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Los Ninos Mueren Chicano Magazine Staff Prepares For May Issue What is this sadness I feel As I see our children, Fighting and killing one ai I ask you, Whyf - Has society influenced you so much I Has it taught you how to hate instead of Love? Has it taught you that death is sweetei Than life itself? Our poor confused children, The scars that have marked yw so great. The roads you have taken, so and rough. The pain you feel so intense. Does society realize the damage i caused you f I weep for you, my children, I pray for you, My heart feels the pain you feel, Two Chicana journali named managing SENTIMIENTOS Del Vail*, for the San Joaqui illey's Chia Though I cry for you, I a stranger in your world, Still do not realize the intensity of Boulevard Nights igs, muggings praised by US cultu ies about murder, k and warfare in the The /najority of Chicanos in this society live at poverty levels Chicanos in East LA live in poverty where pov¬ erty, theft, beggars and gangs are a way of life This movie could have come out in the year 2000, and the reaction of some Chicano youth would be the same towards the movie. Much of why the movie was screened was because this represented the ulti¬ mate in drama of a cholos life. We should not throw this experience into the closet and never expose it. No, and we must not place the blame on a movie that sincerely depicts this experience It is not the movie's fault that young Chicanos may misinterpret the movie in a narrow way. And those who would boycott the film are wrong. Boycotting this movie would only emphasize the shame we have of our own people, which may lead educated Chicanos, the elitist class, to seperate themselves among^Chicanos and thus even believe the harmful stereotypes. I think it is important for Chicanos to sit down and give written explanations of the film to young Chicanos who do not know how to interpret this movie. It is important that young Chicanos have an understanding on the many di¬ versities in his/her group to exploit the Chicano people. It simply portrays the reality of a certain type of Chicano. We should not blame one paltry movie for something that has roots in environments and television and news r articles If we are to boycott anything it V should not be our own movies, it should be the facilities that influence Chicano youth each das/. Again,. this movie shows a small segment of Chicano Dianne Solis, who last semester served as the first minority editor of the CSUF Journalism department s lab newspaper, insight, will coordinate assignments and general design Elvia Ruiz will coordinate the magazine's bilingual aspects and supervise general Ceneral editor Tomas Uribes, who will handle fundraising and overall opera lion, said the next issue will be pub lished by May 14 and will feature the 1979 CSU F Chicano graduates SENTIMIENTOS is a non-profit, volunteer publication produced by Chicano student and professional journalists from Fresno It is now funded with advertising and individual dona tions(J10andJ25) The magazine began in 1976 as a brochure for the CSUF Chicano Youth Conference After producing another CYC brochure in 1977, the staff de cided to develop a magazine for the local Chicano community SENTIMIENTOS name appeared in lanuary 1978 as a part of that year's CYC Last May, the staff produced its second issue and spotlighted that year's Chicano Commencement Ceremonies This year's SENTIMIENTOS will include photos of all the Chicano graduates participating in this year's Chicano Commencement Ceremonies, set for May 20 He said in addition to the CSUF graduates, SENTIMIENTOS Chicano graduates from educational institutions thrmghout the valley by listing their names in the magazine. Promoting the graduation is one step m fulfilling the magazine's objective, said Ruiz, who has worked on the magazine since it becai MIENTOS |t)ve' things happening in our community, especially since so little is ever pre¬ sented in other media,* she said. But while the magazine seeks to show the good things going Chia be a "PR" organ d the problems that plagi feel should Solis said the deadline for the next issue is neanng and anyone' with suggestions or editorial material should contact the editors by April 15 She said that is the "absolute last day" the staff will accept anything for publication She advised anyone who is interested to inform the staff sooner than that date if they plan to submit something so space in the magazine can be allocated The magazine staff will consider creative writing (poetry, short stories, narratives, etc ), essays and analytical writings, feature and artwork and photography More information may be obtained by contacting Uribes at 225-3859 or 266-2622 or by writing to SENTIMIENTOS, PO Box 12303, Fresno, CA, 93777 >anston,Haden out on Liberalism IUFW NOTICIASi "Female