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LULAC Glances, 1968-1971

1969-03-26 Newsletter: ""LULAC Glances"" Page 3

LULAC GLANCES

Other Scholarships for LATIN AMERICANS will be announced in the LULAC GLANCES AS SOON AS WE GET THE INFORMATION ON THEM. If you are a graduating high school senior of Mexican descent or LATIN AMERICAN descent, or know someone who is and wants to go to college, but does not have the means, then please have hi or her contact LULAC in Davenport, in Des Moines, or in Fort Madison. We in LULAC have a firm belief that in order to improve the social and economic lot of the Latin American we must stress that our young people, who are the leaders of tomorrow, get a College education. NOT just a high school education or a trade school education, but a college education which will adequately prepare them for their rightful place in today's society.

GRAPE BOYCOTT IN IOWA GAINING MOMENTUM............. The Quad-City Grape Boycott Committee which was started by LULAC Council #10 of Davenport has been commended by the Quad-City Council on Human Relations for initiating the Boycott of California table grapes in the area. This Committee began with only five organizations in support of the Boycott. It now has over twenty organizations that are actively supporting the Boycott in the Quad-City Area. The Rev. Gerald O'Keefe, Bishop of the Davenport Diocese, has come out in a public statement in support of the Grape Boycott. Thank You to Bishop O'Keefe for your support. Chairman John Terronez and Co-Chairman, Ernest Rodriguez have been very busy going to various meetings to get more organizations to support the cause of the U.F.W.O.C. (United Farm Workers Organizing Committee). A recent speaking engagement in Iowa City to an interested church group resulted in the forming of a Grape Boycott Committee in Iowa City. It is headed by Nordie Wheeler, a student at the University there. It would be nice to hear that some Mexican American in Des Moines has jumped in with both feet and set up a Boycott Committee there. On March 8 and 9, 1969, Ernest Rodriguez went to Colfax, Iowa to attend a Regional Meeting where future Boycott strategy was discussed. Rev. Hartmire from Delano, California was present as well as Boycott Committee Representatives from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota. Aurora Hernandez, LULAC Council #10 member, was appointed Chairman of the Visiting Committee of the Boycott. The first of May is the day of doom for Grapes in the Quad-City area.

*Editor’s Note. . . . It is a shame that the Mexican American in Iowa in certain cities are not involved more in just causes such as the Grape Boycott. These are usually the same people who complain the loudest that LULAC is not doing anything for the “RAZA”. These are the same people who “proudly say they are “puro Mejicano” on September 16, but then go the rest of the year living in a dream of social and economic “equality.” These are the same people who refuse to believe that Civil Rights also means Mexican Americans, and that Discrimination does not just apply to our black brothers, but also applies to the Mexican American. It is time we realized that although we are classified as white, we are brown, and as a result we are not given the same opportunities as our white friends and neighbors. And if we continue in our dream of equality by being patient and quiet, then let me tell you that the time is fast approaching when we will not even be getting the same opportunities that are black brothers will have. If we do not stand up and voice our opinion on the issues of today that concern us, then we won’t have to worry about issues of tomorrow because by then we won’t even be included in these issues.

Iowa Mexican Bowling Tournament to be held in Davenport, Iowa on May 3, 1969 at Thirty Lanes. Chairman Jesse Ramirez reports that LULAC Council #10 will sponsor a dance on March 29 to build up the prize money and trophies for the bowlers. Ramirez stated that this year the women will also participate in the team event on Sunday, May 3rd. Los Reales will play. Persons interested in entering the tournament to contact Jesse Ramirez, Chairman Bowling Tournament, Box 242, Davenport, Iowa 52801.

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LULAC GLANCES Other Scholarships for LATIN AMERICANS will be announced in the LULAC GLANCES AS SOON AS WE GET THE INFORMATION ON THEM. If you are a graduating high school senior of Mexican descent or LATIN AMERICAN descent, or know someone who is and wants to go to college, but does not have the means, then please have hi or her contact LULAC in Davenport, in Des Moines, or in Fort Madison. We in LULAC have a firm belief that in order to improve the social and economic lot of the Latin American we must stress that our young people, who are the leaders of tomorrow, get a College education. NOT just a high school education or a trade school education, but a college education which will adequately prepare them for their rightful place in today's society. GRAPE BOYCOTT IN IOWA GAINING MOMENTUM............. The Quad-City Grape Boycott Committee which was started by LULAC Council #10 of Davenport has been commended by the Quad-City Council on Human Relations for initiating the Boycott of California table grapes in the area. This Committee began with only five organizations in support of the Boycott. It now has over twenty organizations that are actively supporting the Boycott in the Quad-City Area. The Rev. Gerald O'Keefe, Bishop of the Davenport Diocese, has come out in a public statement in support of the Grape Boycott. Thank You to Bishop O'Keefe for your support. Chairman John Terronez and Co-Chairman, Ernest Rodriguez have been very busy going to various meetings to get more organizations to support the cause of the U.F.W.O.C. (United Farm Workers Organizing Committee). A recent speaking engagement in Iowa City to an interested church group resulted in the forming of a Grape Boycott Committee in Iowa City. It is headed by Nordie Wheeler, a student at the University there. It would be nice to hear that some Mexican American in Des Moines has jumped in with both feet and set up a Boycott Committee there. On March 8 and 9, 1969, Ernest Rodriguez went to Colfax, Iowa to attend a Regional Meeting where future Boycott strategy was discussed. Rev. Hartmire from Delano, California was present as well as Boycott Committee Representatives from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota. Aurora Hernandez, LULAC Council #10 member, was appointed Chairman of the Visiting Committee of the Boycott. The first of May is the day of doom for Grapes in the Quad-City area. *Editor’s Note. . . . It is a shame that the Mexican American in Iowa in certain cities are not involved more in just causes such as the Grape Boycott. These are usually the same people who complain the loudest that LULAC is not doing anything for the “RAZA”. These are the same people who “proudly say they are “puro Mejicano” on September 16, but then go the rest of the year living in a dream of social and economic “equality.” These are the same people who refuse to believe that Civil Rights also means Mexican Americans, and that Discrimination does not just apply to our black brothers, but also applies to the Mexican American. It is time we realized that although we are classified as white, we are brown, and as a result we are not given the same opportunities as our white friends and neighbors. And if we continue in our dream of equality by being patient and quiet, then let me tell you that the time is fast approaching when we will not even be getting the same opportunities that are black brothers will have. If we do not stand up and voice our opinion on the issues of today that concern us, then we won’t have to worry about issues of tomorrow because by then we won’t even be included in these issues. Iowa Mexican Bowling Tournament to be held in Davenport, Iowa on May 3, 1969 at Thirty Lanes. Chairman Jesse Ramirez reports that LULAC Council #10 will sponsor a dance on March 29 to build up the prize money and trophies for the bowlers. Ramirez stated that this year the women will also participate in the team event on Sunday, May 3rd. Los Reales will play. Persons interested in entering the tournament to contact Jesse Ramirez, Chairman Bowling Tournament, Box 242, Davenport, Iowa 52801. -3-