US EditionCalifornia to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day following sexual abuse allegations
Assemblymember Alexandra M. Macedo seeks to shift recognition from Cesar Chavez to the broader farmworker movement amid abuse allegations nearly 50 years old.
- California is renaming César Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day following allegations that Chavez sexually abused girls and co-founder Dolores Huerta.
- Latino leaders and community groups condemned the alleged abuse by Chavez but emphasized that the farmworker movement was never just about a single man.
- The California Museum said it will remove Chavez from the state's Hall of Fame, and some leaders urged renaming buildings and streets named for him.
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California moves to rename César Chavez Day over sexual abuse allegations
Political leaders in states and cities are considering similar moves after the allegations became public, accusing Chavez of sexually abusing girls and the co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America union, Dolores Huerta, decades ago.
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California's Gov. Newsom supports move to rename César Chavez Day over alleged sexual abuse
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is supporting a proposal to rename César Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the revered labor leader. Newsom said Thursday he will move quickly on legislation if it passes to rename March 31 as Farmworkers…
California's Major Cities to Rename Chavez Holiday as ‘Farmworkers Day’
California lawmakers announced Thursday that they intend to change the name of Cesar Chavez Day to “Farmworkers Day” in the wake of devastating accusations of sexual abuse by Chavez, an iconic labor leader who has been celebrated for decades in the state. Twelve days before the annual March 31 state holiday, leaders of the California Assembly and state Senate said they were introducing a bill to make that change. It came as elected officials acr…
California moves to rename Cesar Chavez Day as "Farmworkers Day" amid abuse allegations against the labor leader
Lawmakers in the California state legislature said they are moving to designate "Farmworkers Day" as a state holiday following sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez.
Canceling Cesar Chavez And More
Cesar Chavez is not a person I knew a lot about. I am generally familiar with his leadership of migrant farm workers (I teach State v. Shack) and know that "Si se puede" was the progenitor Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" mantra. But beyond those high-level bits, I couldn't tell you much about Chavez. Yet in certain circles Chavez was elevated to the level of Martin Luther King. Indeed, my daughter has a box set of biographies of famous Americans, wh…
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