WWU's M.E.Ch.A chapter is open to all students and dedicated to confronting educational and social justice issues facing the Mexican American, Chicano/a, Latino/a communities today. Through education, we are committed to the promotion of ethnic tolerance, inter-cultural understanding, and empowerment. As students and activists, we recognize the need to extend our mission beyond the campus of Western Washington University and into the greater community of La Raza and beyond.