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Topics included "Selling Out", a discussion of whether or not Chicanos have an obligation to identify themselves as such; a student-led discussion on machismo and the distinctions between Chicanas and Chicanos; "Religion and Cultural Catholicism", a discussion of whether or not Catholicism affected the attitudes and dispostions of Chicano student groups; and "Politicalismo" which questioned the responsibilities of the Chicano elite...
During the Politicalismo debate, facilitator Marti Garza, organizing director for the Center for Campus Organizing, asked the students how they have formed successful campus groups and support networks for Chicano students...
...students responded that groups often have difficulty distinguishing the social from the political roles of organizations. One said that students who have succeeded often think they do not have to continue to advocate Chicano interests...
...People don't know the history of their own organization," said another participant. He emphasized that the political interests which most Chicano groups originally addressed still exist...
...students encouraged each others' efforts to "make a decision" about Chicano activism...