“Cesar Chavez Day” by Julie Friedemann

Remember Cesar Chavez Day on March 31, 2023. Cesar Chavez Day is a U.S. Federal commemorative holiday. The holiday allows us to recommit ourselves to honor farmworkers and their many indispensable contributions to our nation. An American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist, Chavez led the non-violent movement in the mid-1900’s that paved the way for better wages and working conditions from which nearly 2.5 million farmworkers benefit today.

You can learn more about this educator, environmentalist, and civil rights leader by streaming the movie “Cesar Chavez” or obtain a DVD copy from the library in the church office. Also, the Denver Classroom Teacher’s Association (DCTA) is sponsoring an Cesar Chavez Marcha and Celebration on Saturday, April 1, 2023. There will be a Mass at 8:30 am on Saturday, April 1 at the Regis University, Saint John Francis Chapel, and then a March at 10:00 am to Cesar Chavez Park, 41st and Tennyson and then park events begin at 11:00 am.