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Cat'-a step ahead by Tom Uribes If the Chicano community in the greater Fresno area has any one person to thank for its gains, that one person would probably be Catarino Hurtado. Often referred to as the "man who started the Chicano movement in Fresno," Cat died Saturday night as the result of a car accident in Fresno. He was buried Tuesday. Cat, who was 27, is survived by his wife Maria Elena, 27 and three children, Catarino Chico, 9, Carlos, 6, and Angelita, 8. In tribute to the Chicano leader, a fund drive to establish a scholarship for Cat's children is being planned by CSUF philosophy instructor Ren Mabey. Mabey said the idea was suggested by Carol Bishop McDonald, and that people whom Cat had previously worked with at Millbrook High School agreed to kick some money in to start the fund. Mabey is seeking donations and may-be contacted at 487-2621. Such an effort reflects Cats participation in striving to help others. Cat's involvement in the Chicano movement locally spread into many areas and many of the organizations now in existence were in some way influenced by Cat's contributions. Victor Salazar, former CSUF La Raza Studies professor and compadre to Cat (he baptized his son Carlos), said Cat was active at Fresno State in the initial years. Some of the programs Chicanos and other minorities now benefit from resulted from efforts such as those of Cat's. Victor said Cat was very helpful in organizing community support. It was Cat and Salazar who organized the anti-Vietnam War moratorium here in 1970. Cat also served on el Comite Consejero as a MEChA community representatives. Rafael "Antenna" Mendibles, one of Cat's best friends, said Cat paved the way for many Chicanos. "He was the main thrust here in Fresno," said Antenna. "He had a lot to offer and people learned a lot from him. He was in the class of Pancho Villa and Che. That's how we felt about him." CATARINO HURTADO WITH his wife and children: Cat, Sr.; Catarino Jr. (Bomber); Carlos (Canacos); Angelita; and Maria Elena. Cat believed in the concept of Aztlan and was one of the founders and builders of La Universidad de Aztlan. He also helped form the Fresno chapter of the La Raza Unida Party and was a chairman of the Brown Berets in its early days in Fresno. His other involvements included Millbrook, El Concilio, the Minority Advisory Committee which oversaw Telemex for Channel 30-TV, Centro La Familia, the Universidad de Campesinos Libres, Inc. (UCLI), and Chepa. He was also the coach of his son's soccer team. In the past few years, Cat helped organize Navidad del Valle and its toy drive so less advantaged Chicanitos could also enjoy Christmas. At the time of his death, he was employed as a counselor at Clovis High School. Antenna said that lately, Cat's interests and lifestyle steered more into indigena. "He was nationalist in the beginning," said Antenna. "But lately he was into the indio. He was a student of Toshta In indigena, there's no racism. As he grew, his mind grew. He believed in people, everybody." Al Reyes, who became close to Cat in recent years, said Cat was "like Teatro Campesino, always a step ahead of the movement." "Cat was the kind of guy who wouldn't compromise," said Reyes, a reporter for Channel 30-TV. "He stood up for his people at a time when the mentality against Chicanos was more repressive. He stuck his neck out." "His going is making a lot of us see ourselves," Al said. "His death taught us a lot. He's going to serve as inspiration to a lot of people. "What comes to mind when you think of him is how he helped people. It makes you think how you can help people." Al recalled that a party given for La Raza Studies Director Alex Saragoza recently, Cat walked into the room and Alex said, "Here's the man who started the Chicano movement in Fresno." A week before he died, Cat wrote one of his many poems. It was read at his rosario Monday night: A New Day This is the beginning of a new day I have been given this day to use as I will I can waste it or use it for good What I do today is important Cause I'm exchanging A day of my life for it When tomorrow comes this day will be gone forever * saving in its place whatever I have traded for it wrhen tomorrow comes this day will be gone forever Leaving in its place whatever I have traded for it I pledge to myself that it shal be gained not lost Good not evil, success not failure In order that I shall not regret the price I paid for this day. Catarino Hurtado LA VOZ DE AZTLAN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER23, 197<i LXXX1—21 A special edition of THE COLLEGIAN, California State University, Fresno Chavez returns to CSUF on March 4 The last time Cesar Chavez came to CSUF, he met the fury of agriculture in the midst of the emotional fight over