The Latino Student Alliance served pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread) and horchata to students watching the movie "Walkout" in the Las Positas College cafeteria on March 31 in honor of Cesar Chavez Day. Cesar Chavez was a civil rights leader who spoke out for minority farm workers.
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The Latino Student Alliance (LSA) club screened the movie, "Walkout," and served Pan Dulce (Mexican sweet bread) and horchata to students in honor of Cesar Chavez Day on March 31 in Las Positas College’s cafeteria.
"We chose the movie "Walkout" because it tells the story of a group minority students and the struggles they had to go through in order to receive equal education," said LSA president Juan Rodriguez. "The movie takes place in 1960s East Los Angeles, around the same time Chavez was fighting for equal rights for minorities."
Cesar Chavez became a civil rights activist and labor leader when he fought for equal pay and equal rights for the minorities working in the farms of California.
In 1962, he helped form the United Farm Workers of America, the nation’s first successful farm workers union and largest to date.
In 1996, his birthday was officially recognized as a state holiday for California.
Several state government offices, community colleges and libraries are closed in recognition of Cesar Chavez Day.
Texas also celebrates the holiday and it’s optional for those living in Arizona and Colorado.
