Texas Civil Rights Review

Author: mopress

  • Profecia by Ramsey Muniz

    Hermanos y Hermanas Mexicanos de Aztlan:

    "The Mexikans (Mexicanos) lived the great philosophical themes with a keenness which no other civilization in the ancient world ever did. For them life was only a brief passage and nothingness ruled the world. But for the Mexikas, (me-shee-kas) those themes were not just philosophical ideas; they were a religion (spirituality), which gave meaning to every moment of their existence. Completely at the mercy of the gods, mortal men lived in somber devotion with a view to the supreme moment when they would once again be joined with their ancestors, in the timeless beyond."
    –The Mexican Dream

    My sisters and brothers, we are presently building a strong Nahualtan attitude in Aztlan and soon we will join nuestra raza in the Holy Land (Mexico). We must remember that our Nahualtan attitude and love in our hearts are the temple and mastermind. The Nahualtan mastermind has always been a harmonious alliance of nuestra raza in Aztlan and the Holy Land. Mexikan thought, culture and spirituality depend on this alliance.

    The presence of our sisters and brothers in the Holy Land means a lot to me in terms of sharing our culture and spirituality. We must fashion our Mexicano spirituality with nuestra raza, or it will come to nothingness.

    There are strong and determined Nahualtan men behind the walls and dungeons. This makes my life and work behind the wire worthwhile. In this development of our Sixth Sun cultural/spiritual movement we must become aware of Hispanic/Latino Pharisees, for they are ex-natives who will work against Aztlan consciousness.

    "Every "la raza" political leader must be the representative of our cultural/spiritual enlightenment or "la raza" leadership is of no value."

    There are many here in Aztlan preparing to carry out "La Profecia" de nuestra gente, as written in the Christian New Testament in the Book of John, which states, "The truth shall set you free." We have truth, destiny, faith, and love on our side and even from the dungeons of this oppressor I have witnessed the visions of the liberation of Aztlan. I have witnessed the reunion of our people in Aztlan with our raza from our Holy Land (Mexico).

    I have witnessed our finally becoming one as we were from the beginning of our creation – Mexicanos/Mexicanas. We were no longer Chicanos, Hispanics or Latinos. We all finally became one and at the same time became one of the most intelligent races on this earth. We were now one! Somos todos uno! No longer were we divided by the oppressor in believing that we are different here, in Aztlan, and from our Holy Land of Mexico.

    The time has come for us to embrace each other as one. We can no longer deny our ancient spiritual/cultural Mexika history. We cannot continue to deny the truth of our lives. Who are we? Why has it taken so long to accept the truth of ourselves? We can never be free nor will the liberation of Aztlan be a reality until we accept our existence on this world of ours.

    In short, I proudly share the words of our last Mexicano Emperor, Cuauhtemoc, as he spoke to our ancestors knowing that at the end he would die at the hands of the oppressor.

    "Fathers and mothers, do not forget to teach their children how it has been until now; this our beloved Anahuac — the defense and protection of our destiny and also our conduct that our ancestors received and our fathers enthusiastically planted into our being.

    Now we mandate our children also not forget to transmit to their children how it will be, how we will reunite, how we will rise again, how we will reach out, and how we will fulfill the great destiny of our race."

    Cuauhtemoc

    "I have been sentenced to death imprisonment. May my Mexika blood be the seed for the Mexicano spiritual liberation of the rising of our Sixth Sun in Aztlan."

    R. Muniz – Tezcatlipoca

    http://www.freeramsey.com

    [via email from Irma L. Muniz, Dec. 5, 2005–gm]

  • PODER to Call for Civil Rights Investigation of Austin Police

    People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources

    Department of Justice Requested to Investigate Civil Rights Violations

    Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 marks the fifth (5th) month anniversary of the shooting of Daniel Rocha, an 18 year-old Mexican American youth that was shot in the back and killed by Police Officer Julie Schroeder on June 9, 2005.

    PODER will hold a Press Conference on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 10:00 am at the Austin Police Department (intersection of 8th & IH 35) to announce their Civil Rights Complaint under Title VI against the City of Austin and the Austin Police Department. PODER is seeking the withholding of federal monies to the City of Austin and its police department for its historical pattern of excessive force, unnecessary deaths, and abuse of search powers against people of color.

    President John F. Kennedy, in his message calling for the enactment of Title VI, 1963 stated, "Simple justice requires that public funds, to which all taxpayers of all races contribute, not be spent in any fashion which encourages, entrenches, subsidizes, or results in racial discrimination."

    "We have no choice but to invoke our rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to stop the racial discrimination by police acting above the law. Whether by abusing people of color or shooting them to death", stated Max Rangel.

    "Since the arrival of Chief Stan Knee in 1997, there have been fourteen deaths by police officers. Only one individual was Anglo the rest were all Latinos and/or African Americans. At a time when police officers have mace, tasar guns and rubber bullets at their disposal, they have chosen to use lethal force. This shows a pattern of racial discrimination", stated Susana Almanza.


    www.poder-texas.org

  • Letters to the Editors: On Individual Assessment & Desegregation

    Letters from the Editor of the Texas Civil Rights Review

    The Jan. 9 statement that announced the revocation of “legacy” considerations in the admissions process, said, “not one student of the more than 10,000 who were admitted was admitted solely on the basis of legacy.”

    If legacy has long been an admissions criterion and nobody has ever been admitted “solely” on its basis, then what about race? Wouldn’t it also be true that during the long years of considering race as an admissions factor, nobody was every admitted “solely” on the basis of race?

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  • A&M Drops Legacy Admissions Policy

    Gates: Expects Flood of Emails as Mays Fails to Return Calls

    Gates said he was prepared for a flood of e-mails on the subject and that he hopes most Aggies see this as the “next logical step” in a new approach to picking the A&M student body.

    “My guess is that a lot of former students don’t really appreciate how little impact legacy has had on the process in the real world,” he said. “If the reality is that legacy helped 300 get in, the perception of some Aggies is probably that it’s 3,000.”

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  • Reader Feedback from Tyrone Smith: Revoke A&M's Funding

    Civil Rights does not mean equal opportunity, it means equal results. We do not even have equal opportunity in many situations (education, job income, etc.) and even if we did, IT WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH. It is time to take back from the white man what he has taken from us for so long. Affirmative action is a first step, but we must go further. We MUST require quotas for corporate America and educational institutions to ensure we get what we deserve and are entitled to. Texas A&M should be stripped of all state funds until it establishes an affirmative action policy, and if black students don’t exceed the percentage of the general populace within 4 years, funds should be revoked PERMANENTLY. First steps to freedom! [tsmith5001@yahoo.com 1/9/2004]