karen Cogley

Hye Sharzoom, La Voz de Aztlan, and Uhuru Na Umoja
Jointly announce thier official endorsement for 1988-89
Associated
Student Body elections.We recommend the election of the following
candidates from the Students for Responsible Government slate:
President: Lawrence Tovar
Legislative Vice President: Daniel Chacon
Administrative Vice President: Greg Rowe
School of Social Sciences: Bill Lerch ,
School of Health and Social Work: Quirino Moran
School of Business and Administratiave Sciences:* Marta Lozano
School of Graduate Studies: Jim Ireland
Senator at Large - .Post 1: Andres Montoya
Senator at large - Post 2: Kong Cha
Senator at Large - Post 3: Kimberly Brown
Senator at Large - Post 4: W. Scott Stark
Senator at Large - Post 5: Frank Aviles
*United Students Slate.

Letters to the editor

Different Perspective on La Bamba y La Raza
Dear Editor,
On reading your guest editorial in
regards to the movie, "La Bamba," I
mus~ admit I _was left with a slight taste
of btle. I believe the writer had some
valid points to make, however, I feel he
mis~ the entire point of the project.
Frrst, rather than criticizing a Oticano
for_ not po~yi~g "the right" type of
Chicano, lets give him support in his
endeavors to create films about for and
with Chicanos. As it stands, the movie
industry does not make ftlm·s about our
community unless they are derogatory in
nature. Here then is one man, Luis
Val~~z, who ~. done something
pos1t1ve. In turn 1t is our duty to give
him the apoyo he deserves.

Second, the film is not simply about
one Chicano rock-n-roll star who "makes
it," but rather one (~hicano who becomes
successful through the support and toil of
his fami!Y· ~at is, Valdez portrays the
c~ose kmt Chi~ family. Additionally,
his portrayal 1s authentic, he does not
attempt to "white-wash" the Chicano
experience but present it in a realistic
manner. Perhaps the writer mis.sed the
scene where the mother struggles to get
the hall so Richie can play. How about
the scenes between the two brothers.
Open your eyes man and look at the
~ film. Moreover, from the film one
can conclude that without the support of
his family Valens would not have been
as successful.

Third, I believe its time we became
realistic. That is, if Valdez had not created
what Montoya tenned a "bit Hollywod
movie," it would not have had the
viewing success it showed. Valdez, in
tum, must be seen not only as a Chicano
director, but as a director. The only way
in which it is going to be possible for
our people to succeed is to first stop
confining each other. There are all
different types of Chicanos yet,
underneath it all we are all simply
human. We must then allow each other to
express our individuality in our own
ways. Ways that will elevate and advance
our people.
Lastly, as I said earlier Mr. Montoya
had some valid.points to male~. However,

it's always maddening when one Chicano
accuses another of not being Chicano
enough. The only UJay our community is
going to get ahead is by working together
and not against each other.
In the end we are all Raza !
Sincerely,
Marta

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LaVoz tl.er Azt[tin
Editor
Pablo Gutierrez S.
Assistant Editor
M. Rivera

Production:
Jaime Fernandez
Lisa Y. Flores
Jorge Rocha

Contributing Writers:
Lawrence Guerra
Sandra Gutierrez
Larry Michael Hobson
Jose Lopez

Pedro Rru.n.uez-Advisor
Bill Lerch-Distribution
Angel .de Jesus-Photographer

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Wednesday. March 23. 1988 Page 3

