Who is Barrio Curanderos
For those of you that have not heard or do not know about Barrio Warriors de Aztlan and it's programs we have decided that it would be firme ("just swell", to those of you that don't speak calo) to either freshen your memory or introduce you altogether to the Bad Boys (and GIRLS) of the Movement.
Barrio Warriors was officially named in March 1994 almost two years after the conception of the program which we started with the small Barrio magazine Todos Somos Raza (TSR). TSR is a magazine made up of Barrio arte, poemas and historia. TSR was aimed mainly at Barrio youth. As we began to grow we decided to start to open our arena and begin another publication Con Safos Magazine and begin organizing Barrio events. This growth spurt spawned the need for a larger organization with a name that could best identify us.
Our subscription to warriorship philosophy was key to our organization. Aztlan is the undisputed homeland of Chicanos, and being that we believe the heart of Aztlan lies in the Barrios thus Barrio Warriors de Aztlan was born.
We have been criticized to the fullest extent by everyone. We try never to discriminate so we made sure that we got criticized by every race, color, class, religion and creed. Our firm stances on many issues have gotten us many nasty letters and even potential lawsuits. Our main concern is that Raza issues get addressed from gente that care about their Raza first and foremost.
So Barrio Warriors continues with the spirit of Cuahtemoc, the fury of Emiliano Zapata, the class of the Pachuco, the style of the Cholo, and the power of every Brown fist that has picked the crops that have fed this continent for centuries. We have taken our place in the Movement. We have and always will give our all to La Raza.
Barrio Warriors was officially named in March 1994 almost two years after the conception of the program which we started with the small Barrio magazine Todos Somos Raza (TSR). TSR is a magazine made up of Barrio arte, poemas and historia. TSR was aimed mainly at Barrio youth. As we began to grow we decided to start to open our arena and begin another publication Con Safos Magazine and begin organizing Barrio events. This growth spurt spawned the need for a larger organization with a name that could best identify us.
Our subscription to warriorship philosophy was key to our organization. Aztlan is the undisputed homeland of Chicanos, and being that we believe the heart of Aztlan lies in the Barrios thus Barrio Warriors de Aztlan was born.
We have been criticized to the fullest extent by everyone. We try never to discriminate so we made sure that we got criticized by every race, color, class, religion and creed. Our firm stances on many issues have gotten us many nasty letters and even potential lawsuits. Our main concern is that Raza issues get addressed from gente that care about their Raza first and foremost.
So Barrio Warriors continues with the spirit of Cuahtemoc, the fury of Emiliano Zapata, the class of the Pachuco, the style of the Cholo, and the power of every Brown fist that has picked the crops that have fed this continent for centuries. We have taken our place in the Movement. We have and always will give our all to La Raza.
