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Carlos Montes July 12, 2012 MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: David Cid (323)369-3552 www.aztlanreads.com What: 44th Anniversary of the East Los Angeles Blowouts & East LA 13 When: Saturday, July 21, 2012 @ 12:00-2:00p.m. Where: Cypress Park Library Community Room 1150 Cypress Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90065 Who: Aztlán Reads and Cypress Park Library welcome Carlos Montes, Cruz (Olmeda) Becerra and others to share their experiences on the legacy of the Chicano Movement. Aztlán Reads and Cypress Park Library present a panel discussion on the 44th Anniversary of the East Los Angeles Blowouts and the “East LA 13” featuring Chicana and Chicano activists, including Brown Beret co-founders Carlos Montes and Cruz (Olmeda) Becerra. In March of 1968, 15,000 students, activists, parents, and teachers held a series of protests against the Los Angeles public school system demanding equitable education, the elimination of corporal punishment and the creation of courses in Mexican American history for all students. With a growing nationwide interest in Chicana/o Studies and the recent dismantling, and censorship of Chicana/o Studies, which resulted in a book banning within the Tucson Unified School District, Aztlán Reads is compelled to create social awareness and build community support for our brothers and sisters in Arizona. It is an important time to remember the true spirit and legacy of the Chicano Movement and its place within American history. This event will be live-streamed throughout the world (www.livestream.com/CypressParkLibrary) creating a spirit of community for all those seeking social justice. As David Cid, a member of Aztlán Reads states, “It is important to remember the struggles for social justice by the Brown Berets, such as Carlos Montes and Cruz Becerra, who to this day continue to dedicate their lives to social justice.” Aztlán Reads is a collaborative of Chicana and Chicano writers, poets, artists, students, educators, and activists committed to promoting literacy in our communities. Carlos Montes July 12, 2012 MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: David Cid (323)369-3552 www.aztlanreads.com What: 44th Anniversary of the East Los Angeles Blowouts & East LA 13 When: Saturday, July 21, 2012 @ 12:00-2:00p.m. Where: Cypress Park Library Community Room 1150 Cypress Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90065 Who: Aztlán Reads and Cypress Park Library welcome Carlos Montes, Cruz (Olmeda) Becerra and others to share their experiences on the legacy of the Chicano Movement. Aztlán Reads and Cypress Park Library present a panel discussion on the 44th Anniversary of the East Los Angeles Blowouts and the “East LA 13” featuring Chicana and Chicano activists, including Brown Beret co-founders Carlos Montes and Cruz (Olmeda) Becerra. In March of 1968, 15,000 students, activists, parents, and teachers held a series of protests against the Los Angeles public school system demanding equitable education, the elimination of corporal punishment and the creation of courses in Mexican American history for all students. With a growing nationwide interest in Chicana/o Studies and the recent dismantling, and censorship of Chicana/o Studies, which resulted in a book banning within the Tucson Unified School District, Aztlán Reads is compelled to create social awareness and build community support for our brothers and sisters in Arizona. It is an important time to remember the true spirit and legacy of the Chicano Movement and its place within American history. This event will be live-streamed throughout the world (www.livestream.com/CypressParkLibrary) creating a spirit of community for all those seeking social justice. As David Cid, a member of Aztlán Reads states, “It is important to remember the struggles for social justice by the Brown Berets, such as Carlos Montes and Cruz Becerra, who to this day continue to dedicate their lives to social justice.” Aztlán Reads is a collaborative of Chicana and Chicano writers, poets, artists, students, educators, and activists committed to promoting literacy in our communities. 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