{"article":{"id":18684,"heading":"CHICANO MORATORIUM PHOTO","author":"Mark Vallen - ART FOR A CHANGE","created":"2002-08-28 03:35:00","modified":"2005-08-15 01:01:06","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:01:06","article":"<p>\"United We Stand\" against war, racism, poverty, and repression! On Aug. 24th, 2002, hundreds of Chicano\/Mexicanos took to the streets in Highland Park to commemorate the original Aug. 29th Chicano Moratorium of 1970, when some 20,000 Chicano\/Mexicanos took to the streets of East L.A. to demand an end to the Vietnam War. In this photograph one marcher carrys the official <br>  <br> Moratorium 2002 Poster. The Poster reads: CHICANO POWER! No more U.S. Wars! Demand Jobs, Schools, Health Care!\" This Poster was displayed in storefront <br>  <br> windows in Highland Park as was also sold or given away at other Moratorium events. <br><br> CHICANO MORATORIUM 2002 will have an important closing Panel Discussion on Friday, August 30th. Veterans of the original moratorium will be on hand to <br>  <br> interact with the community on issues of war and peace. The event will take place from 7:30 - 10 pm at the Latino Museum in downtown L.A. (201 N. Los <br>  <br> Angeles Street. For info call: 323-261-2286). The event is free and open to the entire community. <br><br> To see other Artworks that are devoted to social change, visit my ART FOR A CHANGE\" Website, at: www.art-for-a-change.com <br>  <br> <\/p>\n","contact":"vallen@art-for-a-change.com","link":"www.art-for-a-change.com","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"&quot;United We Stand&quot; against war, racism, poverty, and repression!&quot;","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2002\/08\/xicano8.jpg","filesize":"20.4 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2002\/08\/18684.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2002\/08\/xicano8.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2002\/08\/xicano8.jpgthumb.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":18688,"heading":"Tacky as Hell","article":"Do you really have to be so tacky as to take up the whole page!?  I am so sick of your posts when you have respect for others.\r\n\r\nDo you realize most people don't read this crap--because people like quick, snappy news and not all this crap after crap.\r\n\r\nYou're defeating your own purpose!!!","author":"Veronica","parent_id":18684,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-08-28 04:53:40","modified":"2002-08-28 04:53:40","fileurl":""}]}