Organizations Fighting 227

(Last revision: 18 April 1998)

I have a short list of organizations in the Los Angeles area that are looking for volunteers. Contrary to the propaganda pproduced by the 227 campaign, most of these groups are run on a shoestring and need your help, both in manpower and funds:

• LULAC California: part of one of the oldest US Latino organizations:

  Gilbert "Gil" Flores, LULAC State Director
  P.O. Box 4252
  Santa Ana, CA 92702-4252
  714-835-2400
  714-835-2230 (fax)
  

• On Campus: according to their mission statement, they are a group of L.A. area teachers who feel that all students should have access to an excellent public education. They can be contacted by calling Steve Zimmer (213-353-4794), e-mailing Alex Caputo-Pearl (Caputoprl@aol.com), or by snail-mail at:

  On Campus
  231 N. Union Ave.
  Los Angeles, CA 90026

• No On Prop. 227: an umbrella organization, coordinated by Erin O'Brien (213-565-8442):

  No on Prop. 227
  1605 Olympic Blvd
  Suite 9102
  Los Angeles, CA 90015
  (213) 599-4700 (Hotline)

• UCLA Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano y Chicana de Aztlán

  Lina Velasco
  c/o UCLA MEChA
  308 Westwood Plaza
  407 Kerckhoff Hall
  Los Angeles, CA 90034
  (310) 206-6452
  lvelasco@ucla.edu

• Los Angeles Civil Rights Consortium:

  c/o The Multi-Cultural Collaborative
  1010 S. Flower Street, Suite 305
  Los Angeles, CA 90015
  213-252-0886
  818-819-4333
  213-629-0560 (fax)
  lacrcmail@aol.com

There are others, better established groups:

• Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund

  MALDEF National Headquarters
  Los Angeles Regional Office
  634 South Spring Street 11th Floor
  Los Angeles, CA 90014
  213-629-2512
  213-629-0266 (fax)

• Citizens for an Educated America: This group was formed to coordinate the efforts of the many organizations fighing 227. It also functions as a clearinghouse for ideas in how to fight the "public relations" war. Very useful pointers can be found in their Web pages.

  Citizens for an Educated America: No on Unz
  1750 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 204
  Santa Monica, CA 90405
  310-399-1221
  310-399-1536 (fax)
  no_on_unz@earthlink.net
  

Page maintained by J. Manuel Urrutia. Last update: 18 April 1998