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Arlington trustees vote down holiday for Cesar Chavez
Arlington :: TX :: USA | about 19 hours ago
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Trustees rejected a proposed 2010-11 school calendar Thursday night that would have made the district the first in the area, and possibly in the state, to honor labor leader Cesar Chavez with a day off for staff members and students. In objecting to the...
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Arlington, Aaron Reich, Trustee Gloria Peña, Chￃﾡvez, Education, Arlington County Virginia, Holiday, Cￃﾩsar Chￃﾡvez
Arlington school district considers César Chávez holiday 10:56 AM CT
Dallas :: WI :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility When the Arlington ISD board of trustees votes this week on the 2010-11 academic calendar, it will include an unusual addition: a César Chávez holiday Also Online The school district could become the first in North Texas to dedicate a day to the civil...
Tags: chávez holiday, school district, César Chávez, arlington school, Dallas Morning News, Arlington ISD, Dallas, Chￃﾡvez, Education, Politics, Cￃﾩsar Chￃﾡvez
Interview with Dolores Huerta
Albuquerque :: NM :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility First I wanted to start with your role in the farm workers’ rights movement just so people can know who you are and what you did...Well, before Cesar Chavez and I organized the National Farm Workers’ Association, I had actually been involved in organizing...
Tags: Southern California, middle class, worker ins, United States, Cesar Chavez, ins stockton, Gloria Steinem, ins california, women ins, worker association, Albuquerque
House Passes Solis Bill to Honor Cesar Chavez
Washington :: DC :: USA | 15 days ago
Credibility Department of Interior to study lands important in the life of Cesar Chavez for possible inclusion into the National Park System. Currently there is no single unit of the National Park System dedicated to Latinos. �Chavez�s work to protect health, the...
Tags: Cesar Chavez, National Park System, Cesar E. Chavez, Hilda L. Solis, Washington
Justice for Laborers: Dolores Huerta Endorses Farmworkers' Lawsuit against New Mexico
As the US celebrates Labor Day, agricultural workers are still struggling for justice. With the endorsement of Dolores Huerta, who continues the work of Cesar Chavez, they filed suit against the state of New Mexico last month for the right...
Tags: Dolores Huerta, New Mexico, Workers Compensation, New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, agriculture and ranch workers, Cesar Chavez
Council renames 39th Avenue for Cesar E. Chavez
Portland :: OR :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Chavez Unanimous vote ends long process, honors growing Latino community The Portland Tribune, Jul 8, 2009 It’s now Cesar E...Portland’s City Council voted unanimously Wednesday morning to rename 39th Avenue in honor of the Hispanic labor leader. The...
Tags: Portland City Council, renaming 39th, 39th avenue, Cesar Chavez
Dallas City Hall blog: Proposal to rename Young Street for Cesar Chavez withdrawn
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility A controversial proposal to rename Young Street for civil rights leader Cesar Chavez was withdrawn at City Hall today. Council member Steve Salazar, who initiated the proposal, sent a memo to Mayor Tom Leppert and top city managers asking to withdraw...
Tags: Cesar Chavez, renamed young, Young Street for C, Dallas' Young Street, council member
Posting signs to rename Dallas' Young Street bothers some city officials
Young :: Uruguay | 5 months ago
Credibility Posting signs to rename Young Street for César Chávez bothers some Dallas officials 10:42 PM CDT on Friday, June 26, 2009 After Mayor Tom Leppert and other council members offered assurances Thursday that City Hall was not yet taking steps to rename...
Tags: Dallas' Young Street, César Chávez, renamed young, posting signs
Students pick crops to commemorate Chavez day
Livingston :: CA :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility About 60 students from Andersen Elementary in Newport Beach spent the morning today at the Incredible Edible Park picking crops for Second Harvest Food Bank to commemorate Cesar Chavez day. The elementary students have been studying Chavez, his values...
Tags: Cesar Chavez
Remembering the Wisdom of Cesar Chavez, on his birthday
In eight US states, today is a holiday: the birthday of Mexican-American Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the organization that became the United Farm Workers. One of the most respected civil rights leaders of the 20th century, Chavez's influence lives...
Tags: Cesar Chavez, Uniter Farm Workers, nonviolence, economy, activist, civil rights, Mexican-American
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