Woodland's agricultural community gathers to celebrate Cesar Chavez ahead of holiday

COLUMN: Remembering Cesar Chavez -- iconic organizer

March 31 is the birthday of Cesario Estrada Chavez, the Chicano labor union organizer who gained fame in the 1960s and ’70’s for his achievements in the farm fields of California and the five-year-long grape boycott. After service in the…

How Cesar Chavez saved me from sheriff’s deputies

To understand how I, a tween from Berkeley, ended up at a migrant labor camp in Delano emptying the compost with one of the nation’s most renowned civil rights leaders and then later was rescued by the same man requires some historical context and, in particular, the milieu in which I was raised. The story really begins one day in fifth grade when, as the recess bell rang, I made a decision. I was only nine or maybe 10 but it was one of the most…

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (T3) - Students and teachers from César Chávez Elementary School are participating today in a commemorative march in honor of the civil rights leader, after whom their school is named. César Chávez, a native of Yuma, was a farmworker leader, civil rights activist, and founder of the United Farm Workers union. He passed away in San Luis, but his name and legacy remain part of the community. "The children, let them know the history…

Monday is Cesar Chavez Day, a state holiday: What’s open or closed?

Here’s a partial list of what’s open and closed Monday, Cesar Chavez Day, a state of California holiday celebrating the life of the American labor leader, civil rights activist and U.S. Navy veteran: Government offices: State, county, city offices and the Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed; however, federal offices will be open. Courts: Solano County Superior Courts in Fairfield and Vallejo will be closed. Schools: Public schools will b…

Woodland's agricultural community gathers to celebrate Cesar Chavez ahead of holiday

Cesar Chavez Day is Monday and is a state holiday.

Hundreds of students marched out on Friday to celebrate and honor the legacy of community leader Cesar Chavez. “César Chávez was someone fighting for the rights of workers or farmers, and I really like him because he made us all a more equal world, just like Martin Luther King,” said Genesis Farias Granados, a student. Genesis along with more students from 5 schools in the Alum Rock School District marched through the streets east of San Jose un…