Find the English version here. Los legisladores de California están tomando medidas para renombrar el Día de César Chávez como el Día de los Campesinos en respuesta a las recientes acusaciones de abuso sexual en contra de Chávez. El martes, la Unión de Campesinos (UFW) publicó un comunicado en el que explicó que había recibido […]
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Cesar Chavez Day faces scrutiny amid abuse allegations
California lawmakers are considering renaming Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day in response to allegations of sexual abuse against Cesar Chavez, as well as statements from Dolores Huerta and two other victims.
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A changemaker’s journey: Dolores Huerta speaks at Cal Poly
Civil rights activist Dolores Huerta spoke to a packed Chumash Auditorium Thursday, May 10 regarding campus climate and social activism. “I was so happy to see how many people went and to see that many people did care about what she had to say and about seeing a changemaker speak,” communication studies sophomore Kylie Clark […]
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Students celebrate Cesar Chavez
A Cesar Chavez Celebration kicked off Thursday during University Union (UU) Hour with a live band, inspiring speeches and a student march from Dexter Lawn to the UU. Chavez was a Mexican-American who is best known as a Latino civil rights activist. He also played a major role in the American labor movement, in which […]
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Students march to honor César Chávez
Cal Poly’s Movimiento Estudiatil Xicana/o de Aztlan (MEXA) student organization held its annual march to honor Mexican-American civil rights activist César Chávez last Thursday.
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Students march in honor of Cesar Chavez
On April 8 Cal Poly students marched to commemorate the life of Mexican-American civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.
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Students honor Chavez’s life, activism
Students marched to celebrate Mexican-American labor activist Cesar Chavez in the University Union Plaza yesterday as the band Los Coyotes de Cal Poly performed. M.E.X.A, a club promoting Xicano cultural identity, sponsored the event.