United Mexican American Students y MECHA

UMAS y MECHA听is a Chicanx and Latinx student group on the 精品SM在线影片 campus. Our mission is to encourage respect, dignity, justice and equality for the Chicana/Chicano. To that end, we work with听any organization听that advances the rights of all people. We believe that the best form of resistence is created at a grass roots level and that marginalized people can take action into their own hands rather than waiting for support from other places. More than resistance we also build听power as Chicanx and Latinx students at 精品SM在线影片.

Our purpose is to unite Chicanx听students to work on cultural, social, political, and educational issues which affect Chicanxs听both on and off the 精品SM在线影片 campus.

  1. To encourage respect, dignity, justice, and equality for the Chicanx.
  2. To increase the educational development of the youth within our community.
  3. To work openly with any organization, which advances the empowerment and rights of all people.
  4. To work towards a greater understanding among all Raza (comrades) through cultural awareness in the schools and our communities.
  5. To educate the campus and community about our history, our struggles and our culturTo return to our communities and do all that is possible for the betterment of our Raza.

Culture and education are other important components of UMAS y MECHA. Because of that, we work to educate the campus and community about our history, our struggles, and our culture. In the course of听our work, we create a strong community听that allows new students to thrive at CU, retain听Chicano/as in higher education, and听create听community leaders with the ultimate goal of having our听people return to the community for the benefit of La Raza in mind. UMAS y MECHA emerged as a national organization in 1968 that worked to increase the cultural, social, political, and economic well being of Chicanx听and Latinx students. We continue this tradition鈥攃ritically, passionately, and in constant memory of the movement of the past to inform the ways in which we move today.

We invite you to join us for a meeting! Anyone and everyone is welcome to join. For inquiries email听umas@colorado.edu听辞谤 mecha@colorado.edu. Also, connect with us on Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram @umasymecha!

UMAS y MEXA

General Meetings

Every Other Thursday's at 5 PM Starting Sep 10, 2020