Raza Unida Party
Raza Unida Party
Rosie Castro
Rosie Castro, was a member of the Raza Unida Party (RUP), a political party seeking to elect Latino and Latina candidates to office.
Empowered by an era of social change, she joined a then-“radical” political movement. “We believed in trying to make a difference by getting involved politically,” Castro, said of her work with La Raza Unida, a third political party born of racial tensions in 1970s Southwest Texas, and of her City Council bid with a slate of candidates backed by the Committee for Barrio Betterment. She registered voters, identified candidates, block walked, ran campaigns and served as La Raza's Bexar County chairwoman.[1]
Raza Unida Party
Jose P. Bustamante July 28, 2009 ·
Houston, Texas Raza Unida Party members and supporters 1972. I am at right side in the photo, and also reporting for Papel Chicano at that time. — with Fred R. Garza, Leo Tanguma and Lola Castillo.
PLO connection
In 1980, a delegation of Raza Unida Party members met with Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat, in Beirut Lebanon.
The delegation included Larry Hill, Ignacio Garcia, Frank Schafer, Juan Jose Pena, Daniel Osuna, Rebecca Hill, Tony Gonzalez, Miguel Perez, Eddie Canales, Fred Saint John.