Tupac Enrique Acosta

[1] His guidance was critical in the formation of the Nahui Ollin educational framework implemented in the former K-12 Mexican American Studies Department Programs in Tucson Unified School District and in its evolution, the Xicanx Institute for Teaching & Organizing.

The Maricopa County Organizing Project(MCOP) was founded in 1977 for farmworkers and undocumented workers to protect human rights and represent the workforce.

[7] Acosta was heavily involved in global efforts to discuss indigenous rights and the pervasive effects of colonialism on communities.

[9] In 2009, Acosta led a two day long ceremonial run with elders, and Raza participants from Tucson to Phoenix.

[10] This run was in opposition of Senate Bill 1069, that wished to ban Raza and ethnic studies for grade school students in Arizona.

The UN Workshop on Indigenous Peoples, Private Sector Natural Resource, Energy and Mining Companies and Human Rights held in 2001 recognized the lack of universal agreement about FPIC and the need to establish human rights standards.

On January 31, 1971, La Marcha Por La Justicia located at Belvedere park was a protest as part of the Chicano Movement, a movement which Acosta participated in. The marchers pictured are from Florencia barrio of South Central Los Angeles.