51st anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium march in East LA

A march and rally being planned by the Chicanx Moratorium Committee and Boyle Height’s Centro CSO: Community Service Organization will begin with a 10:00 a.m. rally at Atlantic Park. Participants will march at 11:30 south on Atlantic towards Salazar Park, where a rally will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. Speakers include Congresswoman Maxine Waters, as well as family members of people killed in Sheriff’s deputy-involved shootings in East LA.

Organizers say the Salazar Park event will follow the Chicano Moratorium’s original march route of 1970. According to a release, “the 51st Chicanx march and rally… is to remember the historic significance of the Chicano Moratorium 51 years ago and the similar struggles in East LA today.”