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MEChA
de UCDavis
General Assembly Meetings:
WEDNESDAYS AT 6PM IN OLSON 163
Welcome
to the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan Web site.
The Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan.
Prior
to 1969, there were various Chicano Student organizations
such as the Mexican American Student Conference (UMAS),
and the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) throughout
Aztlan. In March 1969, students, teachers, and community
activists met at the University of California 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.
M.E.Ch.A.
can assist you in the conciousness raising of our people
and the retention of our culture to help our on-campus community
empowerment through awareness. On an individual level, M.E.Ch.A.
fosters leadership skills, self and group respect, and more
friendships with Raza students. Most important, M.E.Ch.A.
can help us keep our education in focus and help answer
that fateful question, "Why are we here?"
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