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Perhaps a renaissance concept - although not in a true sense when we realise that our people have been here all this time and nothing is here. There cannot be a "rebirth" when there is nothing present to be reborn.

Visual NASCENCE (birth) perhaps would be a better choice - acting as a catalyst for dormant potential.

What is an artist?What is his Role?
Role being imposed on us. We seek to
establish a mechanism that will give us
a voice rather than accept a mechanism that speaks for us.

establish our own visual language for communication lack one - it is presently European.

PRIMAL ORIGINS??? (do we want to deal with this concept?)
reject Mexicanismo
reject Gringoismo
We are the primal origin
CULTURAL AGRESSION/IMPERIALISM/GENOCIDE
we receive all from both sides
and are left no choice but to create our own origin - 
Chicano

we are not anti gringo
we are not anti mexicano
we are above all pro-chicano

and are attempting to set up a viable Chicano structure.

"Jewelbox" concept - we are the creators

DOME THINGS WE DON'T DESIRE TO DO:

to conduct classes
to lose our individuality
to participate in the established structure at the price
of losing our identity (coercive acceptance)