US EditionCesar Chavez Abuse Allegations Force Communities to Rethink Honors for the Labor Leader
Following abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez, Fresno and other California communities cover statues and reconsider honors amid calls for justice and respect for survivors.
- On Wednesday, Fresno State covered the Cesar Chavez statue in its Peace Garden and said it may remove it as California communities begin reconsidering honors tied to the late labor leader.
- A New York Times report published Wednesday alleges Chavez sexually abused girls and women during his decades leading the United Farm Workers, upending his legacy among Latino leaders.
- Dolores Huerta, the UFW co-founder now 95, said publicly for the first time Wednesday she had unwanted sexual encounters with Chavez in the 1960s and became pregnant twice, bearing children she kept secret.
- California's top legislative Democrats announced Thursday they will sponsor a bill to rename the holiday, while Gov. Gavin Newsom said he supports changing the name to honor the farmworker movement without Chavez.
- Denver officials will rename this year's Cesar Chavez Day to "Si, se puede" and remove a bust and plaque, while Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will not observe the holiday this year.
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Fresno County leaders consider renaming Cesar Chavez Day amid allegations
Cesar Chavez Day, celebrated by hundreds of thousands each year on March 31, is drawing renewed scrutiny as local and state leaders respond to allegations against the late civil rights leader.
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A figure shrouded in a sheet sat like a ghost in the shadows Wednesday in Fresno State University's Peace Garden in California. The large black sheet, held awkwardly in place with plastic clips, concealed…
Acusaciones de abuso contra Cesar Chavez obligan a las comunidades a reconsiderar los homenajes al líder latino
Por Andy Rose, CNN Una figura cubierta por una sábana permaneció el miércoles en el Jardín de la Paz de la Universidad Estatal de Fresno, en California, como un fantasma en la penumbra. La gran sábana negra, sostenida torpemente con clips de plástico, ocultaba la estatua de Cesar Chavez, quien pasó décadas bajo los reflectores como un ícono del poder laboral y del orgullo latino. El legado de esta figura emblemática, que falleció hace tres décad…
Cesar Chavez abuse allegations force communities to rethink honors for the labor leader
Admirers of Cesar Chavez and public officials are scrambling to respond to claims about the man who has been honored with holidays, statues and school names in communities around the country.
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