Chicano Advocates: A user's guide to the Centro Chicano in Austin
Description:
The Mexican American Experience, a radio program produced by the Longhorn Radio Network, includes interviews, music, and informational programs related to the Mexican American community and their concerns. Program summary: Host Alejandro Saenz interviews Zeke Uballe and Martin Delgado, representatives from the Centro Chicano and the Brown Berets, on the advocacy work they do in the Centro Chicano in Austin, the process of consciousness-raising in the community, and the situation of both youth and senior citizens in East Austin. Uballe and Delgado discuss the advocacy work they do in the Centro Chicano in Austin, Texas. Uballe explains that in 1974 Brown Berets organized the first Centros Chicanos as sites where people in the barrio could register their complaints or instances of discrimination. These Centros dealt mostly with complaints against the police and tried to mediate between the police and the Chicano Community. The Centros rely on grants, volunteers and fundraisers to keep operating. With money provided by the Urban Council of Churches as well as the Parks and Recreation department, the Austin Centro has been able to focus on organizing youth activities and doing social advocacy work for Chicanos in need, especially the elderly who do not qualify for Social Security. Delgado then talk about the critical role of volunteers in the Centro. They make referrals, help individuals and take complaints. Uballe explains they work very closely together and encourage people to come and volunteer, especially social work students who need experience. Keywords: Advocacy, Barrio, Brown Berets, Centro Chicano, Chicano relations with the police, Community Activism, Concientization, Discrimination, Elderly, Episcopal Church, Eviction, Ezequiel Uballe, Jimmy Carter, Legal Aid, Martin Delgado, Media, Police Brutality, Police-Community relations, Protestant Churches, Social Movements, Social service advocacy, Social Work, Tenant Battles, Urban Council of Churches, Volunteering, Youth culture, Youth Programs. Broadcast date: 1977-08-12.
Creator/Contributor:
Longhorn Radio Network (creator), Saenz, Alejandro (host), Delgado, Martin (interviewee), and Uballe, Zeke (interviewee)
Date Created/Date Issued:
8/9/1977
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin