CCR Committee on Chicano Rights, Inc SAN DIEGO, CALIF. FEBRUARY 12,1980 FOR IM_M1EDJIATE PRESS RELEIASE THE COMMITTEE ON CHICANO RIGHTS (CCR) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THEY WILL HOST A CHICANO NATIONAL I~1MIGRATION CONFERENCE WHOSE THEME WILL BE A "TIME FOR RESISTANCE" AND A BORDER MEMORIAL MARCH TO CALL FOR THE END OF BORDER BRUTALITIES AND THE MILITARIZING OF THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER ON MAY 23, 24, and 25, 1980 IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE ACCORDING TO CCR SPOKESPERSON HERMAN ~ACA, "WILL BE TO SEEK SOLUTIONS TO THE ESCALATING VIOLENCE INVOL­ VING KILLINGS, RAPINGS, BEATINGS AND THE MASSIVE VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN, CIVIL, AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AT THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER AND IN THE CHICANO COMMUNITIES"."FURTHERMORE, THE CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS ITSELF TO THE FORMULATION OF A "NEW DIRECTION". BASED ON THE SELF-DETERMINATION OF OUR PEOPLE, AND INTO TAKING A UNITED CHI­ CANO POSITION ON THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE BEFORE THE 1980 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION". THE BORDER MEMORIAL MARCH WHICH IS BEING CALLED ON THB FOLLOWING DAY MAY 25 , 1980 AT THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER IN. SAN YSIDRO, CALIF­ ORNIA WILL COMMEMORATE THE VICTIMS THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED AND BRUT­ ILIZED BY THE INS/BORDER PATROL. ENDORSERS, SPEAKERS, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ANNOUN­ CED AT A FUTURE DATE ACCORDING TO CCR SPOKESPERSONS . FOR FURTHER I NFORMATION CONT~CT: RALPH INZUNZA AT (714) 474-8195 1837 Highland Avenue, National City, CA 92050 (714) 474-8195 CCR Committee on Chicano Rights, Inc MARIO ALBERTO CANEDO BRIGADE February 11, 1980 Student Assignments 1. Go over the orientation packet and develope at least 5 questions. 2. Arrange 1 day to come into the CCR office and go through the news clippings and files. write a report on your findings. J. This week go through the news papers and clip out 2 articles, one on Immigration and another on any Chicano related subject. Write 2, one- page reports of your conclusion. 4. Meet with 2 committee chairpersons in order to learn about their committees. Prepare questions before-hand,take written notes. keep your questions for subsequent review and us-e your notes for discussion. (have these assignments completed by monday) 1837 Highland Avenue, National City, CA 92050 (714) 474-8195 A=CALL FOR A CHICANO NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMMIGRATIOn and MEMORIAL MARCH Estimado .••.••••••••• Once again, as has been the history of our people, a NATIONAL '4; c+"'"'l""- CALL for ACTION AND RESISTANCE is being sounded throughout our Barrios, Colonias, and Communities. ~l. c t.S5'-t' _.- -- """""'~ ' "'- r· · "l THe time is here for the establishment of a NEW DIRECTION on the Immigration issue. THe decade of the 80's call for solu­ tions to the escalating violance and violations of rights which .... L-.~. '"'"' are being carried out against Mexicanos/Chicanos along our borders. THe solutions of thepast have not worked, Killings, rapings, beat­ ings and the massive denials of our peoples human,civil, and con- v- ;!. -- ~.,.L.,r-t stitutional rights are daily occuring. Appeals to christian attitudes IJ"JI(\.C:O.....,J...,.C rc../c have been ignored, appeals to reason have failed, and appeals to '~-....-- .. o respect thelaw and the constitution have been denied. The treatment of our people by the INS,Border Patrol through their sweeps in our communities, and the viol nee being perpertrated by them along the International border gives us a right, and indeed makes it our duty to resi st these injust laws and practices. bv ·-tu -w-cr~ ~-~ -f-.. ~ , What must be made clear is that the treament of our people thro ·gh de,v--c..d t"'- "') a discriminatory and degrating immigration policy that has consigned ~,(l-, Chicanos and Latinos o second class citiznes tha~ e den~ed equal justice_... opportunity and fredom is a ~ i tuation that can no longer be tolerated. THEse are perilous times ••••• our youth are being called upon " to register for the draft for a possible war while their people are being denied the right of first class citizenchip and respect of their human dignity. THis fact makes it clear that La Razaeven though it is being called to die for this country is still being treated as a stranger in thier u~hland. li##M~i#iijM#~Ii##ii#j Forothe Last ten years the Committee On ChicaNO Rights has re­ jected and condemned all of the~ injustices agaisnt ~t our people. We believe that the tim~ Hi$ [ J~ri~W time has come ~ for the defin i ti-on e.t.:\-..;.\.;,.~ ~ a NEW DIRECTION, that the time has come for Chicanos to once • t..t.../""act-· -.L aga1n reassert their self-determination and aetermilre what course of action to take) The time has come to design~strat~y for success, , amL:no t a c c om~a:tion .- W: ¢.~H iift~tHr~~t.F W:~Hii~~ H~~~:(~ij~f U~fj~~~H ~~~t H Y:O.!iH~[HHH+ ~ e-... a +t.