The event today remembers the contributions Chavez brought to better working conditions for farmers in Delano and across the nation.  

It’s a day for people to remember the work and legacy left by Cesar Chavez.

The festivities began with a mass in Delano this morning, and then event goers marched in his honor.
It was a chance for farmer workers and their families to remember the progress Chavez made and the fight continues today.

"All of us need a hero, and especially when your poor, and your immigrants and your working hard you need someone to look up to…Cesar Chavez was just like us."

Cesar Chavez touched millions of americans lives, his name has become synonymous with social justice and change.

But not just for Mexican Americans and farm workers but for all Americans.

And it’s that legacy that brought more than 5-thousand people to a march in honor of the late activist in Delano this afternoon.

"The legacy of Cesar Chavez lives on in our hearts and minds of thousands of farm workers…that have come here to celebrate today and make it a very special day," says one attendee.

"Today’s about remembering Cesar’s legacy especially because the movement started here in delano, said Dolores Huerta, Co-founder of UFW.

Dolores Hurerta co-founded the United Farm Workers Association, and it’s important to keep fighting for workers rights.

"We have a long way to go..many of the victories workers had in the past have been taken away from us…so the move now is regaining those benefits. "

The festivities began with a mass in Delano this morning, and then event goers marched in his honor.

Chavez’s life was truly a remarkable time in history.

Born from humble beginnings, the Chavez family found their roots in the farming community.

Years later, Chavez envisioned a movement, that would inspire farm workers to join together and his vision became the United Farm Workers of America.

Chavez fought for the legal rights of farm workers, and for clean drinking water in the fields.

The right to have access to use bathrooms, and the right to stop work to enjoy a simple lunch break.

He also fought for fair wages, and compensation and for farmers children to be able to attend school.

Chavez once said, " I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of humanity is to sacrifice ourselves for others."

To be human is to suffer for others.

"We can best remember Cesar, by best doing the work that he started…"