Farmworker*" Female farmworkers in California typically earn less than male farmwork¬ ers and are excluded from training pro¬ grams for better jobs, according to the Commission on the Status of Women. The commission recently said that a 1977 survey of 400 women and 200 men who work m Fresno and Imperial county fields showed that women earn an aver¬ age yearly income of less than $3,000. Women experienced at farm work earn¬ ed one-third as much as men with the same level of experience. One third" of the women surveyed were heads of households. The income difference was blamed on the fact that women were assigned to tower paying jobs. Men also worked more weeks than women and at higher paying jobs, such as operating farm machinery or irrigating. Farm employers interviewed in the study said they believed women were physically incapable of handling higher paying jobs However, the commission said that the .Fair Employment Practices Act, bars an employer from refusing to hire female job-seekers on the grounds that women have physical limitations be¬ cause of their sex. UFW UPDATE About a dozen California sheriffs met recently with state lawmakers, and pre1 dieted escalating violence arising out of farm labor confrontations in the Sal¬ inas Valley The sheriffs, mostly from rural areas, discussed their farm strike-related problems with over a dozen lawmakers in Sacramento. The law enforcement officials told the legislators that farm labor disputes in¬ volving the UFW and pro¬ ducers may produce a "long hot sum¬ mer* as picketing moves to the Salinas 1 Valley, where the harvest season bios- ^**" soms in two weeks. Imperial County Sheriff Oren Fox said that 91 county officers had to be aided by 160 officers from neighboring areas to contain strike-related violence in h|» county. Law enforcement costs totalled j about 5*67,000, he said. In other developments, a Superior Court judge issued a temporary restrain¬ ing order recently against the UFW prohibiting union members from picket¬ ing Crowers Exchange property in Ven¬ tura County. The order, issued by Judge Steve Stone, also specifies that union members must not threaten company employees with violence, Traditional liberal thought and what may be the new liberal wave took turns presenting their cases at the California Democratic Council (CDC) convention at the Fresno Hilton recently. Senator Alan Cranston, founder and first president of CDC, told the liberal Democrats, March 23, pretty much, what they wanted to hear. But, the nexi day, sful candidate for the. U.S. Senate in 1976, Tom Hayden, decried CDC and what he viewed as the ineffectiveness of ..the liberal movement. ' "CDC is in danger of becoming a relic,* said Hayden. He characterized the organization as one without 'clout.. being used by liberal lawyers then aban- Cranston, however, retained a familiar liberal theme throughout his speech, at¬ tacking big government yet calling for a commitment to subsidize "small busi¬ ness and farmers no less than food Contrary to traditional liberal thought, both speakers called for a balanced bud¬ get but were against a consitutional con¬ vention to achieve it. Cranston said he "strongly opposes' a constitutional convention and has "deep doubts' a- bout amending the constitution in any way to fight inflation It may come to a choice between a convention or a states' sponsored amendment to curb the budget, Cran¬ ston said. 'Both ideas will fail,' he add¬ ed, 'then we can get on with the real job of making government work better.' While the senator came out for a bal¬ anced budget as soon as possible, he didn't say how it would be accom¬ plished. In an apparent attempt to allay the fears of the liberals, Cranston said, "I will do all in my power from letting budget balancing deteriorate to an at¬ tack on the helpless.' Hayden, chairman of the 'Campaign for Economic Democracy*, put the blame for inflation directly on liberals. Cranston also attacked defense spend¬ ing, earning cheers from the partisan crowd. He said, 'Everyone else is biting the bullet Why shouldn't the Pentagon.* Fie said, liberals have been content to ' ride the tiger" of inflation rather than fight it Hayden said 'inflation and govern¬ ment spending are not Republican is¬ sues. They are people issues * Fie warned, 'Don't put yourself in the position of defending deficit spend¬ ing.' He said an unbalanced budget has never solved any problems 'and liberalism is lame if it fights a balanced budget* Hayden said the real inflation fighters are not those in government, but 'the people in Santa Monica fighting for rent control.' He said, 'the best way to fight inflation is to boycott ChiquiU bananas' (an apparent reference to UFW leader Cesar Chavez' call for a boycott of United Brands-owned. Chi- quita bananas). Hayden later told reporters that al¬ though criticism of Governor Brown from his