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40th
Anniversary Commemoration Committee of the Chicano Moratoriums
Ongoing Event
The Chicano Moratorium Exibit
at the Mexican Cultural Institute
(Basement Gallery)
Located at: Olvera St., 125 Paseo De La Plaza Los Angeles, CA
90012-2981
Hours: Wednesday through Sunday,
12 Noon - 6:00
PM
August
28th The Unfinished Concert
Featuring Rudy and Steve Salas
of Tierra,
Los Illegals, Cava,
Mark Guerrero, Anthony Baray,
DJ Albert, MCs David Reyes and Tom Waldman, and more.
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August 29th
The
"Commemoration Committee of the Chicano Moratoriums” in conjunction
with the Mexican Cultural Institute invite you to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the August 29, 1970 Chicano Moratorium. Hours 2-6:00PM
Entertainment—provided by Musica del Moratorio “Conjunto
Aztlán: Beto Ruiz & Friends,” Carlos Gitarlos.
RSVP at chicano.moratorium@gmail.com
Located
at: Olvera St. 125 Paseo De La Plaza Los
Angeles, CA 90012-2981
Commemorative
memorabilia (t-shirts & posters) will be on-sale
Welcome to our website, we are a commemoration
committee of the Chicano
Moratorium movement from September 1969 to August
1971. We seek to bring out the people's experiences of the
moratorium efforts after 40 years to help bring perspective to the
present and future struggles for peace and social justice filling out
and correcting, where necessary, the historical record. It is
an exciting, dramatic story that in many important ways shaped the
thinking and attitudes of Chicana/os for the rest of the 20th Century
into the second decade of the 21st. With Chicana/os and
Latina/os becoming more organized and influential in the nation's
politics, economy, society and culture, this largely untold and
distorted history needs to be more fully presented and reflected on.
Our basic approach in this effort can be summed up with the thoughts of
Rudy Tovar a member of the National Chicano
Moratorium, born in Chihuahua and raised in South Los
Angeles. He was a zoot suit teenager who stood up against the
racist sailors and police in the early forties and later served in the
Philippines in World War II
and is as active as he can be today.
Chicano Moratorium: August 29, 1970
By Rudy Tovar
August
29, 1970 was one of the most memorable days of my life. I had a feeling at the time
that life for Raza would never be the same--as of that point in time
Raza was taking control of its own destiny. The
coming together of marching contingents of Raza from many parts of
California, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Puerto Rico
brothers from back east, Illinois, Alaska and many other states was
exhilarating, awe inspiring, and exhibited self-determination -- the
determination to fight for change. There
was a surge of power and vibrancy pulsating through the crowd of
marching protesters which spilled over into the ranks of the bystanders
and sightseers. I
felt a surge of Chicano pride, power and renewal and a feeling that
from this day forward the Raza goal of self-determination was
inevitable.
The attack on the Chicano
Moratorium by "law" enforcement made me angrier than I can describe. But I made a vow to myself
that I would struggle for the Chicano/a causa
for the rest of my life.
Postscript: The quest for
Raza equity in the U.S. is far from complete. We
must continue to educate ourselves, argue our case wherever and
whenever there is the need, back each other up when faced with a common
problem, and settle internal differences among ourselves amicably. We must continue to instill
ethnic pride and self worth in our children by example.
Mission Statement
To
commemorate the 40th anniversary of the peace/anti-war activities that
led to and grew from the National Chicano Moratorium of August 29, 1970
held in East Los Angeles against the Vietnam War, as a legacy to future
generations.
Goals:
1.)
Have local and national events, and develop materials around August 29,
to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chicano Moratoriums.
2.) Recognize the organizational grassroots movement and its
participants
3.) Highlight the role of women in the Chicano Moratoriums
4.)
To organize and encourage efforts to make August 29 a local, state and
or a national holiday, or official commemorative days, in recognition
of the historical role of the community to combat institutional racism
in a non-violent way in the struggle for peace and justice
Objectives:
1.)
To establish coordinating committees at the local, regional and
national level to plan and carry on the goals of the 40th Anniversary
of the National Chicano Moratoriums
2.) To identify and gather
the original participants of the Chicano Moratoriums in the local,
regional and national level to establish and participate in committees
with others to fulfill the Mission
3.) To document the various
governmental and media efforts to counter act the Chicano anti-war
organizational efforts and its participants
4.) The coordinating
committees shall establish committees with clearly defined duties and
responsibilities, such as: steering, media, outreach, research and
others as seen necessary.
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