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CA AR127

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

8/22/2022

Primary Sponsor

Wendy Carrillo

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Origin

State Assembly

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes August 29, 2022, as the 52nd anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, a demonstration held on August 29, 1970, in East Los Angeles
  • Commemorates over 20,000 demonstrators, primarily Chicano, who protested the disproportionate number of Chicano troops drafted and killed during the Vietnam War
  • Acknowledges the demonstration's focus on institutionalized racism, disparities in public education, and high unemployment rates affecting the Chicano community
  • Notes that law enforcement violence during the demonstrations resulted in three deaths, including Los Angeles Times journalist Ruben Salazar
  • Encourages all Californians to commemorate this historic event and recognize its role in inspiring the Chicano civil rights movement and subsequent Latino movements

Legislative Description

Relative to the 52nd anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium.

Last Action

Read. Adopted.

8/22/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules8/11/2022

Full Bill Text

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