Via JMG: From Education to Action: Inside the Arizona Ethnic Studies Battle

Saturday 7 May 2011

From Education to Action: Inside the Arizona Ethnic Studies Battle
Mike Ludwig, Truthout: "Board members canceled their meeting after the nine students, all members of the local youth group United Non-discriminatory Individuals Demanding Our Studies (UNIDOS), made it clear they would not get up until they were guaranteed that the Mexican-American classes they love wouldn't be downgraded to voluntary electives that could be lost all together in the coming waves of state budget cuts. The action was a temporary victory for UNIDOS. The group postponed a vote on a resolution that they say would put their heritage second to a whitewashed version of history that so often ignores the achievements and struggles of immigrants and people of color."
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