&. d·~d~ _ (}v\- ~.,..___.._ d.c.v--t 7. c-" x I), L·~ · 'I '-' '--"- .--'\.- --- - For these-r~asons the Committee On Chicano Rights has decided ~~ / to call for a CHICANO NATIONAL I MMIGRATION CONFERENCE on May 24, i­ a5, 1980 in San Diego, Califonnia, in order that a united position can be taken by our community on the iimmigration issue befor the 1980 presidential election. Also, on the folloing day, May 25, 1980, aH~Ms. we are asking ~ < · everyone to join with us in a massive MEMORIAL MRCH m TO COMEMORATE 1l!B.O.S.!Ff:tA ~ H those who have died •••••• victims of the INS/Border Patrol. uJr Therefore, request your pa~ticipatation, endorsemnt, and support in building this effort. Let this be a mesage tothose who opprss us that chicano hstlH have just begun to struggle {' ( .. .1- -t-\ l ) ESTIMADO ...• ONCE AGAIN, AS IN THE PAST HISTORY OF OUR PEOPLE, A CALL FOR ACTION THRU RES I STANCE IS BEING SOUNDED THROUGHOUT OUR BARRIOS, COLONIAS, AND COMMUNITIES. THE ISSUE .•.. IMMIGRATION. THE DECADE OF THE 1970'S HAS ENDED .... BUT NOT THE ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE AGANIST OUR PEOPLE AT THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER, NOR THE MASSIVE VIOLATION OF CIVIL & CONSTiTUTIONAL RIGHTS IN CHICANO/LATINO COMMUNTIES, BY THE INS/BORDER PATROL.THE KILLING & RAPE OF WOMEN (SEE AT T. A), CHILDREN DYING (ATT.B) HANDCUFFED INDIVIDUALS BEING SHOT & KILLED (ATT. C) & INUMERABLE BEATING ARE OCCURING DAILY AT THE U.S./ MEXICO BORDER.WHILE IN CHICANO/LATINO COMMUNITIES RESIDENTIAL SWEEPS, INVASION CHURCHS, & HOMES HAVE BECOME A DAILY OCCURENCE. AS A RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THE CO MMITTEE ON CHICANO RIGHTS FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS HAS ADDRESSED IT SELF TO RESOLVING THOSE ISSUES.OUR ORGANIZATION HAS PETITIONED THE RESPONSIBLE AUTHORIT I ES, BUT ALL APPEALS TO REASON, MORALITY, LAW & THE CONSTITUTION HAVE FAILED TO REDRESS THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE .AS 'liE NOW ENTER THE DECADE OF THE 1980's IT IS THE CCR'S POSITION THAT THE TIME IS HERE FOR A NEW DIRECTION Hi-9HB'Bi.R-~HA~ ..... A NEW DIRECTION THAT WILL BE BASED ON THE SELF-DETERMENATION OF OUR PEOPLE. A DIRECTION THAT WILL ENABLE US TO DESIGN STRATRGIES FOR SUCE ESS & NOT ACCOMENDATION. FOR THAT REASON OUR ORGANIZATION IS CALLING FOR A NATIONAL CHICANO IMMIGRATIO N CONFERENCE ON MAY 2), 24, 1980 •ro DISCUSS THIS ISSUE IN ORDER THAT A POSITION CAN BE TAKEN BY OUR COMMUNITY BEFORE THE 1980 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY MAY 25, 1980 A MEMORIAL MARCH AT THE INTERNATION BORDER IN SAN YSIDRO, CA WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE TO MEMORIALIZE THE VICTIMS OF INS/BORDER PATROL -t VIOLENCE & TO DEMAND THE Mlh~AR± END ~ THE MILITARIZING OF THE U.S./ MEXICO BORDER . IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THE DISCRIMANATORY IMMIGRATION POLICY WHICH IS VICTIMIZING OUR PEOPLE MUST END ,A N0>.1'HAT THE SOLUTION IS IN THE SELF-DETERMENATION OF OUR PEOPLE THE CCR EXTENDS AN INVIATION TO YOU TO PARTICIPATE & TO ENDORSE & HELP US BUILD THIS EFFORT. YOUR PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IS NEEDED IF THE CHICANO COMMUNITY IS GOING TO SET A DIRECTION FOR THE 1980's. SINCERAMENTE ME CCR Committee on Chicano Rights, Inc February 12, 1980 Estimado Hermano/Hermana, Once again, as has been the history of our people, a NATIONAL CALL for ACTIVISM and RESISTANCE is being sounded throughout our Barrios, Colonias and Communities. The issue ...... I~~IGRATION. The decade of the 1980's calls for solutions to the escalating vic­ lance and violations of rights which are being carried out against MEXICANOS, LATINOS and CHICANOS along the border and in our commun­ ities. The solutions of the past have not worked. Killings, rapings, beatings and the massive violations of our peoples human, civil and constitutional rights are occuring daily. Appeals to morality have gone unanswered, appeals to reason have failed, and appeals to respect the law and constitution have been ignored. The treatment of our people by the INS/Border Patrol' through _ the'r sweeps in our communities and the violence being perpetrated by them along the International Border gives us the RIGHT and indeed makes it our duty to RESIST these unjust laws and practices. These . are perilous times ...... our Chicano youth are being called upon to register for the draft for a possible war, while their families here in the United States continue to be denied the right of first class citizenship and respect of there human dignity. This fact makes it plain that LA RAZA still continues to be treated as foreigners in our land even though we will probably be the first to be asked to die for this country. This is no longer acceptable, nor will it be tolerated. What must be made clear to all is that the Chicano Community will no longer accept second class citizenship, much less die for a country that denies us equality, justice, opportunity and freedom because of a discriminatory, degrading and outdated immigration policy.