César E. Chávez and Dolores Huerta are widely known for creating the Farm Workers Union in 1962. Monday, March 31, is a day dedicated to celebrating them.
“Cesar was powerful. He was peaceful, but persistent. And in that, he and Dolores Huerta found their power as well as coming together with others and organizing with the community,” said Tessa Valencia, an art teacher at Davis Bilingual Elementary School.
Chávez and Huerta made a huge impact on migrant workers’ rights.
On Friday, March 28, a march and peaceful rally was held and led by students at Davis Elementary School. Stephanie Alvarez is a fifth grade teacher and said many of her students wrote poems or songs to perform at the march…