Photos: Cesar Chavez Day Demonstration in Portland

M.E.Ch.A. de Portland State and Las Mujeres held a demonstration honoring Cesar Chavez in Portland today. The event paid tribute to an individual who not only inspires Chicanos and Latinos, but all those who champion for workers’ rights and equality. The demonstration will also address ongoing campaigns in the state of Oregon. Cesar Chavez, former leader of the United FarmWorkers, fought for improving the working conditions of agricultural workers by leading national boycotts and marches across America.

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President Obama's Statement Commemorating Cesar Chavez's Birthday

Today, President Barack Obama made the following statement to commemorate the birthday of Cesar Chavez.

"Today, on what would have been his 82nd birthday, Cesar Chavez's legacy as an educator, environmentalist, and as a civil rights leader who struggled for fair treatment and fair wages for America's workers is important for every American to remember.

Having begun as a farmworker, Cesar Chavez eventually co-founded the United Farm Workers and struggled to provide hundreds of thousands of people with better working conditions and the chance to live a better life. The cause of fair treatment and fair wages for America’s workers lives on today through the work of countless others.

Chavez’s rallying cry, “Sí Se Puede” – “Yes We Can,” was more than a slogan, it was an expression of hope and a rejection of those who said farmworkers could not organize, and could not take on the growers. Through his courage, Cesar Chavez taught us that a single voice could change our country, and that together, we could make America a stronger, more just, and more prosperous nation.”

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Cesar Chavez Day Gathering in Salem

Fifth Biennial
CÉSAR E. CHÁVEZ DAY GATHERING
at the Oregon State Capitol

You are cordially invited to participate in this Oregon tradition.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
12:00 - 1:00 P.M.
House Majority Caucus Room
Oregon State Capitol Building, Second Floor

Sponsored by: Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN),
Oregon Farm Worker Ministry, CAUSA, Voz Hispana Causa Chavista.

Celebrate the life of César Chávez on March 31st, the 82nd anniversary of his birth, and honor the farm workers whose struggle for labor justice César so honorably led. The Governor's Proclamation of Farm Worker Awareness Week, March 29th to April 4th, recognizes the men and women who work under difficult conditions to provide the food that we daily have on our tables.

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