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packed the largest hall in the student union.
Students at campuses throughout California have played a central role in bringing new people and energy into the coalition. By Buses are being organized from U.C. Santa Barbara, U.C.L.A., and U.C. San Diegoto name just a few. A contingent of all campus activists is being organized.
The labor movement has also pitched in. So far, six AFL-CIO central labor councils have endorsed the Mobilization in Northern California.
Some unions have organized large coalition fundraising events. The California Teachers Association, for example, put together a reception in Oakland on March 21. The statewide California AFL-CIO News published a front-page article on the demonstration in a recent issue.
Funds and volunteers are still needed. For more information, contact the Mobilization at 255 Ninth St., San Francisco, CA 94103. Tel. (415) 626-8053.
KATHLEEN
LOS ANGELES—A kick-off rally of the Western States Mobilization for Peace and Justice in Central America and Southern Africa was held on March 16 here. About 150 people attended the rally, which was held at the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) hall.
The meeting heard greetings from ACTWU's general manager, Richard Rothstein, who reaffirmed ACTWU's support for April 25 and for the mobilization.
Mario Obledo, co-chair of the Western States Mobilization and past national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), spoke on the need for Hispanics to continue to become more involved in protests against U.S. San Francisco Central Labor Council