Honoring Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta

About

Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) and Dolores Huerta (1930 - ) were critical leaders in the American Labor movement and civil rights activists. They co-founded the United Farmworkers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers (UFW).

Each year, Cesar Chavez is honored on March 31^st and Dolores Huerta is honored on April 10^th.

Both Chavez and Huerta had an impact on the local community and within SCU. We are grateful that both visited the SCU campus and engaged with the SCU community.

Today, SCU is proud to lift up and celebrate the contributions of these two pioneers.

2024 Calendar of Events

Current Calendar of Events as of April 15, 2024. Please check back for additional events and updates.

DATE	EVENT INFORMATION	TIME & LOCATION
March 31	Cesar Chavez Day	Easter Sunday
April 2	Start of Spring Quarter
April 2	Harvesting Mobility: Bracero Migration, Labor & Life in California, 1942 - 1964 Special Photo Exhibit in the SCU Library	Now through May 17, 2024 2nd floor, SCU Library
April 4	Film screening and roundtable discussion: Delano Manongs Discussion moderated by James Lai (Ethnic Studies) with Sonia Gomez (History),	4:00pm - 5:15pm Viewing Room A (129) in the Library
April 5	“Siete Mujeres Inmigrantes Cuentan Sus Historias” Hosted by Pedro Hernandez-Ramos The event will be entirely in Spanish.	4:00pm Nobili Dining Room RSVP Closed Please contact Iliana Molina Estrada imolinaestrada@scu.edu for mote details.
April 9	Strike Back!: How the Black Panther Party and United Farm Workers Transformed Worker Rights in California guest presentation by Dr. Xavier Buck, the Executive Director of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation	12:00pm - 1:00pm Williman, Benson
April 10	Dolores Huerta Day - Film screening and discussion of the film: Dolores (95 minutes)	4:00pm - 6:00pm Viewing Room A (129) in the Library
April 11	Bracero Legacies: From Farmworkers to Electoral Politics - special presentation by Ignacio Ornelas Rodriguez (Stanford)	4:00pm - 5:15pm Viewing Room A (129) in the Library
April 11 - 14	Teatro Visión in San José is producing the plays La Mariposa and Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. For more information go to www.teatrovision.org	Thursday - Saturday, April 11-13 at 7:00pm Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14, at 2:00pm Tickets are $10.00 for students Limited number of free tickets for students are available. Please email rplaza@scu.edu.
April 14	Special Mass in Spanish to honor Chavez and Huerta and all farmworkers	2pm Mission Santa Clara Reception after the Mass in the Nobili Hall Dining Room (3 - 5pm)
April 16	Rape in the Fields Film Screening and Discussion Documentary on sexual violence against undocumented Latina farmworkers. Following the documentary, we will have a discussion with one of the producers from the film, Andrés Cediel. **Trigger warning for content about sexual assault Collaborative event between the Office for Multicultural Learning, the Violence Prevention Educators, and the Undocumented Students and Allies Association	2:30pm - 4:30pm California Mission Room, Benson
April 18	Youth Making a Change in Times of Climate Change: A Conversation with Climate Action Activists Film screen of Fruits of Labor and Discussion. The event will bring together environmental justice youth activists and Emily Cohen Ibañez documentary director of Fruits of Labor to a roundtable discussion. Moderated by Jesica S. Fernández	7:00pm - 8:30pm Music Recital Hall
April 20	Public Art as Resistance in San José Tour	10:30am - 12:30pm Location: Downtown San Jose Limited Spots available - Contact Dr. Veronica Miranda Vmiranda@scu.edu

Planning Committee

A special thank you to our campus partners:

Enrollment Management
Inclusive Excellence
Latin American Studies Program
Office for Diversity and Inclusion
Office for Multicultural Learning
Mission and Ministry
University Library