Continuing the Spirit of La Causa: Honoring the Farmworker featuring Roberto "EL Capitan" Bustos

Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm (CT)
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Please join UTSA and the Cesar E. Chavez Education and Legacy Foundation (CECLEF) for a virtual "platica" in preparation for the 25th annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice celebrating youth leadership.

Featuring Roberto "El Capitan" Bustos, leader of the 400-mile march from Delano to Sacramento, and Ernest Martinez, chairman of the CECLEF, facilitated by Dr. Liliana Saldaña, Associate Professor Mexican American Studies Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department
The platica includes a variety of topics ranging from the philosophical influences of Chavez, the United Farm Workers, the leadership behind the march from Delano to Sacramento, the history of renaming Durango Blvd to Cesar E. Chavez Blvd and the contributions of community leaders, such as El Capitan, Dolores Huerta, and Jaime Martinez and Cesar Chavez.

Question and Answer session will be led by special guests from Lanier High School: Shy Rene Corona who has been actively involved at Inner City Development and Hector Martinez, Lanier H.S. Student Representative of the District Student Advisory Committee.
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