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Show Wik @ os wo. een co os ee me =e ne aD one — on -~- - ams om =a ~e lcrOlClClClC TO lll rT lll TOTO rT Tell eS eee EE ENTRAL a “CHICANOS” ORGANIZE! ror I., Number ¢4 —- TO The first naw organizat= ing very Spanish-speaking minority and to hopefully do something about them. Problems presented to, the group for consideration problem. centage or RAMOS, himself tcan"™., the signed Mexwho interested the meeting. letter, stated who that: Mr. "Few in In Ramos Mexican youth that -begin-a high school education ever succeed. If the student does - graduate ee. where does he then turn for financial help .and en-= couragement in going on to college or vocational training? . There is no Single organization that is set up. specifically to help the Mexican youth with his continued educ-= atione* "Tn Salt Lake County, many Spanish families are ELVIRG. - an dilapidated houses. If the family is on welfare, .- or has a low income, they cannot afford .high rent they cS he must pay to live ina nice neighborhood." "Employment for the A ae Bee Ont a a seri- large our per- male Mexi- Salt two firms -* that a train him him if he Mexican and or even employ is skilled.. In Lake, there Mexican are only doctors, “one Mexican lawyer, two Mexican police ofticers and few Mexican govern- mental employees." _ Mr. Ramos then asked: "why 1s this?.. We have no one to represent us in: local envone government, tos "TF "A Concerned to people might be attending of take help." by or is business will Representation in cal government. A letter was sent ew can population is unemployed. There are no stores. the lo- ene Mexican included: Education, :Housing, Employment, and the ores nor -turn < to . for .we organize, wé can send many of our cap-= able youth to technical college or schools for training." mber Pe nel ne — a oom — PROBLEMS local ous DAVE ~~ SOLVE ional meeting. of . the Spanish-speaking people in Salts Lake City ~ was held at the Guadalupe Center, 346 W. Lst:S.40n December 15, 1967. The meeting was led by Father Merrill of the .Center:: and over 100 interested peo-= ple attended. The group was formed to deal with many of the problems fac- the Saal At the meeting, of statistical about the a nufacts "Chicano" brought out. SUty.< area, .3«9% were che S.Le Of: -the total ‘population are Spanish-speaking. Approx-= imately speaking dents 57% high of Spanishschool stu- drop-out. delinquency this Crime rates population proportionately Mr, and within are dis- high. JOHN FLOREZ, Co- ordinator of the Central City Action Center and a Mexican-American, gave the above statistics at the organizational meeting in a brief paper. He then ions stated: we need Selves.is:. group of naturally crime, "The to why?.. people lazy and don't questask our- Are we 2 that is. prone to care to Cent tea ae. aoe — “eee & La —, = 3ouee _ SEEK primera organizacion junta fue en RIGHTS de Tin i a Ak el nuestros percento se Centro de Guadalupe, 346 W,. dst, GS. en Diciembre fue 153 VSG. be: junta derigida por el Padre Merrill del Centro y arriba de 100 one personas El para grupo de pertiniente a habla gente ‘esperanza cosas de presentados grupo consideracfon sigue: estas Problemas al para fue como Educacion, dencias, Resi- Opportunidades para.Labor, y acion gobierno en el represent- Cal: lo- | _ Una ada par noticfa fue mandel Sr. DAVE RAMOS firmada "Un Mexicano Concerno!' a personas que de- sean arender la esta noticia dice mos: junta. "“POCOS jovenes que educacfon Sr. Ra- Mexicanos comiencen con de Escue progresan. Si ante acaba Alta, a donde En ita el budi- la uela busc is~ tenefa financial para entrar en una animo Voca~ cfon Cole- profesional gio? No hay ningu posf{to para joven de habla camino SH solo con anizgacion su. © ayudar Espanol para mas rm educacione" “En Salt Lake, muchas alidades Nee tes En. esta junta, ‘iscutieron ‘erca 5% muchos del del acfon total de se factos "chicano", de la Salt pop= Lake a c-edor son personas de Al Cerca de solan espanol. % de estudiantes se re- rando la escuela. y desregardo Crim- de la esta populacfon to. en. proporcion. El Sefor al Pate es en ismo fanil- resicencias structuras. recibe ayurecibe que rentar oc= bor "Oportunidad p para el Mexicano cal es problema puedemos mandar a nuescos jovenes al colegio a escuelas de diferentenseniansas," »Oordinador buenas." un bierno locdél, y no tenemos ayuda de nadie." "Estando organisados, dio ley es JOHN FLOREZ, de de la Ciudad Accfon, y el Mexicano-Americano la informacion arriba en esta junta organizacion. te da del. Estada, o pocg sueldo, clare es dificil Sr. “Acionada Condadc las viven en muy pobres de Si la familia por ¢ ro= i el casas "Porque es esto? sotros tenemos a nadie para’ -representarnos al ramos pro= alta o muy pocos empleados Gobierno." Ahora pregunta la a ser rectas. trabajo. idad hay dos’ doctores <icanos, un abogado, oficiales de la ley, de y sin que ocupan un para ensenarle, darle trabajo aun ensenado. En esta para sea formado la * comercios lexicano pro>leimas Espanol hallan de Mexican= wv negocio atendier- fue hablar grande Senores hay ~ Volume Las lo- serio. jo:. "Bas oemos Luego questiones preguntar mos que asi mi- primeramente, Seremos un grupo es rque? i. tT gente sin aliente y eo para trabajar, deles en quebrar la ley, sin nos querer come educarnos? dijo un CONE tee oF miem- PAGE ONE |