The Two Malcontents » LA Chicano Movement:racist reconquista/pioneer urges uprising – Carlos Montes

Carlos Montes, one of the original Brown Berets of Los Angeles, told UTEP students Friday that the struggle for minorities is not over, and that they should become involved in causes or create their own. (Photos by Adriane Jaeckle / El Paso Times)

About 40 years after co-founding the revolutionary Chicano organization Brown Berets, Carlos Montes told UTEP visitors that the struggle has not ended for minorities.

“El Paso can be the number one example of organizing in the United States,” Montes said. “El Paso can be on the map in a positive sense. El Paso has a wealth of history, a wealth of resources and talent that can be put toward cultural work, political work, labor organizing, women’s rights and student organizing. El Paso can be on the map as a center for equality and women’s justice.”"*

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