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Chihuahua Tortilleria Inc. Mexican Cultural Center Moves Ahead By Dianne Soils Chihuahua Tortilleria's proposed cultural center moved closer to reality yesterday with Fresno City Council's 4-2 decision to reconsider a west Fresno property sale. Both the Chihuahua Tortilleria and the State Center Community College District (SCCCD) want to buy the property on the northwest corner of Fresno and fE' streets. The SCCCD plan to build an adult training center on the site. The city council, acting as the Redevelopment Agency, has referred the matter to the courts for a decision. Plans for the $3 million Mexican cultural center include a restaurant, curio shops, a delicatessen and a self-tour tor tilleria factory. The shops will encircle a garden-plaza. Chihuahua Tortilleria co-owner Frank Villegas said Spanish- speaking TV channel 21 and radio station KGST have expressed an interest in building studios in conjunction with the center. Villegas and his attorney, Stanton Levy, informed the council the project would genrate $100,000 in tax revenue, pro- -.. vide job opportunities and enhance the community's image of west Fresno. Villegas said Chihuahua Tortilleria has matched SCCCD's $195,681 offer for the property and offered to reimburse SCCCD for their architectural expenses should the college district lose the case. Mayor Dan Whitehurst and councilman Elvin Bell recom- (Contlnued on p.2) Chicano Initiative Mechista priorities ■■ Volpp plan,elections, IRA CSUF'S MEChA enters the spring semester wlhh plans to take the Initiative on Issues pertaining to minorities. President Juan Mendoza said Chicano priorities include academic vice-president Louis Volpp's re-organizatlon plan, the upcoming student elections and recruitment. Another issue which MEChA had become Involved last semester was the Instructionally Related Activities contract controversy. However, the recent action by the CSUC Board of Trustees to raise student fees on behalf of IRA funding dilutes the issue somewhat. "We'll wait to see how Baxter and the Senate react now," said Mendoza. Mendoza offered some comments to La Voz on the eve of MEChA's first meeting of the semester last Thursday. The nine- year- old organization meets every Thursday at 12:30 in the upstairs cafeteria. "We have to keep an eye on the administration regarding the reorganization plan," said Mendoza. "MEChA will have to take • the initiative if La Raza Studies gets in danger." The term "reorganization" has been used by the administration recently in efforts to face budget cuts as a result of declining enrollment. One suggestion submitted calls for an "interdisciplinary school" which would embody certain university academic programs such as La Raza Studies. LRS and MEChA feel such a a move would be contrary to the intent of the program and would violate the university's commitment to improving higher education as it regards Chicanos. MEChistas would like to see LRS' departmentalized. In the spring of 1975, minorities occupied Baxter's office for 5 days and 5 nights to demonstrate their concern for the program. "La Raza Studies' importance is hard to put into words," said Mendoza. "It's like having a second job. The administration can't just do anything It wants with it." Mendoza said MEChA will also play "an important role" in the student elections coming up. He -said one of the organization's heavier concerns has been in student government. Rachel Mendoza,, an unsuccessful candidate last year but an active student this year, represented Chicano involvement last semester. Native America n-lnd "She kept us Informed on everything coming down in with the senate," said Mendoza. "With her, we kept on top of the Senate. We didn't intend to let anything go by." Overall, Mendoza felt MEChA made several significant accom- Continued on Page 2 ian Issue Spurs Cross-Country March Native Americans across the United States are joining together for a march that will start Feb. 11 in Sacramento and end in the Nation's capitol. The March, dubbed, "The Longest Walk" by its organizers is to focus national attention on the American Indian Movement's opposition to anti- Indian legislation in the U,S. Congress. California supporters will gather for a morning pipe cere mony on Alcatraz Island cara- vaning to Sacramento where a 2 o'clock p.m. rally will launch the journey. During the Walk, which will go through the middle of the United States, workshops will be held at ■ '-select locations dealing with the legislation. Many people, Indians and non- Indians alike, are expected to join the march at many points along its path. Dennis Banks, AIM leader,. Historic UFW Boycotts End The boycott that made national waves and caused millions of Americans to stop eating grapes, lettuce and drinking Gallo wine has come to an end. At least that is the word from Cesar Chavez whose United Farmworkers Union used the boycott as a tool that at first gained the union recognition from stubborn growers, then began to win the union some contracts, and ultimately help establish the first Agricultural Labor Relations Law in the state. Chavez announced the end of the boycott Tuesday morning after the UFW