Guatemalan Workers, UFW Workers Exlpoited
Closer to home there is also a courby Larry Michael Hobson
AMITITLAN, GUATEMALA: A ten ageous strike being waged by the United
foot high chain link fence surrounds the Farm Workers. On August 7, 1987, 220
grounds of the Lunafil thread factory in workers walked off the job at H.P.
the suburb of Guatemala City. Outside Metzler and Sons farms in Del Rey. On
the fence and on top of the factory's roof May 22, i 987, the UFWA contract with
are armed security forces who watch over Metzler and Sons expired although work
the striking workers, making sure no one continued as the two sides continc"d to
enters the gates. Since June 9, 1987 the negotiate a new contract. On Augus: 1,
courageous workers of Lunafil have been forty-five UFWA members became ill at
occupying the plant, and although they Metzler Farms after being exposed to
are free to leave at any time the security pesticides in the •fields. There had also
forces are to insure that no one else gets been complaints of pesticide poisonings
before August. Because of the continued
inside the gates.
pesticide
poisonings and breakdown in
The strike is a result of the plant
owners' failure to bargain fairly. Because negotiations the workers walked off the
of the increase in demand for their thread, job in protest Since then, H.P. Metzler
the owners tried to institute obligatory and Sons which is owned by
twelve hour shifts on S&turdays and Metropolitan Life Insurance has locked
Sundays with the workers receiving no the workers out
overtime pay. The workers were also to
What is significant about both of these
be responsible for more machines at a pay strikes besides the courage and vision
rate of three dollars a day. With an displayed by these workers, is the need to
overwhelming 112-16 vote the workers internationalize labor solidarity. Capirejected the owners plan. Although there talism is an economic system that knows
had been a commission of three people to no boundaries and holds no loyalties. It is
oversee the vote (one union, one non- a system based upon turning money into
union, one management), management more money by buying and exploiting
declared the vote fraudulent and imple- labor. In the case of Lunafil, union
mented the plan of obligatory twelve leaders and rank-n-file are constant tarhours shifts.
gests of death squads and military opOf the 91 workers who originally went pression.
on strike, thirty-nine are still out TwentyIn Guatemala, as in other Third World
nine of those workers are inside the plant countries, half of the population is unemgates, and the other ten have constructed ployed and seventy percent of the popa shelter on the outside of the fence. The ulation lives in poverty. The minimum
workers inside receive barrels of water wage is $1.50 a day compared to $3.35 an
from a factory next door, food and hour here in the U.S. Because organized
supplies must be handed over the fence. labor in the U.S. has struggled and died
They are separated from their families by for the minimum wage,-forty hour work
the chain link fence and their shelter is a week and other benefits, Third World
tarp hung across the fence and the roof of
labor becomes more attractive to the
the factory.
capitalist. In many of these countries

U.S. based Trans National Corporations
When organized labor in Guatemala
(TNC) are not required to pay taxes, wins a victory, workers around the world
leaving them free to extract the wealth of win. A militant Third World labor fcrce
these underdeveloped nations.
is going to raise their own standard of
living while discouraging TNC's from
On the home front organized labor is relocating there because the rate of
under attack. The Reagan administration exploitation has been lowered. The same
has given the green light to union bust- can be said for labor losses here. The
ing and has continued to lowe1 the weaker organized labor is here, the weaker
standard of living. In California alone, it will be around the world. A nation with
Cal-OSHA is being dismantled and a minimum daily wage rate of $1.50 can
pesticide poisonings are daily events as only hurt workers here. As long as
well as other preventable work related capitalists can relocate in the Thrid World
injuries.
paying sub-standard wages to unorganized
Additionally, overt racism is on the laboi;, jobs will continue to run away and
rise. It is hard to imagine the sur- the standard of living will continue to
rounding commmunities sitting silent if drop.
forty-five white workers were poisoned or
International labor solidarity is needed
had to endure the inhumane working
to protect all workers around the world It
conditions forced upon the desperate farm
is just as important to write a letter to
workers.
President Vinicio Cerezo of Guatemala on
Despite the fact that fann laborers have behalf of the striking workers of Lunafil,
the lowest standard of living among work- as it is to donate food, clothing and
ers, Mexican immigrants are viewed as money to the strikers at H.P. Metzler and
people who steal jobs away from "Amer- sons, as well as writing a letter to John
icans" even though they can only get the Creedon, the President and Chief
lowest paying manual labor jobs. What is Executive Officer of Metropolitan Life
never brought up, is why these jobs are· Insurance Company, the primary owner
available when unemployment is so · of Metzler Ranch in Del Rey.
high? Jobs such as farm laboring, dis:1
washing, and those in the garment indus- Mr. John J. Creedon
tries are made readily available to those President and Chief Executive Officer
escaping the horrendous conditions of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Mexico and Latin America. The capital- 1 Madison A venue
ists make these jobs avialable and even New York, New York 10010
seek out immigrant labor so that they can
drastically lower their cost of labor to Presidente Vinicio Cerezo
insure greater profits. This is known as Palacio Nacional
super exploitation compared to ordinary Guatemala. Guatemala
exploitation. It is imperative to understand that these jobs are created for the UFWA
immigrants to lower the over-all standard P.O. Box424
(209) 646-3353
Parlier, CA 93648
Of living for all workers.