organization have not been abun¬ dant, there are some problems between the two. Of Brown's budget balancing proposal, Hayden said, 'I don't agree with the consitutional approach It does not approach the issue of full employ- He added, *We think he (Brown) should be as tough on corporate profits as government spending Our approach is to say the problem is big business and big government.' , Asked about Brown's political ideo¬ logy, the former anti-war activist said, 'No, he's not a liberal. He's a liberal in transition, which is better than a liberal stuck in the mud.' Chavez supports idwest agri-union Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers are not the only ones who are striking for higher wages. In Ohio this past January 28, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) offi¬ cially kicked-off Its international boy¬ cott of Libby-McNeil, Libby and Camp¬ bell Soup products. The FLOC initiated the boycott because of the canners' and growers' unwillingness to respond to peaceful invitations by union leaders to nego¬ tiate, according to the 'Nuestra Luca" newspaper from Ohio. The FLOC is hoping that the boycott can pressure canners into requiring better wages and working conditions for farm work¬ ers from the grower. The FLOC is committed to helping farm laborers achieve better wages and working conditions. They have received support from many institutions, includ¬ ing California's United Farmworkers under Cesar Chavez. But organizing in the Midwest is difficult Most Ohio farm workers migrate each summer from Florida and Texas, allowing only a few months for workers to mobilize into effective action, according to the FLOC: Quien es Cesar Chavez? Editor's note: lust who is this man Cesar Chavez! He is the head of the JS.000 member United Farm Workers of America, but to many, still a myster¬ ious person. 'People' magazine in their edition of March 12, 1979 provided this description of Chavez. 'Born in Yuma, Arizona, he dropped out of school in the eighth grade and went to work in his teens as a field hand Once an unlettered street comer tough, he discovered Gandhi and turned to steel-willed self-disc*line But the FLOC's farmworkers isn't their only a concentration They are also participat¬ ing in the boycott of Nestles' products, which is the parent company of Libby! Nestles' has been promoting infant formula for feeding babies in Third World and developing nations but reports have tied infant formulas to malnutrition and even death to children of unsuspecting mothers From the other side of the camp, fcibby's and Campbell's companies have refused to negotiate with Ohio farmworkers over wages and working conditions. It is for this reason that FLOC is calling a nation-wide con¬ sumer boycott of the following com¬ panies and their products: LIBBY-MCNEIL-LIBBY -All Nestles products -All vegetables, fruits, meats and juices with the Libby label -Campbell Soup -Swanson frozen prepared dinners and -V-8 vegetable juice -Recipe pet food -Franco-American products -Peppendge Farm products -Cranny's soups -Bounty canned chili and entrees 'He neither drinks nor smokes; his work is his life and passion.* 'Home is a four-room cottage at union headquarters in La Paz, Calif , and on the road he lives with his workers. •At 52 (and 5' 6', 140 pounds), he still lives by the exemplary asceticism of the UfW's youth He works a slave driver's schedule of 20-hours days, sleeping where he drops, accepting only $10 a week in pay, plus expenses On the road he lives simply. *l eat whatever they have and sleep on floors when there's no bed,' he says. 'It's a way to stay in touch. Sure it's incon¬ venient when you have to run to pay phones, but I get insights I wouldn't get if I stayed in motels.'" "Chavez prays and meditates two or three hours a day and often fasts.' 'Chavez counts his family among his disciplines Most of the eight children are grown and work for the UFW, and wife of 30-years, Helen, 51, is on the or¬ ganization's credit union until she re¬ tired last month.' "Some of the family have converted to his vegetarian diet, but few of his children have adopted the 30-year habit of yoga and contemplation that he be¬ lieves is the source of his stamina "I wouldn't last if I didn't do that,' he says. As it is I'm made for this kind of work-no heart attacks, or ulcers, or high blood pressure or anything (though he admits to some back problems, which he attributes to his days at stoop labor), prayer and meditation have a tot to do with that." "I don't plan to retire,' he says ' This is a good place for me to be here It is a burden to be a leader, but I won't bum out We have to discipline our selves more than most people because we must wi n. We have to win. *
Object Description
Title | 1979_04 The Daily Collegian April 1979 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1979 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Description
