Cesar Chavez march

Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage March on Saturday, April 5

On Behalf Of OPR Pitzer Office of Public Relations

Speakers, Singers, and Music to Highlight Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage March

As part of celebrating the legacy of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez,
the Latina/o Roundtable and LCLAA (Labor Council for Latin American
Advancement) are holding the sixth annual Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage
March on Saturday April 5, beginning at 9:30 a. m., from Pomona City
Hall (Mission and Garey) to Cesar Chavez Park (Valley Blvd. and 57
Freeway). The speakers include: Paul Chavez, son of Cesar Chavez and
President of the National Farmworker's Service Center, Amanda Figueroa,
SEIU United Long Term Care Worker's Secretary-Treasurer, and Father
Patricio Guillen. The musical groups include: La Paz, a hip-hop group
from the farmworker movement; Trio del Pueblo, a group celebrating its
20 years of presentations throughout the Southwest and Mexico; and Las
Hermanas Arteaga, three Latina women singers from the city of Pomona.


Throughout the history of Cesar Chavez's community organizing efforts,
he used long pilgrimages as a means of bringing attention to the many
issues facing our communities. As part of commemorating the life of
Cesar Chavez, the pilgrimage march in Pomona will remember his legacy
through promoting non-violence and peace in our communities and abroad,
using our lives in building unity among people of all backgrounds, and
in supporting legalization rights for immigrants. The march will begin
at Pomona city hall with speakers and music. The procession will
proceed on the sidewalk west on Mission Blvd. to White Ave., North on
White Ave., and East on Holt Ave. (which becomes Valley Blvd. to Cesar
Chavez Park. The march will end at Cesar Chavez park with speakers,
musical groups, and poetry. The celebration is co-sponsored by the
Pomona Economic Opportunity Center and Campus Life Committee.