Proposition 14 last October. Now the world-known founder and leader of the United Farm Workers of America (UFWA) labor union returns to "hostile" Fresno March 4 to deliver a talk on "Future Alternatives of the Chicano." Co-sponsored by the College Union and MEChA, Chavez will speak in the Men's Gym at 12 noon in two weeks. CSUF students may attend free of charge but a $1 admission charge will be imposed on non-students. The appearance is Chavez' third on the CSUF campus, but his second this year. His first appearance was in 1972 during the union's fight against the grower supported Prop. 22 which was defeated. His second visit to the campus came last October amidst controversy surrounding the union-backed Prop. 14, which also went down to defeat. During that visit, Chavez faced a loud and rude audience combined of both supporters and opposers of Prop. 14. He said it was the first time he had not been permitted to speak on a college campus. Whether or not Chavez will run into the same mentality remains to be seen, but as La Raza Studies professor Lea Ybarra- Soriano said recently, Chavez has come to expect such actions from anti-UFW elements. Chavez' history in the farm labor life, as is the case with many Chicanos, dates back to a life of migration: following the crops during the depression. After serving time in the Navy during World War II, Chavez married Helen Fabela. They settled in the San Jose barrio, Sal Si Puedes (Get Out If You Can), where he first met Fred Ross. It was with Ross whom Chavez began organizing people through the Community Service Organization (CSO) in 1952. This was a barrio-based self-help group formed among California Mexican Americans to participate in conducting voter registration and to fight racial and economic discrimination against Chicanos. Although Chavez became the national director of CSO in the late 1950's, he soon departed CSO because it would not work to organize farmworkers. He and his family moved to Delano, California and began building the National Farm Workers Association. From that point on, Chavez' life became synonymous with the farm workers movement. Continued on page 4 New MEChA officers elected by Celia Ponce Denise Torres, a sophomore social welfare major, was elected CSUF MEChA president for the Spring Semester last -week. Other officers elected were freshman Juan Mendoza, also a social welfare major, as vice president, and sophomore Marty Gomez as sargeant-of-arms. Torres, whose past experience with MEChA includes membership at UC Santa Cruz where she was secretary last semester, and werved as acting president at CSUF this semester just prior to her election. She says the need to strengthen MEChA is as strong as in the past. "I think Chicanos should join MEChA because it's important for Chicanos to become politically aware of what goes on on campus as everything affects us," she said. "Chicanos have to learn to fight racism, prejudice, and discrimination, or whatever it is that's supressing us. "We have to learn to fight the oppressor with his Own tools, which is politics. MEChA is also a good place to become socially and culturally aware. Another function of MEChA is to help socialize Chicanos when they come to this campus." Denise also commented on the kinds of changes she would like to see take place within MEChA and the type of image she would like MEChA to project, in addition to increasing participation within MEChA. "I would like to see MEChA become more politically involved concerning issues on campus and become more involved in student government," she said. "Not just MEChA but Chicanos in general." MEChA she said should be *'a club which faces all issues affecting Chicanos on campus with determination and fairness, no matter what the results are." Vice-president Juan Mendoza said plans are underway to increase membership. He aan- nounced a questionnaire will be circulated asking students what they would like to see changed in MEChA and how meetings could be improved. "We also will be talking to people personally to bring in new ideas and find out what it is the students want from MEChA," Mendoza said. MEChA meetings are held every Thursday at noon in the College Union conference room 312. Denise Juan Marty
Object Description
Title | 1977 La Voz de Aztlan |
Alternate title1 | La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno) |
Alternate title2 | La Pluma Morena; Chicano Liberation |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, California |
Publication Date | 1977 |
Description | Published twice monthly during the school year. |
Coverage | Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 5, 1969) - vol. 24, no. 3 (May 7, 1992) |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals |
Format | Print newspaper |
Language | eng; spa |
Description
Title | Feb 2 1977 p 1 |