Title | April 2, 1979 La Voz Pg. 6-7 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1979 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | Los Ninos Mueren Chicano Magazine Staff Prepares For May Issue What is this sadness I feel As I see our children, Fighting and killing one ai I ask you, Whyf - Has society influenced you so much I Has it taught you how to hate instead of Love? Has it taught you that death is sweetei Than life itself? Our poor confused children, The scars that have marked yw so great. The roads you have taken, so and rough. The pain you feel so intense. Does society realize the damage i caused you f I weep for you, my children, I pray for you, My heart feels the pain you feel, Two Chicana journali named managing SENTIMIENTOS Del Vail*, for the San Joaqui illey's Chia Though I cry for you, I a stranger in your world, Still do not realize the intensity of Boulevard Nights igs, muggings praised by US cultu ies about murder, k and warfare in the The /najority of Chicanos in this society live at poverty levels Chicanos in East LA live in poverty where pov¬ erty, theft, beggars and gangs are a way of life This movie could have come out in the year 2000, and the reaction of some Chicano youth would be the same towards the movie. Much of why the movie was screened was because this represented the ulti¬ mate in drama of a cholos life. We should not throw this experience into the closet and never expose it. No, and we must not place the blame on a movie that sincerely depicts this experience It is not the movie's fault that young Chicanos may misinterpret the movie in a narrow way. And those who would boycott the film are wrong. Boycotting this movie would only emphasize the shame we have of our own people, which may lead educated Chicanos, the elitist class, to seperate themselves among^Chicanos and thus even believe the harmful stereotypes. I think it is important for Chicanos to sit down and give written explanations of the film to young Chicanos who do not know how to interpret this movie. It is important that young Chicanos have an understanding on the many di¬ versities in his/her group to exploit the Chicano people. It simply portrays the reality of a certain type of Chicano. We should not blame one paltry movie for something that has roots in environments and television and news r articles If we are to boycott anything it V should not be our own movies, it should be the facilities that influence Chicano youth each das/. Again,. this movie shows a small segment of Chicano Dianne Solis, who last semester served as the first minority editor of the CSUF Journalism department s lab newspaper, insight, will coordinate assignments and general design Elvia Ruiz will coordinate the magazine's bilingual aspects and supervise general Ceneral editor Tomas Uribes, who will handle fundraising and overall opera lion, said the next issue will be pub lished by May 14 and will feature the 1979 CSU F Chicano graduates SENTIMIENTOS is a non-profit, volunteer publication produced by Chicano student and professional journalists from Fresno It is now funded with advertising and individual dona tions(J10andJ25) The magazine began in 1976 as a brochure for the CSUF Chicano Youth Conference After producing another CYC brochure in 1977, the staff de cided to develop a magazine for the local Chicano community SENTIMIENTOS name appeared in lanuary 1978 as a part of that year's CYC Last May, the staff produced its second issue and spotlighted that year's Chicano Commencement Ceremonies This year's SENTIMIENTOS will include photos of all the Chicano graduates participating in this year's Chicano Commencement Ceremonies, set for May 20 He said in addition to the CSUF graduates, SENTIMIENTOS Chicano graduates from educational institutions thrmghout the valley by listing their names in the magazine. Promoting the graduation is one step m fulfilling the magazine's objective, said Ruiz, who has worked on the magazine since it becai MIENTOS |t)ve' things happening in our community, especially since so little is ever pre¬ sented in other media,* she said. But while the magazine seeks to show the good things going Chia be a "PR" organ d the problems that plagi feel should Solis said the deadline for the next issue is neanng and anyone' with suggestions or editorial material should contact the editors by April 15 She said that is the "absolute last day" the staff will accept anything for publication She advised anyone who is interested to inform the staff sooner than that date if they plan to submit something so space in the magazine can be allocated The magazine staff will consider creative writing (poetry, short stories, narratives, etc ), essays and analytical writings, feature and artwork and photography More information may be obtained by contacting Uribes