.F.B.I. Spies on U.S. Citizens· Opposing Reagan's Foreign Policy
by Mike Zielinski

Frontline

Recently released FBI files indicate
that throughout the 1980's the government cond ucted a massive inveStigation
of groups opposed to U.S. policy in
Central America. utilizing wire-taps,
informers, and undercover agents. The
FBI surveillance was revealed in more
than 1,200 pages of reports gathered by
59 FBI field offices during a six-year
scrutiny of the Committee in Solidarity
with the People of El Salvador
(CISPES). The documents were made
public only after a federal court in Dallas
ordered their release, acting on a Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) suit filed by
the Center for Constitutional Rights
(CCR) on behalf of CISPES.
Under the pretext that other organizations might be "fronts" for illegal
CISPES activities, the FBI compiled files
un hundreds of groups and individuals

working for peace in Central America
Targeted groups included health care
workers, organizations sending humanitarian and medj.cal aid to the region, work
brigades, and film and media projects.
Margaret Ratner, Education Director
for CCR, points out that, "The_breadth
and scope of this investigation indicates
that the FBI was engaged in an illegal
campaign to stifle dissent. Not only was
the leadership of CISPES harassed and
surveiled, but so, too, were people who
had
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meetings or
particpated in CISPES sponsored demonstrations"

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newsletters to identify critics of U.S.
policy, and running police checks on the
license plates of cars parked outside
meeting sites and near public protests.
For each new phase of the investigation the FBI prepared a different rationale,
successfully evading restrictions on
domestic security investigations.
The government's investigation of
CISPES was intitiated in 1981 under the
guise that the solidarity committee might
be in violation of the Foreign Agents
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CISPES'
Registration Act Loo g at
political support for El Salvador's
FMLN/FDR (Farabundo Marti National
Liberation Front/Democratic Revolukin
tionary Front) and its close wor g
relationship with the Salvadoran refugee
community, the Bureau hoped to
prove that CISPES was under the control
of a "foreign power." When this proved
unfounded, the FBI switched to a hunt for

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"terrorists" in CISPES' ranks. With the
approval of th..:-n Attorney General William French Smith, the FBI escalated its
surveillance as part of a Foreign Counterintelligence-International Terrorism investigation. Once again the Bureau was
unable to substantiate any of its suspicions as CISPES- activities which include human rights campaigns, sending
humanitarian aid to El Salvador, and public protest-proved to be both legal and protected by the Constitution. Despite intensive study of CISPES stretched out over
six years, the FBI failed to uncover any
evidence that the group or its members
were involved in illegal activity. But the
investigation continued.
Government agents adopted two justifications for the ongoing investigation.
First, the Bureau reasoned that if none of

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LATIN AMERICAN SUPPORT COMMITTEE
PRESENTS: "Voices In The Struggle For Peace and Justice"

La Voz de Aztlan

The Latin American Support Committee is presenting an evening of poetry readings
by socially concerned poets from San Diego and Fresno. This event will take place on
Thursday, March 24, 1988, at 7:30 p.m. in room 200 of the upstairs cafeteria at
CSUF. A welcome reception will be held at 6:30 p-.m. in room 202 of the upstairs
cafeteria.
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La Voz de Aztlan invites you

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This evening of poetry will take place during Central America Week and is cosponsored by: The Upward Bound Program, the English Department, the School of
Humanities, the Political Science Departrment, Women's Alliance, the Gay-Lesbian
Student Alliance, the Rainbow Coalition and ME.Ch.A. at CSUF.
The program is free to the public.

For poet interviews please call Larry Hobson at 252-5093 .
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to share your creativity. For
our special Semana de La
Raza issue, we plan to feature- creative writing and
photography. Please submit
poetry, prose, short stories
and/or photographs to us at
the Keats Campus Building,
(Daily Collegian Office).

