March 20, 2009
2009 National Action
An excerpt about today's action at the National Conference: Today, 600 students are rallying for immigrant rights and comprehensive immigration reform at the Eugene Office of Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio.
The event was organized by the students of MEChA from the University of Oregon chapter and chapters from across the Nation, as well as CAUSA, Oregon's immigrant rights coalition, with the help and support of various UO Departments, PCUN, and Eugene community organizations.
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April 7, 2008
2009 National MEChA Conference
The 2009 National MEChA Conference will be hosted by MEChA de University of Oregon, of the Aztlán del Noroeste region, at University of Oregon in Eugene, OR. More information will be posted in the national conference section, keep checking back for updates.
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April 1, 2008
Update: Blue Diamond Workers
Attached to the end of this message is a copy of a press release for an event that took place today here in Sacramento. Today the Sacramento City Council adopted a resolution and formed a committee to further seek communications with Blue Diamond's CEO. This is another step towards the victory, as we gain more allies in support of the workers' struggle to unionize.
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Support the D-Q University 3
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 7:30am
Woodland Courthouse (Department 9)
DQ Univerisity is California's ONLY tribal college. There has been an on-going struggle between DQU students and the DQU Board of Trustees since 2005 when the school lost its accreditation. Incompetence and negligence on the part of the former school administration cost the college its accreditation in January of 2005. Following that, a group of DQU students, with community support, vowed to stay on campus and take charge of their own education, turning the campus into a healthy, self-sustainable, and self-determined living environment!
On February 20th, 3 students from DQ University were arrested under the false pretenses of trespassing, unjustly by the Board of Trustees. Earlier this week, another 18 were arrested with the same charges!!!
The students need your support!!! We ask for your presence on this date to show the board and the courts that the community is behind us and WE WANT OUR SCHOOL BACK!! NO MORE UNJUST ARRESTS!!!
For more information contact Christal West (MEChA de UC Davis) at: christal@nationalmecha.org
March 31, 2008
D-Q University Update: Arrests of Students and Elders
As it was agreed at the resolution circle at the last National Conference, we stand in solidarity with the students of DQ University. It is now time to take further action, as a series of events unfolded early this morning.
On Sunday night there was news that the Board of Trustees had hired a locksmith to come and change the locks on campus, and that the Sheriff's department would be there to make sure the students were taken out to insure the locks were changed.
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March 27, 2008
2008 SLAP Week of Action Begins
The video above is from the National MEChA action in support of Blue Diamond workers in Sacramento, CA on Friday, March 21, 2008. During the Sunday resolution circle MEChA passed a resolution calling on Blue Diamond Growers to meet the demands of the demands of the workers. We will continue to follow their struggle and support workers rights.
March 4, 2008
Chican@ Idol: Do you have what it takes?
Do you have what it takes? Participate in this year's Chican@ Idol at the 2008 National MEChA Conference! Show off your talent and represent for your chapter! Sign-up forms can be downloaded from the conference forms page. The deadline to submit forms is March 12, 2008. Make sure to spread the word! You can also download the flyer image and post it on your favorite social networking site.
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February 28, 2008
2008 Frederick A. Cervantes Premio Recipient
Joaquín Castañeda of MEChA de CSUS has been named the 2008 Frederick A. Cervantes Undergraduate Premio recipient. The announcement comes in the Pre-Conference issue of Noticias de NACCS.
Joaquín will present his work during the student plenary on Friday, March 21, 2008 at the NACCS conference in Austin, TX. His paper is entitled: “The Oak Park Redevelopment Plan Housing Policy Implications for a Community Undergoing Early Stage Gentrification.”
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February 27, 2008
Final Liaison: Sac State
The final liaison in preparation for the 2008 National MEChA Conference will take place this Saturday, March 1st at Sacramento State University. Please contact mechadecsus@yahoo.com for housing information or for any other questions.
February 20, 2008
February: Tabasco Flood Awareness Month
In an attempt to increase awareness to the situation in Tabasco, Mexico, MEChA de Stanford and the Tabasco Flood Relief Coalition of the Willing has declared February "Tabasco Flood Awareness Month."
The group will focus it's energy on raising funds to assist in house reconstruction. Money will be raised and given to ProViVah, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Mexico, who will build a house for every $2,000 raised.
For more information you can go to: http://mecha.stanford.edu/tabasco/ or you can email MEChA de Stanford at: mechadestanford@gmail.com.
