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| The Philosophy of M.E.Ch.A. - Timeline |
| 1969 |
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| March 30, 1969. EL PLAN DE AZTLAN Developed at the National Chicano Liberation Youth Conference in Denver, CO Hosted by Corky Gonzales & the Crusade for Justice (Outlined Nationalism) E |
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| April, 1969. EL PLAN DE SANTA BARBARA, a Chicano Plan for Higher Education Conference @ UC Santa Barbara Hosted by the Chicano Coordinating Council on Higher Education (Outlined: Chicano Studies & MEChA |
| 1970s & 1980s |
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| Growth of MEChA chapters; implementation of Chicano Studies 1980s infiltration of MEChA chapters by Liga |
| 1986 |
| Fall Summit @ Casa Ramona community center in San Bernardino. Introduction of the Philosophy Papers. Originally 4 different documents collectively called: MEChA's Position Papers on 1) Philosophy 2) Structure 3) Goals and Objectives 4) Relationship to Outside Organizations |
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| 1989 |
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| Summits @ UC Riverside & Mt. Jacinto Community College Official adoption of the Philosophy Papers in pairs |
| 1992 |
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| Summits @ CSU Fullerton; first round of revisions and amendments |
| 1996 |
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| Fall Statewide Conference @ CSU Northridge Northern Regional Task Force (NRTF) established to work on the Philosophy Papers |
| 1999 |
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| - California Spring MEChA Statewide @ San Pancho State. Statewide endorsement of the Philosophy of MEChA - March 21,1999 National MEChA Conference @ Phoenix Community College. National MEChA officially adopts the revisions of the Philosophy Papers now known as |
| The Philosophy of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan |
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