▁especially ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁and ▁Ch icano ▁Mov ement . ▁The ▁group ▁co ales ced ▁out ▁of ▁several ▁organizations ▁which ▁had ▁formed ▁during ▁that ▁tur bul ent ▁de cade . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁students ▁from ▁twelve ▁univers ities ▁met ▁at ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁Santa ▁Barbara , ▁California , ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁un ification ▁of ▁all ▁student ▁and ▁youth ▁organizations ▁into ▁one ▁organization , ▁ME Ch A . ▁The ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado - based ▁Cr us ade ▁for ▁Justice , ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁and ▁educational ▁organization ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁concerned ▁itself ▁with ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Ch icano ▁youth . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁documents , ▁" El ▁Plan ▁Esp irit ual ▁de ▁A zt lán ", ▁was ▁draft ed ▁during ▁this ▁conference . ▁This ▁document ▁reflect s ▁the ▁sentiment ▁of ▁the ▁Lat ino / Ch icano ▁youth ▁during ▁an ▁era ▁of ▁a ▁tur bul ent ▁social ▁climate ▁( es pecially ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁violence ▁experienced ▁by ▁Lat ino ▁youth ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁military ▁and ▁police ▁during ▁the ▁Z oot ▁Su it ▁Ri ots ). ▁ ▁The ▁Mexican ▁American ▁Youth ▁Organ ization ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁It ▁employed ▁the ▁tact ics ▁of ▁the ▁Student ▁Non vi ol ent ▁Co ordin ating ▁Committee ▁and ▁later ▁sp ur red ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁La ▁R aza ▁Un ida ▁Party . ▁ ▁The ▁Brown ▁Ber ets ▁were