Latino and Latino Roundtable members, Pitzer College Latino Student Union students, Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribal Chairman Tony Cerda and Spiritual Advisor Tinker Gomez from Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe with C.A.S.A friends and Dolores – supporting 55th National Chicano Moratorium.
Thank you to Dolores Huerta, Hilda Solis, and Maria Elena Durazo for joining in this National 55th Moratorium March and always being there for our communities.
Marching the same route that our communities marched 55 years ago. We do not stop – and we do not tire of the struggle!
Getting ready to march – join us!
This Saturday, August 30, 2025 I will be part of the 55th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium Against the Vietnam War at Salazar Park, 3864 Whittier Blvd. in East Los Angeles. Starts at 10 am. On August 29, 1970 some 25,000 people marched and rallied in the largest anti-war protest in a community of color at the time. Sheriff’s deputies and LAPD attacked a peaceful crowd at Salazar Park (then called Laguna Park) that lead to the so-called East L.A. riots, the murder of three people, including the Chicano journalist Ruben Salazar, and millions of dollars in property damage. I was there–arrested, beaten, and disappeared for days on end when most other arrestees were let go within hours. This story is part of my memoir “Always Running.” I’ll be there to speak on the significance of the Chicano Moratorium to our struggle today against ICE/Homeland Security and the current fascist regime. La Lucha Sique. ¡Pero en otro nivel!
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Join the Pomona delegation of the 50th Annual Chicano Moratorium. The Chicano Moratorium we will be commemorating took place on August 29, 1970 in East LA.
The Chicano Moratorium was the largest anti-war movement led by Chicanos.
Pomona participated in the event in 1970. 50 years later, we are participating again. Pomona has a long history of Chicano activism against imperialism as well as against police brutality.
We will meet at Tony Cerda Park at 8AM to hear from some of Pomona’s original 1970 participants and then at 9AM we will caravan to Whittier blvd. in Pico Rivera.
We are demanding the original demands of the first moratoriums as well as adding new demands.
Demands: self-determination, the liberation of women, ending Chicano military drafting into wars like Vietnam, pro-peace, stopping U.S. military intervention, ending racism, ending police killings/crimes, proper access to bilingual and quality public education, good jobs, equality for all, access to health care, benefits for veterans and the elderly, housing, political representation, legalization for all, fair and humane immigration, stopping Trump’s administration/policies, environmental justice, solidarity with all oppressed nations if the world, and ending white supremacy, privatization of public and social services
