Keep Me in the Loop!

United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Schedule

MASTERS OF CEREMONIES—JAY TAMSI, PRESIDENT, FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF DELANO & NORMA GASPAR, TELEMUNDO BAKERSFIELD

9:00 AM        REGISTRATION

10:00 AM        PROGRAM SPEAKERS

  • PAUL F. CHAVEZ, CESAR CHAVEZ’S SON, PRESIDENT, CESAR CHAVEZ FOUNDATION
  • ASSEMBLYMEMBERS ROB BONTA & RUDY SALAS
  • DOLORES HUERTA
  • JOHN ARMINGTON, ’65 FILIPINO GRAPE STRIKER
  • ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR.
  • ARTURO S. RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT, UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA


ENTERTAINMENT: EL TEATRO CAMPESINO

HONORING:

  • ’65 FILIPINO & LATINO GRAPE STRIKERS
  • ’66 FULL-TIME MARCHERS FROM DELANO TO SACRAMENTO’
  • ’65-’70 FULL-TIME GRAPE BOYCOTTERS
  • ’65-’70 FULL-TIME STAFF

RICHARD CHAVEZ MEMORIAL PLAQUE UNVEILING

  • INTRODUCTION – PAUL F. CHAVEZ
  • REMARKS – FREDERICO CHAVEZ

LUNCH & ENTERTAINMENT BY LUPE MARTINEZ, ARMANDO GONZALEZ AND GARY RODRIGUEZ

EXHIBITS

REUTHER HALL FOR HISTORICAL PHOTO EXHIBITS, PERIOD BUTTON COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBIT ON PRESENT-DAY UFW ACTIVITIES

TOMASA ZAPATA GAS STATION FOR HISTORICAL PHOTO EXHIBIT AND ROOM WHERE CESAR CHAVEZ FASTED IN 1968

PAULO AGBAYANI RETIREMENT VILLAGE FOR HISTORICAL PHOTO EXHIBITS ON THE MANONGS, REPLICA OF A MANONG HOUSING UNIT AND ROOM WHERE CESAR CHAVEZ FASTED IN 1988