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Posted on: October 4th, 2007
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Youth ] [ Higher Education ] [ Arizona ]
Tags: Chicano, Film, protest
“Wednesday was the first night of many in which El Movimento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztla”²n members, known as M.E.Ch.A. met for a screening and discussion of documentaries revolving around discrimination facing Chicanos in society.
The group screened “Walkout,” a film based on Los Angeles protests related to 1968 discrimination against receiving an equal education in public school systems. After the screening the group discussed how issues in the movie still affect Chicano communities today. “
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