Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and the Legacy

When we are really  honest with ourselves, we must admit that our lives are all that really belong to us.  So it is how we use our lives that determines what kind of people we are. ..I am convinced that the truest act of courage..is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice.

Cesar Chavez (1927-1993)

by Duane Campbell

On March 31, 2017, Eleven states and numerous cities will hold holidays celebrating labor and Latino leader Cesar Chavez.
Conferences, marches and celebrations will occur in numerous cities and particularly in rural areas of the nation. A recent film Cesar Chavez: An American Hero, starring Michael Peña as Cesar Chavez and Rosario Dawson as Dolores Huerta presents important parts of this union story.  With the work of the Chicano/Mexican American Digital History Project their story of union organizing will begin to be covered in all public school history texts in California this year,
The current UFW leadership, as well as former UFW leaders and current DSA Honorary Chairs Eliseo Medina and Dolores Huerta are recognized leaders in the ongoing efforts to achieve comprehensive immigration reform in the nation.
UFW President Arturo Rodriquez says, “We urge Republicans to abandon their political games that hurt millions of hard-working, taxpaying immigrants and their families, and help us finish the job by passing legislation such as the comprehensive reform bill that was approved by the Senate on a bipartisan vote in June 2013,” Rodriguez said. “The UFW will not rest until the President's deferred relief is enacted and a permanent immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for all 11 million undocumented immigrants, is signed into law.” www.UFW.org

Recognizing Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and Strategic Racism

By Duane E. Campbell

Cesar Chavez

Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.  You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read.  You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.  Cesar Chávez.  November 9, 1984.

On March 31, 2015,  Eleven  states  and numerous cities will hold holidays celebrating  labor and Latino Leader Cesar Chavez. Conferences, marches and celebrations will occur in numerous cities this weekend.  See the prior post on the UCD conference. A recent film Cesar Chavez: An American Hero, starring Michael Peña  as Cesar Chavez and Rosario Dawson  as Dolores Huerta presents important parts of this story and shows how Chavez was lied about and attacked by Ronald Reagan, the Nixon Administration, the Republican Party and numerous right wing forces.

Meanwhile,  in March of 2015  hundreds of farmworkers have walked off their jobs in Baja California, Mexico, from the agricultural fields just a few miles from the U.S. border , fields developed to provide a harvest to the U.S. markets.  Farm labor strikes and violence against strikers remains a volatile issue.  Farm workers deserve dignity, respect, and fair wages.  Achieving these goals will require a union. http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-baja-farmworkers-20150325-story.html

The  current UFW leadership, as well as former UFW leaders  and current DSA Honorary Chairs  Eliseo Medina and Dolores Huerta  are recognized leaders in the ongoing efforts to achieve comprehensive immigration reform in the nation.

 On immigration, UFW President Arturo Rodriquez says, “We urge Republicans to abandon their political games that hurt millions of hard-working, taxpaying immigrants and their families, and help us finish the job by passing legislation such as the comprehensive reform bill that was approved by the Senate on a bipartisan vote in June 2013,”

Cesar Chavez Day- Support

Join the Sacramento Central Labor Council at the Supervisor's meeting.

Join us TOMORROW, Tuesday 2/24 @ 2:30pm at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting in support of making Cesar Chavez Day a recognized holiday for the County of Sacramento! 

What: County Supervisors Meeting
When: Tuesday 2/24 @ 2:30pm
Where: Co. Supervisors Board Chambers
700 'H' Street, Sacramento, 95814

Cesar Chavez Marches

UFW Cesar Chavez Marches

The United Farm Workers, Radio Campesina, The UFW Foundation and other community organizations, invite you and your family to march with us. We will join together on:

Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 in:

Coachella, CA:
Coachella Plaza Shopping Center, Coachella, CA (in front of Pizza Hut & KFC) @1:30 pm.
FLYER

Yakima, WA: 
St. Paul Cathedral, 102 S. 12th Ave., @ 11 am; Information: (541) 564-2717 FLYER - English FLYER- Spanish

March with UFW

DVDs (50% OFF!): There's no better time to study the life and times of Cesar Chavez. Then share his vision and values with your family and the whole class. Common Man, Uncommon Vision Martin Sheen narrates the story of Cesar Chavez. 45 min.Normal: $15Special: $7.50 Huelga What was it like to march in the 1965 peregrinacion to Sacramento? 20 min.Normal: $15Special: $7.50 Fighting for our Lives Oscar-nominated documentary on the 1973 grape strike. 60 min.Normal: $20Special: $10 SHIRTS & HATS: You're already part of the best cause. Why not have the best-looking contingent at the march as well?

Go to UFW.org