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US Latinx Activism and Protests: From the Farm to the (Legislative) Table 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. 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 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 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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Guatemala is a Central America countryGuatemala is a country in the Central America area, a multi-ethnic and multilingual nation. This beautiful country inhabited by the Mayan culture, witnessed a time of great confrontations and great injustices in their history in the years of 1960’s. This beautiful country are the home of a Mayan culture, this group were the victim of a terrible genocide, that unfortunately pass without any punishment until the years of 1994, when an international Commission for Historical Clarification (CEH) intervene. The commission's mission was to shed light on the events that took place in Guatemala, but it was not imagined that the events would be so violent and intensely strong. The commission received thousands of testimonies, reliving the deaths of thousands of people buried in clandestine graves. The commission concluded that around 200,000 people were killed or disappeared including womens and kids, and the 83% of the victims were mayan.

The economic, social and political structure in Guatemala in those years was completely exclusionary, related to its former colonial era, racism and injustice against poor people was commonplace, the lack of state regulation and the abuse of military power increased social violence. An illegal punitive system was managed by the military and used by the state to maintain social control. The CHE concluded that the structural injustice,the close political ambience, the racism, the discrimination and the violence were the underlying factors of the violence confrontation that took place in 1962.

The cold war of anti-communism developed by the US has influenced the hate and posterior acts of the government of Guatemala. The anti-communism and the National Security Doctrine DSN strategy from the Us agains the soviet union took great roots in the Latin American governments. This anti-comunist values were strongly supported by the catholic church that qualifies as communist any position that contradicts his philosophy and actions in the Guatemalan society. The CEH discovered that state and paramilitary forces were responsible for 93 % of the violations of human rights including death and forced disappearance of persons were the vast majority were of Mayan descent. The church has a great role in the incarceration and killing of persons that believe in the “ communist” even when a lot of their representatives tired of seeing so much injustice became activists, so priests and missionaries give their lives too.

According to the CEH only 3% of the violent actions were perpetrated by the Guerrilla agains the rural people that they believed support the military goverment.
The Guatemalan country facing injustice, racism , exclusion, and discrimination seeing the model of Cube proclaim the need to take power by force and build a new economical political and social order. Several new guerrillas emerge under the new ideologies adopting Marxist ideologies trying to take a new path. Instructional and training support provide by Cuban to the /Guatemala insurgent were including very important external factor to this confrontation.
During the time when the Guatemalan guerrilla began to form, the Guatemalan government took advantage and used military force to repress and steals what little those poor people have. These was one of the reason that the guerrillas begin to grow, but even with that during all the years of war only 3% of the violent actions were perpetrated by the Guerrilla according to the CEH. The responsible for all the violence and the deaths were the military, the state and other powerful institutions like the church that was used by the state to coarse the population. Unfortunately all those atrocities do not stop until several years latter when the international institutions like the CEH bring to light all the atrocities and crime.

Citations

Guatemala, memory of silence = tz’inil na’tab’al: Report of the commission for historical clarification, conclusions and recommendations. (2000). CEH.