Cesar Chavez Week Schedule of Events

I am starting to include here at US Liberals at About.com information and links about activist and support organizations that I recommend for your involvement in various causes. Here is the first such link, at Patriot Act/Civil Rights.

This is Chavez Week, honoring the great Latino civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. Mr. Chavez, who would have been 78 years old this week, was a strong advocate for civil rights for migrant farm workers and of education and community service.

CHAVEZ WEEK 2005 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Monday, March 28, 7:30 a.m. Seventh Annual Cesar E. Chavez Commemoration Breakfast Sponsored by: San Diego Cesar E. Chavez Commemoration Committee San Diego Convention Center Special Guests: Andres Irlando, Cesar E. Chavez Foundation President; Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Cesar E. Chavez Foundation Programs Director; and Daniel Valdez, Founding Member, El Teatro Campesino

Tuesday, March 29 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fourth Annual Cesar Chavez Day Luncheon Sponsored by: Cesar E. Chavez Foundation Phoenix Civic Plaza Special Guests: Joseph P. Kennedy II; Governor Janet Napolitano; Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon; Chavez family members and elected officials

Wednesday, March 30 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning Program Sponsored by: Lt. Governor Pat Quinn, State of Illinois Curie Metropolitan High School Special Guests: Lt. Governor Pat Quinn and Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Cesar E. Chavez Foundation Programs Director

Thursday, March 31 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Service Project Day of Service and Celebration Sponsored by: Cesar E. Chavez Foundation National Chavez Center , Keene, CA 93531 Special Guests: Chavez family members; elected officials; celebrities; and community leaders

Thursday, March 31 6:00 p.m. Reception & Dinner Fifth Annual Educating the Heart Dinner Sponsored by: Cesar E. Chavez Foundation Los Angeles Convention Center Special Guests: Mayor James K. Hahn and mayoral candidate Antonio Villaraigosa Cesar E. Chavez Legacy Award Recipients: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton; Raul Yzaguirre, former President, National Council of La Raza; and The American Labor Movement

Saturday, April 2 8:00 a.m. Registration, 9:00 a.m. Program and walk Seventh Annual Cesar E. Chavez Benefit WalkSponsored by: United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO East Los Angeles College Special Guests: Chavez family members; elected officials; and celebrities cesarchavezwalk@yahoo.com

All event and contact information can be found at the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation website. Celebrate the legacy of Cesar Chavez by getting involved!