User:Tubatz

Paz y justicia...

Hermanas y hermanos:

Bienvenidos! Welcome to my new website, Nuevo Plan de Aztlan.

I put this new website together because as a college student, I chaired Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) chapters at Long Beach City College, Ventura College, California State University Northridge and Humboldt State University while preparing for law school.

I also started Internet Mecha to connect with all past, present and future Mechistas on the World Wide Web several years ago because I believe "Once a Mechista Always a Mechista!"

I have organized with La Raza Unida, Barrios Unidos, the United Farmworkers Union and other Chicana y Chicano organizations to improve living conditions in the barrios, colonias and campos of Aztlan and throughout our Americas since 1970. I also worked for indigenous rights with the Northern Indian California Education project, the American Indian Movement and other North American Indian organizations.

I taught college and university courses in Chicana y Chicano Studies during the Seventies and Eighties and for decades, I have organized, spoken, demonstrated and participated in conferences, forums, workshops and panels for La Causa.

Y que, right? Y QUE!!!

All Mechistas leave a lot of unfinished business behind when we leave our campuses. Mechistas on these campuses today have to deal with all our unfinished business and their new business, too, while the racistas are jamming them left, right and center.

Us old veteranos must get back into the Movimiento to help these young Mechistas out. We cannot expect our joventud to handle the new wave of racial harassment, discrimination and persecution La Raza is now facing on their own.

Our Chicana y Chicano Movimiento must stand up con el grito, "YA BASTA! Like Emiliano Zapata said, "I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees."

Check out Nuevo Plan de Aztlan and let's get to work, Raza!

QUE VIVA LA RAZA UNIDA!

Ruben Botello

Peace and justice.