PROGRAM INFO
- Title:
- The Roles Chicanas Play In Community Activism
- Program #
- 1980-18
- Themes:
- Politics, Society
- Series:
- Women's Issues
- Host:
- Linda Fregoso
- Guest:
- Estella López
- Date:
- Apr 9, 1980
The Roles Chicanas Play in Community Activism
Guest Estella Lopez discusses the battle to save public education from the voucher system and the development of Chicana activism. Lopez explains that while Chicanos have made some gains since the 1960s, the community is still dealing with issues of racism and the quality of education. One of the biggest challenges Chicanos face comes from the voucher education system recently passed in California and Texas. Lopez explains that the system in California would do away with public schools and place the burden of education on the parents who would receive money to develop their own schools. Lopez argues that this program would be disastrous for Chicanos, who already have the highest drop-out rate in California. She also explains other California legislations that are threatening Chicanos including Proposition 9, which would reduce funds for community social service programs. In response, community activists are going to door, holding coffee klatches and making sure people know the social costs of these laws.
In the second half of the interview, Lopez talks about women’s participation in community activism. She explains that women play a major role in activism on campuses and in communities, and are becoming increasingly vocal and assertive. She notes that more and more women are taking on leadership roles and running for political office as they capitalize on the contacts they have made through their work, their neighborhoods and their children.
KEYWORDS
1960sAcculturation
Activism
Bilingual Education
California
Chicano Dropout Rates
Chicano Studies
Children
Community Agencies
Community Colleges
Community Organizing
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
Dolores Huerta
Dropout Rates
Education
Education Curriculum
Electoral Politics
Estella Lopez
Families
Howard Jarvis
Illegal Alien
Immigration
Institutional Racism
Jarvis 1
Junior Colleges
Media
Mental Health
Migration
Minority Dropout Rates
Minority Representation in Higher Education
Parent Teacher Associations
Parenting
Police Brutality
Political ideology
Political leadership
Proposition 13
Proposition 9
PTA
racism
Social Services
Teacher Certification
Texas
Undocumented Children
Undocumented Workers
University of California-Berkley
Voucher System
Women in leadership positions
Women’s Organizing