La Colectiva Cultural de Atzlan

History

In 1986, five students created La Colectiva Cultural de Aztlan as a support group for Chicano/a undergraduate students at UW-Madison. Now, there are many active members who are involved in different areas of college life.

Cultural

La Colectiva, as it is referred to, celebrates such events as: El 16 de Septiembre, El Dia de los Muertos, La Virgen de Guadalupe, Cino de Mayo and the UW- Taste of Cultures. The members also attend national conferences to discuss common problems and plan solutions. Some examples include: National Association of Chicano Studies, National Hispanic Leadership Conference, Midwest FOCO, Wisconsin Minority Student Leadership Conference and LARES.

Political

In 1997, through fundraising, thirteen La Colectiva members attended the March in Washington, D.C. La Colectiva also supports off-campus political groups such as the United Farmworkers of America, United Migrant Opporunity Services, and Centro Hispano of Dane County.

Recruitment

Knowledge leads to power. La Colectiva wants to see more Latino/as pursuing higher education. To encourage this, the group interacts with local middle schools through tutoring, mentoring and campus tours. La Colectiva also works with the Office of Admissions and the Chicano Studies Program on matters regarding recruitment and retention.

Social

All is not work here, you can lead a social life and be as active as you want. La Colectiva publishes a newsletter with interesting articles, poems and art, attends classy bailes and informal dances, fieldtrips and particpates in fundraisers . Hopefully, this information has given you a glimpse of what La Colectiva Cultural de Aztlan is all about. Call (608) 262-5132 if you want more information or stop by the office located in the Multicultural Student Center, 2nd floor, Red Gym, 716 Langdon St., Madison, WI, 53706.