at 225-3859 or 266-2622 or by writing to SENTIMIENTOS, PO Box 12303, Fresno, CA, 93777 >anston,Haden out on Liberalism IUFW NOTICIASi "Female Farmworker*" Female farmworkers in California typically earn less than male farmwork¬ ers and are excluded from training pro¬ grams for better jobs, according to the Commission on the Status of Women. The commission recently said that a 1977 survey of 400 women and 200 men who work m Fresno and Imperial county fields showed that women earn an aver¬ age yearly income of less than $3,000. Women experienced at farm work earn¬ ed one-third as much as men with the same level of experience. One third" of the women surveyed were heads of households. The income difference was blamed on the fact that women were assigned to tower paying jobs. Men also worked more weeks than women and at higher paying jobs, such as operating farm machinery or irrigating. Farm employers interviewed in the study said they believed women were physically incapable of handling higher paying jobs However, the commission said that the .Fair Employment Practices Act, bars an employer from refusing to hire female job-seekers on the grounds that women have physical limitations be¬ cause of their sex. UFW UPDATE About a dozen California sheriffs met recently with state lawmakers, and pre1 dieted escalating violence arising out of farm labor confrontations in the Sal¬ inas Valley The sheriffs, mostly from rural areas, discussed their farm strike-related problems with over a dozen lawmakers in Sacramento. The law enforcement officials told the legislators that farm labor disputes in¬ volving the UFW and pro¬ ducers may produce a "long hot sum¬ mer* as picketing moves to the Salinas 1 Valley, where the harvest season bios- ^**" soms in two weeks. Imperial County Sheriff Oren Fox said that 91 county officers had to be aided by 160 officers from neighboring areas to contain strike-related violence in h|» county. Law enforcement costs totalled j about 5*67,000, he said. In other developments, a Superior Court judge issued a temporary restrain¬ ing order recently against the UFW prohibiting union members from picket¬ ing Crowers Exchange property in Ven¬ tura County. The order, issued by Judge Steve Stone, also specifies that union members must not threaten company employees with violence, Traditional liberal thought and what may be the new liberal wave took turns presenting their cases at the California Democratic Council (CDC) convention at the Fresno Hilton recently. Senator Alan Cranston, founder and first president of CDC, told the liberal Democrats, March 23, pretty much, what they wanted to hear. But, the nexi day, sful candidate for the. U.S. Senate in 1976, Tom Hayden, decried CDC and what he viewed as the ineffectiveness of ..the liberal movement. ' "CDC is in danger of becoming a relic,* said Hayden. He characterized the organization as one without 'clout.. being used by liberal lawyers then aban- Cranston, however, retained a familiar liberal theme throughout his speech, at¬ tacking big government yet calling for a commitment to subsidize "small busi¬ ness and farmers no less than food Contrary to traditional liberal thought, both speakers called for a balanced bud¬ get but were against a consitutional con¬ vention to achieve it. Cranston said he "strongly opposes' a constitutional convention and has "deep doubts' a- bout amending the constitution in any way to fight inflation It may come to a choice between a convention or a states' sponsored amendment to curb the budget, Cran¬ ston said. 'Both ideas will fail,' he add¬ ed, 'then we can get on with the real job of making government work better.' While the senator came out for a bal¬ anced budget as soon as possible, he didn't say how it would be accom¬ plished. In an apparent attempt to allay the fears of the liberals, Cranston said, "I will do all in my power from letting budget balancing deteriorate to an at¬ tack on the helpless.' Hayden, chairman of the 'Campaign for Economic Democracy*, put the blame for inflation directly on liberals. Cranston also attacked defense spend¬ ing, earning cheers from the partisan crowd. He said, 'Everyone else is biting the bullet Why shouldn't the Pentagon.