Serious allegations against late labor leader and civil rights activist César Chávez have prompted this year’s Denver celebrations surrounding his legacy to be canceled.
The United Farm Workers union on Tuesday acknowledged allegations against co-founder Chávez, calling reports involving possible abuse of young women or minors “crushing.”
Ramon Del Castillo is a Denver-based Chicano activist, educator, and poet who has played a significant role in honoring and continuing the legacy of César Chávez. As co-founder of the César Chávez Peace and Justice Committee of Denver, Del Castillo has organized annual marches and initiatives promoting nonviolent social change and worker rights in Colorado, carrying forward the labor movement begun by Chávez in the 1960s…