How it all began...
- Latino/Chicano students
- Wanted education reform and respect
- "36 demands to bring to the Board of Education" (Contreras, 2011, para. 3).
- Tired of the dropout rate
- 60%
- 40% graduated and finished high school
- School Board did not listen, decided action must be taken
Topic: LA Walkouts
clip from the movie Walkout
http://www.carlosbarbosa.com/walkout-trailer.htm
Why am I a reliable source?
- Goal was to fight for...
- "Bilingual bicultural education
- more Latino teachers/administrators
- smaller class sizes
- better facilities
- revision of textbooks to include Mexican American history" (Contreras, 2011, para. 1).
The East LA Walkouts
Sal Castro, an inspirational leader
Aftermath & End result
- Selfless
- Cultural pride
- Humble
- Fearless
- Passionate
- Those arrested were released
- Opened discussion
- Awareness
- Inspired people to change the statistics
"IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE A CHICANO."
"BROWN IS BEAUTIFUL."
Sal Castro
CHICANO
IMAGINE
THIS...
By: Liz Seter
Sal Castro and his leadership
Escalation to violence
Questions?
How does this apply to all of us?
- Passionate
- Selfless
- Humble
- Persistent
- Public speaking
- Fearless
- Cultural pride
- Some police force and community members began to fight back
- Many students and their families were physically attacked
- Media did cover the Walkouts but did not show the brutality/physical abuse
- The East LA 13
From talking to action
- Support from Lincoln high school teacher Sal Castro
- Would walk out of their first class period
- Why?
- Public schools are paid by how many students come to class, less students, less income