Alternate title1 | La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, California |
Publication Date | 1977 |
Technical Information | Scanner: Image Access Bookeye 4. Software: OPUS FreeFlow software. Scanned 400 dpi; bit depth 24; TIFF. |
Language | eng; spa |
Full Text | Cat'-a step ahead by Tom Uribes If the Chicano community in the greater Fresno area has any one person to thank for its gains, that one person would probably be Catarino Hurtado. Often referred to as the "man who started the Chicano movement in Fresno," Cat died Saturday night as the result of a car accident in Fresno. He was buried Tuesday. Cat, who was 27, is survived by his wife Maria Elena, 27 and three children, Catarino Chico, 9, Carlos, 6, and Angelita, 8. In tribute to the Chicano leader, a fund drive to establish a scholarship for Cat's children is being planned by CSUF philosophy instructor Ren Mabey. Mabey said the idea was suggested by Carol Bishop McDonald, and that people whom Cat had previously worked with at Millbrook High School agreed to kick some money in to start the fund. Mabey is seeking donations and may-be contacted at 487-2621. Such an effort reflects Cats participation in striving to help others. Cat's involvement in the Chicano movement locally spread into many areas and many of the organizations now in existence were in some way influenced by Cat's contributions. Victor Salazar, former CSUF La Raza Studies professor and compadre to Cat (he baptized his son Carlos), said Cat was active at Fresno State in the initial years. Some of the programs Chicanos and other minorities now benefit from resulted from efforts such as those of Cat's. Victor said Cat was very helpful in organizing community support. It was Cat and Salazar who organized the anti-Vietnam War moratorium here in 1970. Cat also served on el Comite Consejero as a MEChA community representatives. Rafael "Antenna" Mendibles, one of Cat's best friends, said Cat paved the way for many Chicanos. "He was the main thrust here in Fresno," said Antenna. "He had a lot to offer and people learned a lot from him. He was in the class of Pancho Villa and Che. That's how we felt about him." CATARINO HURTADO WITH his wife and children: Cat, Sr.; Catarino Jr. (Bomber); Carlos (Canacos); Angelita; and Maria Elena. Cat believed in the concept of Aztlan and was one of the founders and builders of La Universidad de Aztlan. He also helped form the Fresno chapter of the La Raza Unida Party and was a chairman of the Brown Berets in its early days in Fresno. His other involvements included Millbrook, El Concilio, the Minority Advisory Committee which oversaw Telemex for Channel 30-TV, Centro La Familia, the Universidad de Campesinos Libres, Inc. (UCLI), and Chepa. He was also the coach of his son's soccer team. In the past few years, Cat helped organize Navidad del Valle and its toy drive so less advantaged Chicanitos could also enjoy Christmas. At the time of his death, he was employed as a counselor at Clovis High School. Antenna said that lately, Cat's interests and lifestyle steered more into indigena. "He was nationalist in the beginning," said Antenna. "But lately he was into the indio. He was a student of Toshta In indigena, there's no racism. As he grew, his mind grew. He believed in people, everybody." Al Reyes, who became close to Cat in recent years, said Cat was "like Teatro Campesino, always a step ahead of the movement." "Cat was the kind of guy who wouldn't compromise," said Reyes, a reporter for Channel 30-TV. "He stood up for his people at a time when the mentality against Chicanos was more repressive. He stuck his neck out." "His going is making a lot of us see ourselves," Al said. "His death taught us a lot. He's going to serve as inspiration to a lot of people. "What comes to mind when you think of him is how he helped people. It makes you think how you can help people." Al recalled that a party given for La Raza Studies Director Alex Saragoza recently, Cat walked into the room and Alex said, "Here's the man who started the Chicano movement in Fresno." A week before he died, Cat wrote one of his many poems. It was read at his rosario Monday night: A New Day This is the beginning of a new day I have been given this day to use as I will I can waste it or use it for good What I do today is important Cause I'm exchanging A day of my life for it When tomorrow comes this day will be gone forever * saving in its place whatever I have traded for it wrhen tomorrow comes this day will be gone forever Leaving in its place whatever I have traded for it I pledge to myself that it shal be gained not lost Good not evil, success not failure In order that I shall not regret the price I paid for this day. Catarino Hurtado LA VOZ DE AZTLAN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER23, 197 |