ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə fˈɜːst nˈæʃənəl ʃᵻkˈeɪnoʊ jˈuːθ lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən kˈɑːnfɹəns, hˈoʊstᵻd baɪ ɹədˈɑːlfoʊ "kˈɔːɹki" ɡənzˈɑːləsᵻz kɹuːsˈeɪd fɔːɹ dʒˈʌstɪs, ænd ɹˈiːd ɐ pˈoʊᵻm tə ðɪ ɐtˈɛndiːz.
In 1969, he attended the First National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference, hosted by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales's Crusade for Justice, and read a poem to the attendees.