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Cesario Estrada Chavez (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː v ɛ z /; Spanish:; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and lesser known Gilbert Padilla, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union.
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Cesar Chavez Day is on Sunday. Former President Barack Obama designated March 31 a commemorative holiday for the Mexican American union organizer in 2014. The day marks the anniversary of his birth.
"Sí Se Puede" sign at a Venezuelan sit-in Tenerife demonstrators carrying "Sí se puede" signs "Sí, se puede" (Spanish for "Yes, you can"; [1] pronounced [ˈsi se ˈpwe.ðe]) is the motto of the United Farm Workers of America, and has since been taken up by other activist groups.
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Cesar's Last Fast is a 2014 American documentary film co-directed and produced by Richard Ray Perez and Lorena Parlee. [1] The film premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014. [2] Before the premiere of the film at Sundance Film Festival, Pivot and Univision News acquired the TV rights ...
March 31 is César Chávez Day. Here are 4 organizations that serve the Hispanic, immigrant and/or farmworker communities and how you can get involved. How to commemorate — and where to get ...
Cesar Chavez Day is a U.S. federal commemorative holiday, proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2014. [1] The holiday celebrates the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez on March 31 every year.