Fullerton College Ethnic Studies Department will host a celebration event to honor civil rights leader Cesar Chavez.
The celebration will be held on Thursday, Mar. 22, in Room 1421 from 7-10 p.m.
There will be an “ofrenda” which is a tribute alter dedicated to Cesar Chavez’s life contributions, poetry readings written by students and a variety of Hispanic foods.
“We will have farm worker beans and tortillas, drinks, chips and salsa, pan dulce and a cake,” said Gerald Padilla, Ethnic Studies professor.
Padilla’s Introduction to the Chicana/o studies class will be the primary host of this celebration with the help of the Ethnic Studies department. It is a celebration of the iconic labor leader who dedicated his life to help improve the lives of farmworkers.
“We are celebrating this mans life because he’s a major character in the Chicano experience, which is an American experience, It’s as American as you can get.” Padilla continued.
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This celebration will also serve as an observance of Cesar Chavez’s birthday, which is on Mar. 31.
“Cesar Chavez was a labor leader, a civil rights activist and a humanitarian who embraced the notion of non violence,” Padilla added. “With the help of Dolores Huerta, they co-founded the United Farm Workers Union.”
For more information about the Cesar Chavez celebration, contact Padilla at [email protected]