Cesar Chavez march set for March 30
The UM-Flint Diversity Education Services and the Hispanic Latino Collaborative of Genesee County will hold the annual Cesar Chavez march and commemoration of his birth at noon March 30.
The march will begin at the UM-Flint’s Harding Mott University Center, and will be followed by a formal program honoring the union organizer and activist. The keynote address will be delivered by Maria Enriquez, Michigan Department of Community Health.
The son of migrant laborers, Chavez was born March 31, 1927. He founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) and later the United Farm Workers (UFW).
He led a five-year nonviolent boycott against California grape growers protesting poor working conditions and the use of pesticides harmful to farm workers. The boycott succeeded in winning new rights for workers.
In 1994 Chavez was posthumously awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Cesar Chavez died April 23, 1993.
The Cesar Chavez march and commemoration is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.
Contact Diversity Education Services at (810) 762-3169 for more information