Walkout (2006)

I was really impressed with the movie.. It gave me so much knowledge and information about my chicano ancestors that was very inspirational. I was born in 76 and i noticed some things have changed in the school system but not everything.. there is always room for improvement in the schools... I was very moved and inspired by the movie.. I cheered and cried when they cried and cheered.. I am glad they were brave and strong enough for all latinos to take a stand. I am very proud of my Asian, Anglo and Black friends and family for taking a stand with us when we needed them the most.. They are some of the best people then and now... I appreciated the knowledge of the horrible police brutality to our teens.. How funny how that was not the case a couple months ago here in los angeles with the L.A county High schools.. Boy, how times have changed..

One of the best movies I have seen in a long time. Would love to own a copy of the movie. It is a movie I could watch over and over again. The message is strong and could teach people a lot. I think it would be good to be shown in school, especially to teach a more accurate history. With all the things going on with immigration today, it would be really good timing. As soon as I can find a copy of the movie, I plan on having my children watch it and even write a commentary about what they think. The stars in the movie were awesome. I learned so much history that I had never known before. I would like to thank the people who put the movie together in order to help educate the people more.

I was amazed that I never knew about this movement, I was in high school/ jr high in the late 80's - early 90's and this should have been a topic with in our US History text. We covered a small portion of the civil rights movement, a large amount with in the 1800's and nothing from the LA walkouts? My children and all children need to know about the strength people have had to make change, it's inspiring. Often people assume that only people hundreds of years ago made the sacrifices and changes, this was not that long ago and shows that people are able to accomplish anything together. I hope our children are as conscientious, caring and strong to stand up for what they believe is making a difference in the quality of the life in the world we share.

I have seen this movie 3times on HBO and once with the producer and his daughter taking questions. In between there have been school walkouts in LA County to protest inflammatory legislation in Congress that though it would never pass would have made felons out of the undocumented. Whereas in 1968 protests were for the right to know about La Raza, and have better educational opportunities, in 2006 the walkouts were chaotic and counterproductive. If only the students of today with their cell-phones, IPods, and video games had one-tenth of the educational focus of the leaders of the "Walkout" of 1968! The historical accuracy of the film suffers from what appears to a "composite" of efforts to suppress Spanish by corporal punishment of earlier generations. In trying to get your message across it does not help to exaggerate history. Nevertheless, the actual walkouts of that time accomplished a lot for Chicanos or Latinos. One has to ask the youth of today, as I have, "To what extent can you blame institutional racism or cultural insensitivity, and totally exempt the individual student of personal responsibility, to echanr ganas para estudiar y seguir adelante? Where do the failures of the system end and self-victimization begin?