Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/cesar-chavez/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:05:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/cesar-chavez/ 144 144 Dolores Huerta Breaks Silence on Cesar Chavez — ‘I Can No Longer Stay Silent’ https://remezcla.com/culture/dolores-huerta-statement-cesar-chavez-sexual-assault-survivor/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:23:54 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=482995 Trigger warning: This story contains sensitive content regarding sexual assault. At 95, Dolores Huerta is choosing to break her silence. Huerta, the renowned American labor leader and feminist activist, has made her first comments after a New York Times investigation into decades of sexual abuse by labor leader Cesar Chavez. “I can no longer stay

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]]> Dolores Huerta Renowned labor leader and activist Dolores Huerta has come forward as a survivor after a NY Times investigation into Cesar Chavez. A Bust of Cesar Chavez Now Sits in the Oval Office, Right Behind the President https://remezcla.com/culture/bust-cesar-chavez-now-sits-oval-office-right-behind-president/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:50:14 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=297733 There were many changes that took place in Washington D.C. yesterday (Jan 20). President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, and along with that came many executive orders on everything from COVID to immigration. But there was also a change to the Oval office and all it’s decor.

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]]> Cesar Chavez bust A sculpted bust of Cesar Chavez oversees a collection of personal framed photos on a table seen during an early preview of the redesigned Oval Office awaiting President Joseph Biden at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images) 7 Powerful Cesar Chávez Quotes That Speak to the Struggle Our Community Faces Today https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/cesar-chavez-quotes/ Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:25:58 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=213537 Cesar Chávez – along with Dolores Huerta and fellow organizers for the United Farm Workers (UFW) union – dedicated his life to improving working conditions and wages for the workers whose backbreaking labor nourishes the United States. Born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, he and his family toiled away in the fields and

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]]> Labor Leader Cesar Chavez. American labor leader Cesar Chavez (1927 - 1993) smiles while standing in front of a wooden wall, 1950s. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images Cesar Chavez’s Son Is 100% Sure His Father Would Have Backed Hillary Clinton https://remezcla.com/culture/cesar-chavez-hillary-clinton-support/ Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:30:01 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=181997 When Cesar Chavez’s son-in-law, David Villarino, introduced Bernie Sanders in Bakersfield, California this weekend, he said something that just didn’t sit right with the labor leader’s son, Paul Chavez. Villarino claimed that for Chavez, Sanders would be the obvious choice in the 2016 elections. However, Paul has struck back and said that Villarino is mistaken. “The fact

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]]> Read the 1966 Telegram Where MLK Tells Cesar Chavez “Our Separate Struggles Are Really One” https://remezcla.com/culture/1966-mlk-cesar-chavez-telegram/ Mon, 18 Jan 2016 18:25:15 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=164336 By 1966, Cesar Chavez had been a labor leader and civil rights activist for more than a decade. In March 1966, he and others marched from Delano, California to Sacramento – an approximate 300 miles – to have the demands of Mexican and Filipino farm workers heard, as well as to bring national attention to the mistreatment

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]]> King Speech at Sproul Plaza in Berkeley Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers a speech to a crowd of approximately 7,000 people on May 17, 1967 at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza in Berkeley, California. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images TRAILER: ‘Delano Manongs’ Celebrates the Filipinos Who Fought for Justice Alongside Cesar Chavez https://remezcla.com/film/trailer-delano-manongs-celebrates-the-filipinos-who-fought-for-justice-alongside-cesar-chavez/ Fri, 04 Sep 2015 20:32:04 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=141802 The documentary chronicles the lesser-known history of Filipino involvement in the creation of the United Farm Workers.

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]]> JONLEWIS_9_1 Cesar Chavez Larry D. Itliong This GOP Guy Legally Changed His Name to “Cesar Chavez” To Run For Office in AZ https://remezcla.com/culture/this-gop-guy-legally-changed-his-name-to-cesar-chavez-to-run-for-office-in-az/ Tue, 03 Jun 2014 18:39:37 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=61145 The candidate formerly known as "Scott Fistler," has refused to clarify whether he's actually Latino.

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]]> Alejandro Chavez on Watching Michael Peña Play His Grandfather in the ‘Cesar Chavez’ Movie https://remezcla.com/film/alejandro-chavez-on-watching-michael-pena-play-his-grandfather-in-the-cesar-chavez-movie/ Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:25:55 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=59537 Ahead of the 'Cesar Chavez' release, we talked to Cesar Chavez's grandson about the cast, the critics, and special moments with his grandfather.

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]]> America Ferrera & Michael Peña On Playing Real-Life Characters In Cesar Chavez Biopic https://remezcla.com/film/america-ferrera-michael-pena-on-playing-real-life-characters-in-cesar-chavez-biopic/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:50:54 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=59469 The much anticipated 'Cesar Chavez' biopic hits theaters this week. We talked to the cast about why this story is so important to tell.

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]]> During White House Visit President Obama Tells Diego Luna, "I Loved Y Tu Mama Tambien But…" https://remezcla.com/film/during-white-house-visit-president-obama-tells-diego-luna-i-loved-y-tu-mama-tambien-but/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:04:43 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=59271 Diego Luna screened his new film 'Cesar Chavez' at the White House. It turns out President Obama is a long time fan of Diego.

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