Petra Mata | |
|---|---|
 Petra Mata and Viola Casares | |
| Born | 1946 Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Known for | Activism with Fuerza Unida |
| Movement | Fuerza Unida |
| Website | http://www.fuerzaunida.org/ |
Petra Mata (born 1946) was the co-founder of a group called Fuerza Unida - an activist group in San Antonio, Texas.[1]
Life and Activism
editIn the 1990s, Petra Mata,Viola Casares and 1,250 Mexican and Mexican-American women workers at Levi Strauss & Company[2] were laid off overnight.[3][4] Together, Viola Casares and Petra Marta, started Fuerza Unida[1][5] and co-directed the grassroots co-operative. The group coordinated protests against Levi Strauss & Company for the lack of corporate responsibility to workers. Currently, Fuerza Unida remains active in the fight for social justice, immigrant rights, and workers’ rights. Currently, Fuerza Unida is working with other organizations to pass a sweatshop free ordinance in San Antonio. It is working with the Southwest Network on a summer youth program, training young activists and organizers throughout the Southwest. [6]
References
edit- ^ a b April Lopez (2009-08-20). "Viola Casares: 'It comes out of your heart' - San Antonio Express-News". Mysanantonio.com. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ Kara, Zugman (2003). "Political consciousness and new social movement theory: the case of Fuerza Unida". Social Justice. 30 (1): 153.
- ^ Janet L., Finn (Winter 2002). "WOMEN CREATING CHANGE Fuerza Unida". Affilia.
- ^ Mata, Jennifer Rebecca (2004). Creating a critical Chicana narrative: Writing the Chicanas at Farah into labor history. Washington State University: ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. p. 157.
- ^ "Fuerza Unida: The Focal Point of Activism, Honorable Recognition of Petra Mata" (PDF). LULAC News: 11–11. Winter 2010.
- ^ "Fuerza Unida: The Focal Point of Activism, Honorable Recognition of Petra Mata" (PDF). LULAC News: 11–11. Winter 2010.
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