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M.E.Ch.A. High School Outreach-Committee Comes toLife
by Lawrence Guerra

Montoya se.es as "the most important
aspect to come out of the work done
After a rough fall semester tha1 shqok during break" is the committees' new
up the membership of ME.Ch.A. s High philosophy and apJYOOCh.
School Outreach Committee (HSOC); the
"What we are doing is complimenting
current semester has been entered with re- those already existing organizations that
newed leadership and commibnent The are working to decrease the Chicano
Outreach committee experienced a loss of dropout rate, which is excessively high.
manpower due to member's academic prio- At the same time, we want to ·help them
rities. Fortunately, Andres Montaya step- better understand Chicano art."
ped in to fill the Chairperson's shoes.
To achieve these goals, HSOC has
According to Montoya, "Some things decided on three programs: tutorial, group
happened last semester, things that were discussion, and the development of two
unexpected and unfortunate and that left booklets, one with a cultural overview
the committee in a little crisis. As a re- and the other to be made up of artistic
suit, the committee has almost been works contributed by high school
completely redeveloped. This required students. Both the tutorial and group
some fast, but careful planning on the discussion programs are already in the
part of new members and a willingness to works, while the two booklets are being
work through the winter break. I think, studied. The committee plans for the
this attests to the dedication that these booklets to be put out before the end of
people have to the committee and its the semester.
goal."
Over the past few years, M.E.Ch.A.
During the bre.alc, HSOC was able to has had infonnal committees whose purincrease its membership, elect new pose and objectives had been outreach,
officers and establish important ties with but none as functional or organized as the
the community and on campus. current one. As a result, this makes
Even though the committee was going HSOC the- least established of M.E.through a reorganization, it was still Ch.A.'s larger committees. The credable to visit a number of high schools ibility and expossure that the Chicano
and give presentations that were well Youth Conference and Semana de la Raza
received by the host schools. Yet, what can take for granted are goals that the
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C.I.S.P.E.S.
CISPES' organizaing programs violated
the law, then the group must be engaged
in "covert" activities which required continuing surveillance. Secondly, the FBI
alleged that other groups must be acting
as "fronts" for CISPES actions. In this
manner the Bureau was able to expand its
operations until files were opened on
hundreds of organizations which worked
in coalition with CISPES, appeared on a
CISPES mailing list, or were simply
housed in the same church or office
building as a CISPES-affiliated group.
The FBI claims that its investigation of
CISPES ended in 1985.
Throughout, the FBI probe was motivated . by political, not legal considerations. According to Dr. Ann Mari Buitrago, who as Director of F.O.1.A., Inc.
and CCR's FOIA Coordinator has analyzed the files, "What the released documents show is that the FBI disapproved
of CISPES because it thought CISPES
was a popular, effective opponent of U.S.
policy in Central America in general and
El Salvador in particular." Angela Sanbrano, CISPES Executive Director, charges that, "the whole investigation stands
reality on its head. While we were working openly to end U.S. aid to El Salvador, the government was working illegally and undercover to expose our alleged
'covert' activities."

The dmation and extent of the FBI
surveillance indicates that spying on domestic groups was not a rogue operation
carried out a handful of overly zealous
agents. Rather the operations involved the
Attorney General's office and dozens of
FBI field offices, with information on the
investigation brought to the attention of
fonner FBI Director Judge William Webster. According to Ann Mari Buitrago, "It
is impossible to reconcile what we learn
from the CISPES files with William
Webster's untarnished image. The files
show a long train of abuses...pursuing
invariably the same object-the destruction
of the people's rights to know and to
assemble in order to express opposing
views on public policy." William Webster was unanimously confirmed to head
the CIA this summer, winning bipartisan
praise for his efforts to repair the FBfs
ethical reputation.
CISPES' spokeswoman Angela Sanbrano comments that, "Of course we're
angry about the way the FBI violated our
Constitutional rights. But look what
they're doing in El Salvador. People
working for democracy and human rights
are arrested, tortured, and assassinated by
Duarte's death squads. The counterinsurgency war is being fought against
the people of El Salvador and against
U.S. public opinion.'' CISPES is demanding the immediate release of all
infonnation related to the FBI investigation, and for an end to all illegal activity
and harassment aimed at the Central
American .commnnity.

