Study Sessions Begin
In mid June, La Raza Justice Movement began its bilingual, summer study circle. This summer, the group will meet every Tuesday to discuss philosophy, politics and to informally share ideas about the so-called Latino community. The group hopes to make its belief statement more relevant by illustrating how some of its beliefs are applied in the real world.
The group who met was diverse, ranging from professors, to peo-
ple who confessed. “I don’t know anything about this yet,
but I want to learn about our community.”
During the first meeting, a bilingual interview with Honduran
President Manuel Zelaya was played for the group. In the
interview he describes how masked military personnel
forced him from his home, and why he believes that the coup
was engineered in the US.
This corresponded with La Raza Justice Movement’s twelfth be-
lief, which states, in part, “We believe that we are owed repara-
tions for the theft of our land as indigenous peoples and for the
political, economic and military interventions which brought
many of us from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
etc. to the United States. We believe that these interventions
are chiefly responsible for the poor conditions in these coun-
tries.”
La Raza Justice Movement started in 2005, and has participated in different community organizing. In 2006, the group
became involved in a campaign to place street lights near Doss
Park in Northwest Houston, after a young girl had died after
being hit by a car. Later the group became focused primarily
in the struggle for just immigration policies. In 2009, the group
joined many other groups in changing detention policies,
which allowed for the incarceration of baby immigrants in Tay-
lor, TX.
More information on the group can be found at LaRazaJusticeMovement.org
The group plans to continue
meeting every Tuesday through-
out the summer at 6PM. The
study circle is co-sponsored by
the Chavana Office and this
newspaper. The normal meet-
ing place is 2702 Little York Rd,
between 59 and Aldine West-
field. However, some meetings
might be held out of the office,
so it is wise to call beforehand.
Fore more information or to reg-
ister for the free study circle, call
713-695-3072.