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US Latinx Activism and Protests: From the Farm to the (Legislative) Table Main Menu Collection Media Thumbnails Hashtag Description Art produced during the Chicanx Movement Abstract: In the midst of change, The Chicanx Movement was a monumental time for Mexican Americans in the United States during the late 1960s. The movement addressed the social, economic, and political inequalities experienced by Mexican Americans across the nation. Aimed to celebrate and acknowledge cultural pride and identity, the movement also sought to reclaim and celebrate Mexican and Mexican American history, art, and culture. The Chicanx Movement played a significant role in shaping the Latino identity and influencing subsequent social justice movements, and the artwork produced during this time allowed for many to voice their opinions on the political and social climate of the U.S during the time. Chicano Moratorium Examining the causes, events, and leaders of the Chicano Moratorium #chicanx #feminism #movement LA Demonstrations During the Chicano Movement Abstract: The Chicano Movement was a movement that involved Mexican-Americans all over the United States and was a crucial component to establishing civil rights for Latinos. While Chicanos living in the United States were at the focal point of discrimination in society, they figured that it was best to come together and establish a sense of familiarity in order to combat these racial remarks and disadvantages. To spark attention to their cause and movement, many Chicanos participated in numerous demonstrations and while many were peaceful, many considered them as radical. By Steve, Lexi, and Ricardo Bracero Program In this project we will be analyzing a number of facets of the Bracero Program with a specific focus on the causes, on both sides of the border, which culminated in the agreement. Consequently, we will explore the historical context of the US and Mexico of the first half of the twentieth century, including the impact of the Mexican Revolution as well as the dire situation brought about by the second world war. By utilizing this basis we will then analyze the “migration aspect” entailed by the program, travel from Mexico to the US and various territories. Not only as an in depth look at the agreement, but also as a necessary foundation. One which will permit the Bracero Program to be positioned in history, while simultaneously deepening the exposition and understanding of a largely forgotten case of large-scale abuse and exploitation. We anticipate this will form the backbone of the examination of bracero experiences: first-hand accounts and testimonials.. By Fernando, Joy and Lizeth Migration in the United States The United States has often been called a "nation of immigrants," here we observe specific instances of migration policy within the United States and how certain themes regarding immigrants have changed or been maintained. By: Zulema Arguello, Sofia Perez Valles, and Natalie Manzo-Silva Guatemalan Genocide & Its Dark Truth This page will focus on the Guatemalan genocide, a period of brutal violence that brought tremendous adversity to those indigenous communities residing in the rural areas of Guatemala. It will provide details regarding the atrocities that the Mayan people experienced, the trauma that was left behind, and the hardships that they continue to face today. Furthermore, it will demonstrate how this heinous period of history fostered activism and social movements in Guatemala. By Paola Chavarria and & Aurora Nieves Chicano Farm Worker Movement In this project, we will be discussing about the Chicano Farm Worker Movement and how it brought change to not only farm workers but to society as a whole. We will be focused on the working conditions of farm workers prior and after the movement, notable or influential leaders, and the communities that were fueling the movement. By examining their struggles, successes, and legacy, we wanted to provide a better understanding of the process needed to advocate and bring forth social change for a marginalized group of people. Last, we wanted to remove stereotypes and other misconceptions about the movement in creating a more equitable society. Por: Justin Bui, Kristi Kang, Jenniffer Young Las "Brujas" Feministas: Magazines, Art, and Television This project intends to provide a comprehensive analysis of women's representation in different mediums such as art, television, and fanzines. In this way, the goal is to understand the gender stereotypes that women have had to overcome from a feminist perspective. Through this discussion, the hope is to amplify women's voices to promote inclusive and equitable representation in society. By Claudia Mejia, Janet Landa, Diana Andrade Young Lords Party The Young Lords Party was founded at the peak of the 1960s political and civil rights movement in the United States. With a focus on empowering Puerto Ricans while embracing other Latinx communities, the Young Lords Party sought to effect change and fight systematic oppression faced by marginalized groups. By Isha Das, Hayden Holliman, Carli Meinert & Elise Oliver Walkouts and Protests in Los Angeles On our page, we will discuss the walkouts and protests that took place within schools and communities across Los Angeles. The school protests happened because Latino students wanted to see a change in the education system. Some of the changes Latino students wanted to see implemented were hiring more Chicano professors and administrators, having more Chicano Studies classes in higher education, and overall being treated better without discrimination or judgment. In the 1960s, high school students faced racism and discrimination, which included a lack of education and insufficient school buildings in comparison to those of white students in the area. Walkouts famously took place at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles, where there was a large population of Latino students. In 1993, college students also faced a lack of Chicano education when budget cuts put the Chicano classes at UCLA at risk of being shut down. This led to a hunger strike, where UCLA students protested and ultimately helped to establish the UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o Studies. In the years leading up to 1965, Latino and Black communities also protested because they wanted to see a change in the way they were treated. The Black community finally had enough in 1965 and the Watts Riots happened, which in the end led to positive changes in their community. By Sydney Schwinger, Vanessa Harris, Jazmin Chavez