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High School Outreach Committee is
"Right now, lack of membership is
working towards.
limiting the amount of work we are able
The committee has made advances in to accomplish," says Montoya. "School
!heSt" areas by performing well in work and being active in a committee like
activities already undertaken and by taldng this can push a student pretty hard, but
advantage of the ties it had fonned in the the satisfaction you get out of working
community and within the campus. Al- with the studen!S we work with is really
ready, requests from schools for pres- something. Also, it can be a learning
entations and participation in the tutorial , experience for committee hers. We really
program are exceeding the manpower of encourage and welcome new members."
the committee.
High School Outreach meets on
Along with Semana de la Raza, the Thursday at 5:00p.m. in Ag. Rm. 232.
Chicano Youth Conference and non- Anyone wanting more information should
standing committees, such as the U.F.W. contact M.E.Ch.A. Chairperson, Karen
and Coors Boycott committees, HSOC is Cogley or Vice-Chairperson, Quirino
one of M.E.Ch.A.'s tools used to carry Moran through the Chicano-Latino
out its philosophy of education and social Studies office in San Ramon 4, Room
responsibility.
116.
As with all of M.E.Ch.A. 's committees, HSOC membership is open to
any CSUF student with the desire to
participate and help. Although the current
membership of about ten is "dedicated and
hard working" it is being taxed to its
limits.
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Toe Rainbo" Coalition is. a political lion regarding issues presented.
: organization that was fonned •~ order t?
The CSUF chapter of the Rainbow
• bring a new voice to the Amencan poh- Coalition participates in the nationl nettical scene. The Coalition attempts to work. On campus, the Rainbow speaks
bring together people from every race, on issues concerning CSUF students.
creed and nationality. The Rainbow Coal- They support progressive candidates for
ition is appropriately named, as it con- ASB elections, and sponsor debates to edutains many different people of color and is cate the student body on current political
a symbol of hope.
issues.
Traditionally, the American political
Currently, the CSUF Rain!'tow Coalisystem has served the interests of a select tion supports the Students for ~esponsfew. It is the goal of the Rainbow to ible Government slate.
focus attention on the majority of the
Additionally, the Rainbow Coalition
people, namely: Women, Blacks, Chica- supports Jesse Jackson for president in
nos, Latinos, Environmentalists, Peace 1988, because he, more than any other
Activists, and those others that have not candidate, supports and articulates the
had a voice in the political arena By in-, concerns of minority groups and the
volving diverse groups, the Rainbow has working class.
developed into a strong political organizChicanos, in particular, ~ve not had
ation. One that will enjoy the broad based a voice in the decisions that eff.xt thier
economic, political, and social condisupport of all Americans.
The orgnizational structure operates at tions. The Rainbow presents the only
local, state, university and national lev- real opportunity for Chicanos, Blacks, woels. At the local level members are free men, the unemployed, the handicapped,
and encouraged to express their concerns a:1d the progressive organizations to exas citizens. The membership actively pi:ess thier political concerns. The Chicaparticipates in voter registration and at no/Latino needs and interests are
community meetings. At the state level sLpported by all other groups within the
representatives from the local organiza- Rainbow.
Latino's for Jackson is supporting
tions communicate their concerns expressed at the local levels. In addition, not Jackson's efforts on behalf of the Chicaonly representatives, but any citizen can no/Latino people.
The Campus Rainbow Coalition
present his/her ·views at the state-wide
level. From the state-wide meetings an meets in Social Science Rm. 112 every
agenda is fonned and presented at the Na- Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. Come an<l lend
tional Rainbow Coalition Conference. Al- support to an-organization that represents
so, at the National Conference any Villi.
individual member may state their posiby Jose Lopez

The Rainbow Coalition

HISPANIC BUSINESS STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
TENTH ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET

Hispanic B~iness Student Association of California ~tate Univ~rsity, Fresno will
hold its annual Hispanic Student Awards Banquet on Fnday, April 15, 1988 at the
olden State Plai.a in Fresno at 6:00 p.m.

The

e evening event recognizes Hispanic Students for their academic ~hievements at 1!1e
niversity. Scholarships are presented to students who are attending CSUF to assist
encourage them in their academic endeavors.
key-note speaker for the evening wi~ be Mr. Mic~ael Carden~. fonner_ Small
usiness Administration Director in Washington D.C. HIS speech will emphasize the
portance of goal setting to achieve success.
e Association involves participation from the business community who serve as
sors of the event
e purpose of the Hispanic Business Student Association is to serve as a networ~ for
usiness majors to help them prepare for a career. The association sponsors vanous
rojects throughout the year including caree~ developme~t and computer workshops,
sistance in developing professional portfolios, and hostmg guest speakers from the
mmunity.
or tickets or sponsorship infonnation contact Edward Castillo at (209) 432-07263 or
Suzanne Moreno at (200) 2f:h-4737.

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