Word: raza
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When the personal became political for a grape grower's son and a former political committee chair of RAZA last year, a seemingly simple decision to serve grapes in Harvard's dining halls sparked a campus-wide debate on workers' rights that eventually made national headlines...
...seemed only natural that Adam R. Kovacevich '99 would defend his family's labor practices in light of the United Farm Workers' longstanding boycott of the fruit because of allegations of mistreatment of grape workers. Like-wise, Sergio J. Campos '00, a leader of RAZA, a Mexican-American/Latino student group, said by virtue of his Hispanic heritage, it should come as no surprise that he organized a candlelight vigil in honor of the laborers, who are often migrant Mexicans and Mexican-Americans...
...goes a lot farther than just [ethnic] identity," said Campos, explaining that RAZA--which immediately mobilized to uphold Harvard's ban on grapes--worked with the Progressive Student Labor Move- ment, UNITE! and Education 4 Action during thedebate...
...These are a bunch of people that wouldn'tnecessarily identify with us culturally but who doidentify with us over the injustices inCalifornia," said Campos, who following the grapedebate was elected RAZA's president. "A type ofelectricity develops when you work on thesecampaigns. People start to discovercommonalities--like an excitement to becomeactive...
Many student organization, from RAZA to theWomen's Leadership conference, agreed to co-signthe letter with AAA, and the Phillips Brooks HouseAssociation offered to host a separateextracurricular fair for ethnic organizations onits premises...