Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) consists of
students who have dedicated their lives and skills to the advancement of
the principles of human rights and to the needs of the Chicano community.
MEChA is able to unite in one common purpose: a demand for respect for
human dignity and true equality and justice for all members of this
society. They struggle to learn and learn to struggle - not for
individual gain but to serve our Chicano/Chicana people.
Our organization strongly believes in the right to a fair and
equal education. Education, we believe, is the key to improving the
social and political situation of the Chicano/Chicana community.
We respresent the new generation of Chicano/Chicana students who
have the responsibility of upholding the tradition and history of MEChA
and its people, and the Raza community. In our hands, it is a tool for
liberation, justice, equality, and self-determination for all Chicanos and
Mexicanos.
We believe that learning and sharing in different cultures is a
way to foster a sense of community amongst diverse individuals and nurture
an environment of tolerance.