▁a ▁youth ▁organization ▁that ▁ag itated ▁against ▁police ▁brut ality ▁in ▁East ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁they ▁helped ▁the ▁United ▁Mexican ▁American ▁Stud ents ▁( U MA S ), ▁Sal ▁Castro , ▁and ▁other ▁youth ▁who ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁Pir anya ▁Ca fe ▁organ ize ▁the ▁East ▁L . A . ▁walk outs , ▁called ▁the ▁B low outs , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁protest s ▁against ▁unf air ▁conditions ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁schools . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁B low outs , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁students , ▁school ▁administr ators , ▁and ▁teachers ▁formed ▁the ▁Ch icano ▁Co ordin ating ▁Committee ▁on ▁High er ▁Education ▁( CC CH E ), ▁a ▁network ▁to ▁pressure ▁the ▁ad option ▁and ▁expansion ▁of ▁equal ▁opportunity ▁programs ▁in ▁California ' s ▁colleg es . ▁ ▁R ene ▁Nu ñ ez , ▁an ▁activ ist ▁from ▁San ▁Diego , ▁conce ived ▁a ▁conference ▁to ▁un ify ▁the ▁student ▁groups ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁CC CH E . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Ch icano ▁college ▁students ▁held ▁a ▁nation wide ▁conference ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁( UC SB ). ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁at ten de es ▁were ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁First ▁National ▁Ch icano ▁Youth ▁Liber ation ▁Conference ▁hosted ▁by ▁Rod ol fo ▁" C ork y " ▁Gonz ales ' ▁Cr us ade ▁for ▁Justice ▁a ▁month ▁prior , ▁and ▁the ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁conference ▁represented ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Ch icano