Files
Collection
COPS/Metro
Contributor
Pohl, Theresa; Mendoza, Steve; Zapata, Juan P.
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Description
Steve Mendoza spoke about the impact that COPS has had on the city of San Antonio and the surrounding neighborhood. The topics included; Project QUEST, youth involvement, disagreements, community impact, and more.
Biography
Steve Mendoza is an active COPS/Metro leader, he has been in the organization since day one. Steve joined COPS when he was still a high school student. As he went on with his life, he became a member of a parish in a suburban area where the White population dominated. Steve has witnessed and been through racial tension in San Antonio all along.
Interview Index
0:33 Intro into COPS
5:50 Project QUEST
11:10 Impact
15:37 Disagreements
18:53 Youth
22:34 Community Change
25:59 Endnotes
Keywords
COPS, COPS/Metro, Community, Project QUEST, West side (San Antonio, TX), Education, Community involvement, Parishes, Social justice, Money, Leaders and Leadership, Organizing, Activism
Size or Duration
15 pages; 27 minutes, 7 seconds
Format
MP3, PDF
Disciplines
Oral History | Social Justice
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Pohl, Theresa, "COPS/Metro Alliance-StMU Oral Histories with Steve Mendoza" (2024). COPS/Metro. 26.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/copsmetro/26