Ozomatli, Burning Star, Rage Against the Machine, Manu Chao, Mano Negra, Very Be Careful, Aztlan Underground, Slowrider, Juanes, Caifanes, Jaguares, Mana, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Lila Downs, Mazzy Star, Cafe Tacvba, Bjork, Julieta Venegas, Lysa Flores, Santana, System Of A Down, 2Mex, El Vuh, Go Betty Go, Quinto Sol, Black Star, Public Enemy, Bob Dylan, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Maldita Vecindad, Tijuana No!, Control Machete, Deftones, The Fugees, Erykah Badu, Molotov, KRS-One, Saul Williams, Dead Prez
Movies
Bread and Roses, Rojo Amanecer, Higher Learning, Frida, The Matrix, Real Women Have Curves, Y Tu Mama Tambien, La Bamba, Amores Perros, Stand and Deliver, Mi Familia, Tortilla Soup, Crazy/Beautiful, 1984, Roger & Me, Fahrenheit 911, Bowling For Columbine, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, City of God, The Pianist, Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media, The Motorcycle Diaries, Maria Full of Grace
Television
Chicano! PBS series, George Lopez, Culture Clash, Dora La Exploradora, I Love Lucy, Chico and the Man, Chespirito, El Chavo Del Ocho, El Chapulin Colorado, Chiquilladas, Papa Soltero, The Simpsons, Dos Mujeres Un Camino
Books
100 Years of Solitude, The Tattooed Soldier, Pedagogy of The Oppressed, I Am Juaquin, The House On Mango Street, How To Be A Chicana Role Model, El Plan De Santa Barbara, Chicana Falsa, Drink Cultura, Borderlands/La Frontera, This Bridge Called My Back, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Manufacturing Consent, The Motorcycle Diaries, Upside Down
Heroes
Frida Kahlo, Dolores Huerta, Cherrie Moraga, Gloria Anzaldua, Cesar Chavez, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Antonia Darder, Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales, Oscar Zeta Acosta, Bert Corona, José Antonio Burciaga, Emiliano Zapata, Pancho Villa, Rigoberta Menchu, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
Santa Barbara, CA & the hearts of Chican@ students
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus
Children:
Proud parent
Education:
Post grad
Occupation:
Student Activist
MEChA needs your help! Any MEChistAs want to go on Telemundo to give your opinion on Sotomayor for a special program? Please contact me ASAP! Posted at 12:16 AM Aug 26 view more
About me: M.E.Ch.A. is a acronym for Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano
de Aztlan.* (The Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan). Prior to
1969, there were various Chicano Student organizations
such as the Mexican American Student Conference (MASC),
United Mexican American Students (UMAS), and Mexican
American Youth Organization (MAYO), throughout the U.S. In
March 1969, students, teachers, and community activists met
at the University of California at Santa Barbara and
drafted El Plan De Santa Barbara, a Chicano Plan for Higher
Education. At this meeting, it was agreed that all
participating student organizations would take the name of
M.E.Ch.A. It is the purpose of M.E.Ch.A. to strive for
higher education, an education grounded in our history and
struggles, as a mean to self-determination of Nuestra
Gente. We must ensure that access to higher education
remains open for generations of Nuestra Gente to come. We
must strive for creating and developing cultural,
political, social conciousness, and an understanding that
will prepare us to become the future leaders of our
community.
M.E.Ch.A. is not just a Mexican organization. The term
Chicana/o is a term based on cultural, social, and
political consciousness. Therefore, it is grounded on a
philosophy NOT a nationality. M.E.Ch.A. is inclusive of
ALL RAZA (irrespective of nationality, sexual orientation
and gender) that strives for empowerment and liberation of
our gente through higher education.
Who I'd like to meet: I want to meet anyone interested in learning about
Chicana/o, Latina American History & culture (Frida Kahlo,
Gloria Anzaldua, Cherrie Moraga, Cesar Chavez, The East
Los Angeles "Blowouts", Sandinistas, Zapatistas, Antonia
Darder, Bay Of Pigs, Brown Berets (Originals), Mexican
Revolution, COINTELPRO, Bracero Program, Incas, Mayas,
Aztecas, UFW, Bert Corona, etc.), fighting for social
issues (women's rights, fighting racism, fighting homophobia, etc.) and student's rights (Chicana & Chicano Studies, inner-city youth
outreach , student rentention & mentorships
, conferences , etc).
M.E.Ch.A. assists you in the consciousness raising
of our people and the retention of our culture to help
give on-campus & community empowerment through awareness and
education. On a individual level, M.E.Ch.A. tries to
foster leadership skills, self and group respect, and more
friendships with Raza students & community members.
M.E.Ch.A. is a direct link to community groups & a
nationwide network of M.E.Ch.A.s at a Junior High, Senior
High, Community College, and University level. All alumni, current and
future Mechistas, associates or people just interested in
learning and helping welcome! Events, music, art, cultura, books,
boycotts, mentorships, news, o lo que sea. Racists, sexists,
homophobes, agents of oppression, & haters will be regulated with a swiftness! MEChA Chapters, if you have any announcements, meeting times & locations, or important info that needs to be distributed, feel free to message me so I can post it. Now that the disclaimer is out, let's network!
See us in Soledad O'Brien's Book~"Latino in America", pages 122-123; My Harley is mentioned in the 3rd Paragraph of page 193,,,,,,Ole~desde New Mexico~
WUT IT DO? IF IM NOT IN YOUR TOP LIST I SHOULD BE! MAKE SURE YOU REQUEST THIS SINGLE ON YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL RADIO STATION AND HOLLA BACK. COME HEAR THE NEW STREETBANGER "WORK". I KEEP THE TRAP BUNKIN. HOLLA AT ME
Lehman Brightman-Ethnic Studies Lecture SFSU Oct 8th 2009
Dr. Lehman Brightman-National President of United Native Americans,Inc, Will have a lecture/ discussion on the trials and tribulations we as First Nations People endured to implement Native American /Indigenous studies on the UC and CSU level.
When: Thursday October 8th 2009, 2:10pm-3:25pm.
Where: Cesar Chavez Student Center, San Francisco State University.
For More Information Visit:
Ethnic Studies 40 Years later. Race, Resistance and Relevance.
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