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A coalition of South Bay leaders said the sexual abuse allegations against late labor leader Cesar Chavez should be a turning point for the community and the country.
The heads of several community organizations and elected leaders gathered in Mexican Heritage Plaza on Thursday afternoon in East San José’s Mayfair neighborhood — where Chavez himself once lived — calling for believing and supporting survivors, and for healing.
“For us here in East San José, this is personal. This is Cesar Chavez’s neighborhood. His legacy is reflected in our murals, in our public spaces and in our community memory,” said Jessica Paz-Cedillos, the CEO of the plaza…