“My frustration comes from student organizations. They don’t put anything out there. A group of white guys in a building can only bring so much culture to the campus.” Aaron Rodriguez, A.S. commissioner of Multicultural Affairs
A meeting of Chico State’s Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán chapter Friday brought forth ideas for increased student involvement in causes that directly affect them Two of the six invited organizations were represented at the meeting in Bell Memorial Union.
One week prior to the meeting, Juan Guzman, director of of M.E.Ch.A., and former director Luis Munoz drove to Sacramento in a black sedan armed with notepads for taking notes at the “Indigenous Day of Resistance.”
The resistance was a Native American protest against Columbus Day held in Cesar Chavez Park in downtown Sacramento.
While making his way through the block-wide park filled with about 1,000 student protesters and members of the “Occupy Sacramento” movement, Guzman became inspired to start a multi-organizational political action group to advocate for student interests at Chico State, he said.
“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes our duty,” Guzman said.
He spoke to a middle-aged man, who said he was a homeless California State University graduate, while standing next to a shopping cart full of his belongings.
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