1. Be in agreement with ARE Mission and Goals.
2. Submit an application.
3. Attend at least three general meetings.

ARE Los Angeles holds General Body Meetings the first Thursday of the month and committee meetings throughout the month.  Please locate the calendar of events in the Events tab for times and locations.

ARE has adopted the following as its primary goals:

1. establish an Raza educator-led social movement that will fight for the liberation of our people;

2. promote educational opportunities for Raza students at all levels so that they empower themselves and become social change agents in their communities;

3. hold educational institutions accountable for the unacceptable, oppressive conditions affecting Raza teachers and students;

4. reclaim and create strategic spaces where students, parents, community members, and educators are supported and their voices are heard;

5. review and write culturally relevant curricula which acknowledge the contributions of our Raza;

6. work towards the establishment of Raza Studies at all levels, beginning in elementary school and continuing through college;

7. support and develop private and community controlled educational centers, programs, and schools designed to improve the advancement, self-determination and liberation of our people.

Mission Statement

The Association of Raza Educators (ARE) was established to uphold the rights and liberties of the Raza community.

Education is essential to the preservation of civil and human rights. It provides the foundation for all political and economic progress and it must be a basic right of all people. Making this right a reality is the fundamental objective of ARE.

Raza has been and continues to be oppressed by the educational system within the United States. Therefore, we are obligated to ensure that education serves as a tool for the liberation of our community.