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Contents of this path:
1. Anti War Demonstrators: UCLA Library Digital Collections
2. Photograph of a Young Lords Party Rally at Queens County Jail
3. Bracero Program
4. Bracero Worker in Camp
5. Cesar Chavez on March from Mexican border to Sacramento with United Farm Workers members in Redondo Beach, Calif., 1975
6. Chicano Moratorium- Chicana Power
7. Chicano Riots
8. Jailed Protesters and Rioters
9. Mecha protest in Los Angeles
10. Mexican migrant worker
11. Mural by Judith Baca
12. President Nixon's Chicano Approval Rate
13. Rally at Olvera Street
14. Roosevelt High School Walkout
15. Roosevelt High School Walkouts
16. Young Lords, Overseeing the Program
17. A Right to Justice - A Video of the Guatemalan Genocide
18. Aerial Shot of the South Central Farm (1999)
19. Aerial view of two buildings on fire on Avalon Blvd during the Watts Riots of 1965
20. Artwork made from riot debris displayed at Watts Renaissance of the Arts in 1966
21. Bracero Bus
22. Bracero shaving
23. Bracero Workers in California, 1960
24. Chicano Moratorium: A Question of Freedom (1971)
25. Braceros off to work_
26. Braceros loading their belongings onto a bus for trip home to Mexico, El Centro, 1965
27. Chicano Moratorium Committee antiwar demonstrators
28. Chicano Power
29. The Great Wall of Los Angeles
30. Conoce a "La Bestia", el tren que transporta a miles de migrantes
31. A Bulldozed South Central Farm (2006)
32. Exterior of Mechicano Art Center
33. Separation of Children at Border (cover page)
34. The victims
35. UFW logo
36. Children in Detention Centers
37. Unearthing the Truth
38. US expelled over 2.8 mn migrants under Title 42: Mexico
39. We Are Not A Minority
40. Women working in the Fields
41. Women's movement
42. Graffiti painted on a gate in the border wall at Friendship Park, in Playas de Tijuana.
43. People guarding local stores
44. Protesters in Distress (2006)
45. Chicana movement
46. Farmers Sharing Seeds (2006)
47. Separated: Children at the Border (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
48. Separated: Children at the Border (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
49. Flowers zoomed in
50. Free Barrio Clinic Signage
51. Hispanic American Veterans Share Their Experiences in Vietnam
52. America Tropical (Now)
53. An untold story
54. Chicano Farm Movement
55. Chicano Movement Art
56. David Alfaro Siqueiros: Self-Portrait (1945)
57. Dolores Huerta (2015)
58. Cindy Montanez UCLA Hunger Strike
59. Felipe Luciano Sweeping Above is a cropped portion of an image of the Young Lord's co-founder Felipe Luciano, caught sweeping garbage along a sidewalk in El Barrio, which is located in East Harlem, New York City, New York. I chose to zoom in on the broom he was using and the act of sweeping as opposed to the environment or mass change that was occurring in order to note the heavy-hands-on role each member of the YLO played in their activist initiatives.
60. Gallo Wine (1973)
61. Human rights
62. Las Tres Marías
63. Migration Title
64. Poster for farm worker movement
65. Takeover: How We Occupied a Hospital and Changed Public Health Care | Op-Docs
66. The Bracero Program - Cruz Leon Martinez
67. The Bracero Program - Babe Wood
68. The South Central Farm Banner (2006)
69. The Young Lords: Puerto Rican Struggle in the US
70. Videopoema: Por qué grita esa mujer
71. Watts riot scene at Central Ave. and 43rd St., Los Angeles, 1965 Firefighters battle flames at Central Avenue and 43rd Street as fire and smoke come from buildings destroyed during the Watts Riot. Central Avenue is a major north-south passage in the central portion of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. From approximately 1920 to 1955, Central Avenue was the heart of the African-American community in Los Angeles, with active rhythm and blues and jazz music scenes. #losangeles #police #protest
72. March to UN
73. Young Lords Garbage Offensive Police Interactions
74. Young Lords Garbage Offensive
75. Pinback button for the People's Church
76. Young Lords Occupying X-Ray Unit
77. Young Lords Collage

