Guerrilla Movements
In what revolutions did women play an important role in?
Revolutions in Nicaragua,El Salvador, and Chiapas
Everyone can participate but men are EXPECTED to be key factors.
Gender Neutral Activism
Who is Rosa Villaseñor?
An older activist woman that established safety and activism in the neighborhood.
Who was Veronica Gutierrez?
Law student who accompanied Villalobos to Sacramento
Who made efforts to create a better environment in her neighborhood park?
Juana Gutierrez
When did the Cuban Guerilla struggle begin?
Began in 1953
M.E.C.H.A (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán), Merchants, business people, extended family members, The League of the United Latin American citizens and the Mexican American education commission, Mexican Americans from outside the community joined the struggle in solidarity,
Different parts of the community contributed their resources
Where did Rosa Villaseñor live in California?
In Los Angeles.
Who gathered 900 signatures against the East L.A. prison?
Juana Gutierrez
How many women participated in making a request to the Los Angeles Board of Education to receive training for adult drivers.
150
What is the Cuban Guerilla struggle?
Marked a close of an era in which the public face of Latin American armies was mostly male
viewed as bases for discrimination or for solidarity
Ethnic identity and language
what was the name of the mothers that volunteered at the parish?
How did Gloria Molina impact the prison movement?
- central role in prison marches
- changed Los Angeles Times view on prison
- spread community networks towards women
- pushed for Veronica Gutierrez to go to Sac. with Villalobos
Who made movements to guide mothers in the support of their children's education at a parochial school?
Erlinda Robles
What was another time in history where Women stepped in, into a new role?
World War 2
A word of selfless behavior used interference to the role of motherhood.
Las Abnegates
What was the mothers main reason of their activism?
Their children's education, for a safe neighborhood or community resources
Who had challenged toxic-waste incinerators in California before challenging the East L.A. prison?
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Approximately _____ of the mothers who were core activists worked for wages for only a short time.
Half
What caused immigration ?
Caused by the countryside life decline
Communicated gender identity and the metaphor of a mother as protector of the community
Mother Of East Los Angeles
Name a woman that worked hard creating a safe neighborhood.
Rosa Villasenor or Alicia Flores
What experiences were reflected among women as they became activists?
experiences as mothers and working class Mexican-Americans
The core women activists united their ___ lives with that of their ____
personal, community