The Reality Dysfunction - Unscripted/Unsilenced

In the context of the Xicano national liberation movement and the ideology of Aztlán, the Raza Unida Party (RUP) was a political party founded in 1970 in Crystal City, Texas. It emerged in response to systemic discrimination and the political disenfranchisement of Mexican Americans. The RUP aimed to achieve self-determination for the Xicano community through political representation, education reform, and economic justice. It sought to build a unified front advocating for the rights and interests of Xicano/as, emphasizing cultural pride and grassroots activism to challenge and dismantle colonial structures within the United States.

In the Xicano national liberation movement, self-determination refers to the right of Xicano/as to independently determine their political, cultural, and economic future. It emphasizes reclaiming control over their ancestral lands, preserving and promoting their indigenous heritage, and making decisions free from external domination and colonial influence. Self-determination is a core principle driving the quest for autonomy, justice, and the recognition of their sovereignty within the framework of Aztlán.

Aztlán as a concept serves as a powerful counter-narrative to settler colonialism, emphasizing indigenous sovereignty, historical legitimacy, cultural reconstitution, and resistance to colonial domination. These arguments collectively undermine the notion of Aztlán as a settler colonial project, framing it instead as a legitimate struggle for indigenous rights and self-determination.

Voting in a Chicana/o/x plebiscite is not necessarily equivalent to supporting settler colonial political parties like the Republicans and Democrats. Here's why:

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In this episode of The Reality Dysfunction I am speaking with two exception young scholars Candelario Moreno and Selah Hernandez. We are discussing their recent presentation at the National Association of Chicana Chicano Studies conference in San Francisco. Its a good talk.

This episode is a recording of a National Association of Chicana Chicano Studies presentation by Melanie Vega. She is a first year student at Northern Arizona University in the political science department. The title of the panel was Voices Unheard: Accent Discrimination Against Chicanos in the United States.

This episode is a recording of a National Association of Chicana Chicano Studies presentation by Desirae Diaz. She is a first year student at Northern Arizona University in the psychology department. The title of the panel was Voices Unheard: Accent Discrimination Against Chicanos in the United States.

Spent the afternoon at the Northern Arizona University Free Palestine encampment. Students talked about why they were there and why it is important to support Palestine.

This recording is from the 2024 National Association of Chicana/Chicano Studies held in April 2024 in San Francisco. The three presenters are Brinley Carrillo, Demi Garcia and Violette Valencia. I have broken their presentation in to three separate podcasts to make it easier to listen. The abstract for the presentation is below.

Three years after the passing of Cesar Chavez in 1994, the United Farm workers under the direction of their new president Arturo Rodriguez began organizing Strawberry Workers in Watsonville. The Watsonville Strawberry Campaign followed the same organizing model the UFW had implemented during the grape campaigns of the 1960s-1980s. Taking on the Watsonville grower establishment through worker strikes and demonstrations