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Chicano Farm Worker Movement In this project, we will be discussing about the Chicano Farm Worker Movement and how it brought change to not only farm workers but to society as a whole. We will be focused on the working conditions of farm workers prior and after the movement, notable or influential leaders, and the communities that were fueling the movement. By examining their struggles, successes, and legacy, we wanted to provide a better understanding of the process needed to advocate and bring forth social change for a marginalized group of people. Last, we wanted to remove stereotypes and other misconceptions about the movement in creating a more equitable society. Por: Justin Bui, Kristi Kang, Jenniffer Young
The Chicano Farm Worker Movement consisted of organized protests, boycotts, and community education programs that advocated for the rights and improved working-living conditions of Mexican Americans and other marginalized groups of farmworkers.

Women in the Movement
The Chicano Farm Worker's Movement aimed to reduce unequal treatment, lack of support, and poor availability of resources for Chicano farm workers. Women during that same time period, also, fought for rights in the workplace, addressed cases of sexual assault or violence, and raised awareness on survivor accounts that were sidelined. Women were discriminated against during the 1920's and 50's due to conservative views that women should take care of their families and were not equal of social status to men. Based on that sentiment, women were not given the respect that they deserved. Chicana activists such as Maria Moreno, Monica Ramirez, and Jessie de la Cruz began creating unions, organizing protests, and gaining positions in the government to change policies in order to reduce systemic discrimination. These Chicana feminists were usually children of farm workers or were involved in farm work themselves. Therefore, they experienced harsh working conditions and discrimination first-handed. They have been oppressed and recognized that the government was not improving the needs of migrant workers.

Many women experienced sexual assault in the workplace. However, there were no policies or laws in place to punish people who were committing these acts, which allowed offenders to assault more people. Men were not held accountable for their actions and women were expected to keep quiet and continue maintaining their families. Chicana feminists, starting in the 1920s, established a voice for all the women who were being abused and discriminated against. The protests and strikes helped inspire other people to join farm worker unions and provoke the government to provide protection and resources to Chicano workers.

Key Figures That Shaped the Future
Many figures had been noted throughout history who had been representative of the Chicano Farm Workers struggle to fight for their rights. People such as Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta being the front runners of this fight. Cesar and Dolores worked together to organize the farmworkers into a single union. They prioritized organizing boycotts to representing the farmworker's job conditions. Dolores coordinated the nationwide lettuce, grape, and Gallo wine boycotts in 1970 and allowed for the passage in 1975 for the Agricultural Labor Relations Act. They were inspired by their own personal struggles against the injustice and they felt it was up to them to represent those who were unable to do so. They took the mantle and allowed for farmers to have their rights and laws passed to protect themselves from being exploited.

The Gallo wine boycotts were a part of a broader campaign that included lettuce and table grapes. The growers failed to renew their contracts with the union and they ended up signing up with the rival teamsters instead. The boycott ended in 1978 after the UFW won a string of union elections held under California's new Agricultural Labor Relations Act and the teamsters agreed to allow the UFW to represent the field workers.

Urban Farmer Participation in the Movement
In the early 2000s, a small farm worker movement emerged in Los Angeles with the goal of preserving the operational status of the South Central Farm. This movement aimed to secure equal access to fresh produce and relieve some of the financial hardships experienced within the community of marginalized Chicano farmworkers. The movement spanned several years, from 2003 to 2006, and rallied impoverished working-class farmers and sympathetic community members to advocate for food security and social justice.

The movement drew inspiration from the larger Chicano movements in the past and utilized tactics such as community mobilization, raising awareness, and engaging in peaceful public protests. The peaceful nature of their demonstrations helped garner sympathy and support from a broad range of people who could relate to their struggles. Although the movement did not succeed in changing the South Central Farm’s demolition, it brought the community closer together and shed light on significant divisions related to economic disparity, limited food access, and the inherent racial biases held by landowners against marginalized and underrepresented farmers.