* Fie said, liberals have been content to ' ride the tiger" of inflation rather than fight it Hayden said 'inflation and govern¬ ment spending are not Republican is¬ sues. They are people issues * Fie warned, 'Don't put yourself in the position of defending deficit spend¬ ing.' He said an unbalanced budget has never solved any problems 'and liberalism is lame if it fights a balanced budget* Hayden said the real inflation fighters are not those in government, but 'the people in Santa Monica fighting for rent control.' He said, 'the best way to fight inflation is to boycott ChiquiU bananas' (an apparent reference to UFW leader Cesar Chavez' call for a boycott of United Brands-owned. Chi- quita bananas). Hayden later told reporters that al¬ though criticism of Governor Brown from his organization have not been abun¬ dant, there are some problems between the two. Of Brown's budget balancing proposal, Hayden said, 'I don't agree with the consitutional approach It does not approach the issue of full employ- He added, *We think he (Brown) should be as tough on corporate profits as government spending Our approach is to say the problem is big business and big government.' , Asked about Brown's political ideo¬ logy, the former anti-war activist said, 'No, he's not a liberal. He's a liberal in transition, which is better than a liberal stuck in the mud.' Chavez supports idwest agri-union Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers are not the only ones who are striking for higher wages. In Ohio this past January 28, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) offi¬ cially kicked-off Its international boy¬ cott of Libby-McNeil, Libby and Camp¬ bell Soup products. The FLOC initiated the boycott because of the canners' and growers' unwillingness to respond to peaceful invitations by union leaders to nego¬ tiate, according to the 'Nuestra Luca" newspaper from Ohio. The FLOC is hoping that the boycott can pressure canners into requiring better wages and working conditions for farm work¬ ers from the grower. The FLOC is committed to helping farm laborers achieve better wages and working conditions. They have received support from many institutions, includ¬ ing California's United Farmworkers under Cesar Chavez. But organizing in the Midwest is difficult Most Ohio farm workers migrate each summer from Florida and Texas, allowing only a few months for workers to mobilize into effective action, according to the FLOC: Quien es Cesar Chavez? Editor's note: lust who is this man Cesar Chavez! He is the head of the JS.000 member United Farm Workers of America, but to many, still a myster¬ ious person. 'People' magazine in their edition of March 12, 1979 provided this description of Chavez. 'Born in Yuma, Arizona, he dropped out of school in the eighth grade and went to work in his teens as a field hand Once an unlettered street comer tough, he discovered Gandhi and turned to steel-willed self-disc*line But the FLOC's farmworkers isn't their only a concentration They are also participat¬ ing in the boycott of Nestles' products, which is the parent company of Libby! Nestles' has been promoting infant formula for feeding babies in Third World and developing nations but reports have tied infant formulas to malnutrition and even death to children of unsuspecting mothers From the other side of the camp, fcibby's and Campbell's companies have refused to negotiate with Ohio farmworkers over wages and working conditions. It is for this reason that FLOC is calling a nation-wide con¬ sumer boycott of the following com¬ panies and their products: LIBBY-MCNEIL-LIBBY -All Nestles products -All vegetables, fruits, meats and juices with the Libby label -Campbell Soup -Swanson frozen prepared dinners and -V-8 vegetable juice -Recipe pet food -Franco-American products -Peppendge Farm products -Cranny's soups -Bounty canned chili and entrees 'He neither drinks nor smokes; his work is his life and passion.* 'Home is a four-room cottage at union headquarters in La Paz, Calif , and on the road he lives with his workers. •At 52 (and 5' 6', 140 pounds), he still lives by the exemplary asceticism of the UfW's youth He works a slave driver's schedule of 20-hours days, sleeping where he drops, accepting only $10 a week in pay, plus expenses On the road he lives simply. *l eat whatever they have and sleep on floors when there's no bed,' he says. 'It's a way to stay in touch. Sure it's incon¬ venient when you have to run to pay phones, but I get insights I wouldn't get if I stayed in motels.'" "Chavez prays and meditates two or three hours a day and often fasts.' 'Chavez counts his family among his disciplines Most of the eight children are grown and work for the UFW, and wife of 30-years, Helen, 51, is on the or¬ ganization's credit union until she re¬ tired last month.' "Some of the family have converted to his vegetarian diet, but few of his children have adopted the 30-year habit of yoga and contemplation that he be¬ lieves is the source of his stamina "I wouldn't last if I didn't do that,' he says. As it is I'm made for this kind of work-no heart attacks, or ulcers, or high blood pressure or anything (though he admits to some back problems, which he attributes to his days at stoop labor), prayer and meditation have a tot to do with that." "I don't plan to retire,' he says ' This is a good place for me to be here It is a burden to be a leader, but I won't bum out We have to discipline our selves more than most people because we must wi n. We have to win. * |