▁way ▁of ▁life ▁through ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁perspective ▁bringing ▁Ch icano ▁speak ers ▁to ▁their ▁campus , ▁high ▁school ▁out re ach , ▁att ending ▁State wide , ▁Regional , ▁& ▁National ▁Con ferences . ▁Many ▁chap ters ▁are ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁political ▁actions , ▁such ▁as ▁lo bb ying ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁university ▁administr ators ▁for ▁expanded ▁B iling ual ▁Education ▁programs ▁and ▁Ch icano - related ▁curr ic ula , ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Mexican ▁cultural ▁trad itions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁Latin ▁American ▁hol id ays ▁( such ▁as ▁Mexican ▁Independ ence ▁Day ), ▁Columb us ▁Day ▁protest s , ▁sit - ins , ▁hung er ▁strik es , ▁boy cot ts , ▁r al lies , ▁march es ▁ ▁and ▁other ▁political ▁activ ism ▁rel ating ▁to ▁civil ▁rights , ▁aff irm ative ▁action , ▁and ▁imm igration . ▁ ▁National ▁ME Ch A ▁Constitution ▁The ▁National ▁ME Ch A ▁constitution ▁was ▁rat ified ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁annual ▁National ▁ME Ch A ▁conference ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ▁( Cal ). ▁The ▁document ▁out lines ▁four ▁object ives : ▁▁ ▁Edu c ational , ▁cultural , ▁econom ical , ▁political , ▁and ▁social ▁emp ower ment ▁of ▁Ch ican os . ▁ ▁Ret ention ▁of ▁Ch icano ▁identity ▁and ▁further ing ▁of ▁cultural ▁aw aren ess . ▁ ▁U pl ifting ▁and ▁mobil izing ▁Ch ican os ▁and ▁Ch ican as ▁through ▁higher ▁education