Santa Rita Hall
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Santa Rita Center, or Santa Rita Hall, is an unoccupied church hall at 10th Street and Hadley Roads, which was placed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register in October 2007, which has the same elig
Phoenix Santa Rita Hall 1962 2
Abraham F. Arvizu
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Abraham F. Arvizu, or Abe Arvizu Sr., was a pioneering community activist and youth developer from Phoenix, Arizona, and is credited with being the President and "driving force" of the Southside Catho
Santa Rita Hall
…community events took place at the center, including internally generated self-help programs, such as the Southside Catholic Youth Center, spearheaded by Abraham F. Arvizu. Beginning in the late 1960s, in correlation with the civil rights movement, Santa Rita Hall became a focal point of the Chicano Movement, particularly…
Abraham F. Arvizu (standing, far right) and family, including Ramon Arvizu