21 st CENTURY CHICANO ACTIVIST REUNION
AUGUST 21-23, 2009
DALLAS, TEJAZTLAN
COME ONE! COME ALL!
CHICANO ACTIVIST AND THOSE WHO SUPPORTED THE CHICANO MOVEMENTFROM AROUND THE WORLD WILL GATHER THIS SUMMER TO CELEBRATE THE IMPACT OF THE CHICANO MOVEMENT.
OUR PURPOSE IN MEETING HAS SEVERAL PURPOSES:
* TO CELEBRATE NEARLY HALF A CENTURY LATER MANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE CHICANO STRUGGLES AND EVENTS SINCE THE 1960s
* TO REVISIT, RETELL, RELIVE EVENTS AND EPISODES OF YEARS PAST
TO LISTEN AND LEARN FROM EXPERTS, ONCE PARTICIPANTS, THEIR ANALYSES OF SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES OF THE CHICANO MOVEMENT
* TO EAT, DRINK, LAUGH, DANCE, AND BE HAPPY WITH EACH OTHER
* TO MEET AND GREET THOSE INTERESTED IN CARRYING FORTH THE CHICANO/MEXICANO STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE
* TO PASS THE TORCH OF STRUGGLE FOR CONTINUED GROUP ASCENDENCY
* TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PRESENT LIVES
* TO REMEMBER, REFLECT, AND EULOGIZE THOSE DEPARTED FROM OUR RANKS
* TO VIEW DOCUMENTARIES AND FILMS ABOUT THE CHICANO MOVEMENT
* TO SOCIALIZE AND REJOICE ABOUT OUR CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE
WE INVITE YOU TO ATTEND. THE LAST TIME WE GATHERED WAS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, DECEMBER 1989. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND PASS ON OUR WEB PAGE AND THIS LETTER TO OTHERS. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND SEND US A VIDEO/DVD CLIP WITH NARRATIVE ABOUT YOUR ROLE IN THE CHICANO MOVEMENT SO WE CAN HEAR, SEE, LISTEN AND LEARN ABOUT YOUR EFFORTS.
POR LA CAUSA
JOSE ANGEL GUTIERREZ
FOUNDER, LA RAZA UNIDA PARTY
where in dallas----need more info
ReplyDeleteFrom what I can gather, it will be held at the Hyatt Regency (300 Reunion Blvd. Dallas, TX)and will coincide with the Tejano Music Convention.
ReplyDeleteTickets are $47-$250
For more info call: (214) 909-4465
Hope this helps!