Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales and the Crusade for Justice were the main organizers, and they drafted and presented "El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan" at the conference, which played a major part in the national Chicano movement.
Mexican Americans "were being psychologically colonized, rejecting their cultural heritage for the Anglo-American values proliferated through the public educational system.
[1] Corky Gonzales was a main organizer in the Denver West High School walkouts, and his leadership gave him standing with youth in the area.
[4][5] Gonzales presented "El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan" at the conference, which energized the youth in the movement.
The declaration is a statement for Chicano nationalism and cultural ties, which rejects feminist concerns that could divide the movement.
"[7] Gonzales said the demonstrations were "not to have a cultural carnival" but provide political and educational understandings for people who attend.