CSUFresno is TRYING TO CUT ANY and ALL FUNDS TO THE ETHNIC STUDIES..(3/5 action)

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CSUFresno is TRYING TO CUT ANY and ALL FUNDS TO THE ETHNIC STUDIES..

This is the Press Release to inform folks of what's going on in Fresno, CA.. It has happened in Texas & Arizona and is going on in other places in CA. DON'T LET THIS INFECTION SPREAD!

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CONTACT- Juan Robles [e-mail]

FRESNO STATE M.E.Ch.A. TAKES ACTION AGAINST A.S.I., INC

Fresno, CA- On Wednesday various campus organizations, community members, staff and faculty will join MEChA for a press conference and rally in front of the Cesar Chavez statue in the Peace Garden at Fresno State. We will have our voices heard at the Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) meeting because ASI has been refusing to fund groups that work with underrepresented people.

As a recognized organization we have the right to apply for funding. The finance committee has been systematically denying funds to organizations that have been approved in years past. The finance committee consists of ASI members that review applications for funding events. MEChA events are free and open to anyone that wants to learn more of the struggles that we face in our everyday lives.

MEChA has been an organization that has promoted cultural awareness among students. It is a national student organization that has been present since 1969. MEChA formed the CYC due to the lack of proper and equal education for underrepresented students. Since then, MEChA has strengthened the access to education for people of color.

WHAT: Press Conference and rally before ASI meeting

WHO: Fresno State Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán (MEChA), students, faculty, and community members

WHEN: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 3:15PM

WHERE: Fresno State Peace Garden
5200 N. Barton Ave.
Fresno, CA 93740
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1. K & R for those who might be able to attend.

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2. Fresno State Chicano advocacy group MEChA accuses Associated Students Incorporated of discrimination

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news%2Feducation&id=9455049


FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Claims of outright discrimination were flying at Fresno State on Wednesday. A Chicano group says it was denied funding because it's too inclusive.

There was a lot of frustration on campus Wednesday evening. Dozens of students left the Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) student government meeting angry over funding issues. The head of the Women's Studies department even said professors are now requesting President Castro call for a formal investigation.

Students and faculty in Wednesday meeting accused the Student Board of "systematic oppression." MEChA, a Chicano advocacy group that's been active on campus here for decades, said it was denied its request for $1,200 to help cover costs of the Chicano Youth Conference in February.

The group said it followed all requirements in requesting funding. Now, other groups are stepping forward claiming the board is discriminating against minority-focused campus organizations.


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