Celebrating Cesar Chavez

[Omaha Steve]

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The event today remembers the contributions Chavez brought to better working conditions for farmers in Delano and across the nation.
It's a day for people to remember the work and legacy left by Cesar Chavez.
The festivities began with a mass in Delano this morning, and then event goers marched in his honor.
It was chance for farmer workers and their families to remember the progress Chavez made and the fight continues today.

"All of us need a hero, and especially when your poor, and your immigrants and your working hard you need someone to look up to...Cesar Chavez was just like us."
Cesar Chavez touched millions of americans lives, his name has become synonymous with social justice and change.
But not just for Mexican Americans and farm workers but for all americans.
And it's that legacy that brought more than 5-thousand people to a march in honor of the late activist in Delano this afternoon.

"the legacy of cesar chavez lives on in our hearts and minds of thousands of farm workers...that have come here to celebrate today and make it a very special day," says one attendee.

"Today's about remembering cesar's legacy especially because the movement started here in delano, said Dolores Huerta, Co-founder of UFW.
Dolores Hurerta co-founded the United Farm Workers Association, and it's important to keep fighting for workers rights.

"We have a long way to go..many of the victories workers had in the past have been taken away from us...so the move now is regaining those benefits. "


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