Executive Board voted to end the boycotts of non-UFW table grapes, head or iceberg lettuce and Gallo wines "in the spirit of cautious optimism," But Cesar said the economic boycott would not be put to rest. "the farmworker boycott will now be focused on the labels of growers who refuse to negotiate in good faith even after their workers vote for the UFW in secret ballot elections," he said. The boycott became the muscle of the union in the 1960's and later the inspiration of the Chicano movement as farmworkers rose up against the powerfuL agri-business interests that had successfully, and quite often violently, squashed farmworker union efforts in the past 100 years. In addition to joining picket lines at stores throughout the nation, students brought the boycott to the university campuses. At CSUF, union supporters were instrumental in getting the uni versity to purchase union label products, particularly lettuce, and in boycotting the food services when the' university did not oblige. The boycotts were successful in bringing the likes of the Di- giorgios (grapes), the Gallos (wine), the Salinas lettuce growers and their compliant judges who issued injunctions that broke some UFW strikes, and the Teamsters to their knees. From there, the labor relation law developed and grew, guaranteeing farms the right to union elections. The UFW signed more than 100 contracts with growers since the ALRA began in the fall of 1975, said Chavez. This attributed to union's decision to call off the boycotts. will lead the march only to the California/Nevada line because an extradition controversy pending. (GOV. Brown has refused to extradite him to South Dakota, which seeks to prosecute Banks.) From there, Vern Bellecourt, National Director on charge of international affairs, will lead the march. Supplies are urgently needed to assist those marching to reach their Washington, DC, goal by mid-July. Donations are being accepted at "Longest Walk" coordinating center, located atEMQ University, P.O. Box 409, Davis, CA 95616 (916) 758-0470 ext. 46. EOP Forms Due Applications are now being accepted for. the Educational Opportunity Program at California State University in the Fall 1978 semester. Students interested in learning more about the Educational Opportunity Program are encouraged to contact the EOP office in the Joyal Administration Building on North Maple Avenue, 487-1021-
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Title | 1978 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 | 1978 |
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 1 1978 p 1 |
Alternate title1 | La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, California |
Publication Date | 1978 |
Technical Information | Scanner: Image Access Bookeye 4. Software: OPUS FreeFlow software. Scanned 400 dpi; bit depth 24; TIFF. |
Language | eng; spa |
Full Text | Chihuahua Tortilleria Inc. Mexican Cultural Center Moves Ahead By Dianne Soils Chihuahua Tortilleria's proposed cultural center moved closer to reality yesterday with Fresno City Council's 4-2 decision to reconsider a west Fresno property sale. Both the Chihuahua Tortilleria and the State Center Community College District (SCCCD) want to buy the property on the northwest corner of Fresno and fE' streets. The SCCCD plan to build an adult training center on the site. The city council, acting as the Redevelopment Agency, has referred the matter to the courts for a decision. Plans for the $3 million Mexican cultural center include a restaurant, curio shops, a delicatessen and a self-tour tor tilleria factory. The shops will encircle a garden-plaza. Chihuahua Tortilleria co-owner Frank Villegas said Spanish- speaking TV channel 21 and radio station KGST have expressed an interest in building studios in conjunction with the center. Villegas and his attorney, Stanton Levy, informed the council the project would genrate $100,000 in tax revenue, pro- -.. vide job opportunities and enhance the community's image of west Fresno. Villegas said Chihuahua Tortilleria has matched SCCCD's $195,681 offer for the property and offered to reimburse SCCCD for their architectural expenses should the college district lose the case. Mayor Dan Whitehurst and councilman Elvin Bell recom- (Contlnued on p.2) Chicano Initiative Mechista priorities ■■ Volpp plan,elections, IRA CSUF'S MEChA enters the spring semester wlhh plans to take the Initiative on Issues pertaining to minorities. President Juan Mendoza said Chicano priorities include academic vice-president Louis Volpp's re-organizatlon plan, the upcoming student elections and recruitment. Another issue which MEChA had become Involved last semester was the Instructionally Related Activities contract controversy. However, the recent action by the CSUC Board of Trustees to raise student fees on behalf of IRA funding dilutes the issue somewhat. "We'll wait to see how Baxter and the Senate react now," said Mendoza. Mendoza offered some comments to La Voz on the eve of MEChA's first meeting of the semester last Thursday. The nine- year- old organization meets every Thursday at 12:30 in the upstairs cafeteria. "We have to keep an eye on the administration regarding the reorganization plan," said Mendoza. "MEChA will have to take • the initiative if La Raza Studies gets in danger." The term "reorganization" has been used by the administration recently in efforts to face budget cuts as a result of declining enrollment. One suggestion submitted calls for an "interdisciplinary school" which would embody certain university academic programs such as La Raza Studies. LRS and MEChA feel such a a move would be contrary to the intent of the program and would violate the university's commitment to improving higher education as it regards Chicanos. MEChistas would like to see LRS' departmentalized. In the spring of 1975, minorities occupied Baxter's office for 5 days and 5 nights to demonstrate their concern for the program. "La Raza Studies' importance is hard to put into words," said Mendoza. "It's like having a second job. The administration can't just do anything It wants with it." Mendoza said MEChA will also play "an important role" in the student elections coming up. He -said one of the organization's heavier concerns has been in student government. Rachel Mendoza,, an unsuccessful candidate last year but an active student this year, represented Chicano involvement last semester. Native America n-lnd "She kept us Informed on everything coming down in with the senate," said Mendoza. "With her, we kept on top of the Senate. We didn't intend to let anything go by." Overall, Mendoza felt MEChA made several significant accom- Continued on Page 2 ian Issue Spurs Cross-Country March Native Americans across the United States are joining together for a march that will start Feb. 11 in Sacramento and end in the Nation's capitol. The March, dubbed, "The Longest Walk" by its organizers is to focus national attention on the American Indian Movement's opposition to anti- Indian legislation in the U,S. Congress. California supporters will gather for a morning pipe cere mony on Alcatraz Island cara- vaning to Sacramento where a 2 o'clock p.m. rally will launch the journey. During the Walk, which will go through the middle of the United States, workshops will be held at ■ '-select locations dealing with the legislation. Many people, Indians and non- Indians alike, are expected to join the march at many points along its path. Dennis Banks, AIM leader,. Historic UFW Boycotts End The boycott that made national waves and caused millions of Americans to stop eating grapes, lettuce and drinking Gallo wine has come to an end. At least that is the word from Cesar Chavez whose United Farmworkers Union used the boycott as a tool that at first gained the union recognition from stubborn growers, then began to win the union some contracts, and ultimately help establish the first Agricultural Labor Relations Law in the state. Chavez announced the end of the boycott Tuesday morning after the UFW Executive Board voted to end the boycotts of non-UFW table grapes, head or iceberg lettuce and Gallo wines "in the spirit of cautious optimism," But Cesar said the economic boycott would not be put to rest. "the farmworker boycott will now be focused on the labels of growers who refuse to negotiate in good faith even after their workers vote for the UFW in secret ballot elections," he said. The boycott became the muscle of the union in the 1960's and later the inspiration of the Chicano movement as farmworkers rose up against the powerfuL agri-business interests that had successfully, and quite often violently, squashed farmworker union efforts in the past 100 years. In addition to joining picket lines at stores throughout the nation, students brought the boycott to the university campuses. At CSUF, union supporters were instrumental in getting the uni versity to purchase union label products, particularly lettuce, and in boycotting the food services when the' university did not oblige. The boycotts were successful in bringing the likes of the Di- giorgios (grapes), the Gallos (wine), the Salinas lettuce growers and their compliant judges who issued injunctions that broke some UFW strikes, and the Teamsters to their knees. From there, the labor relation law developed and grew, guaranteeing farms the right to union elections. The UFW signed more than 100 contracts with growers since the ALRA began in the fall of 1975, said Chavez. This attributed to union's decision to call off the boycotts. will lead the march only to the California/Nevada line because an extradition controversy pending. (GOV. Brown has refused to extradite him to South Dakota, which seeks to prosecute Banks.) From there, Vern Bellecourt, National Director on charge of international affairs, will lead the march. Supplies are urgently needed to assist those marching to reach their Washington, DC, goal by mid-July. Donations are being accepted at "Longest Walk" coordinating center, located atEMQ University, P.O. Box 409, Davis, CA 95616 (916) 758-0470 ext. 46. EOP Forms Due Applications are now being accepted for. the Educational Opportunity Program at California State University in the Fall 1978 semester. Students interested in learning more about the Educational Opportunity Program are encouraged to contact the EOP office in the Joyal Administration Building on North Maple Avenue, 487-1021- |