Cesar Chavez Day is celebrated on March 31, annually. It is also Cesar Chavez’s birthday. In 2014, President Barack Obama declared Cesar Chavez Day a national holiday. Chavez was a child of a migrant farm family, a former Navy serviceperson, and cofounder of the National Farm Workers’ Association (now the United Farm Workers). In this new role, Chavez became the best-known Latino American civil rights activist. Leading the struggle for better rights for farm workers, his steady but nonviolent tactics made the farm workers’ struggle a moral cause with wide support.

Come be a part of NCAP’s inaugural Cesar Chavez Commemoration Webinar. During this webinar, we’ll pay tribute to Chavez’s legacy as a civil rights champion. We’re excited to have Dr. Ann Lopez, Executive Director of the Center for Farmworker Families, MaríaElena De La Garza, Executive Director of Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc., and Laura Ponce, Executive Director at Project BRAVO, join us. Together, we’ll spotlight various local initiatives dedicated to empowering farmworker families towards better social and economic opportunities.

Click here to register for the webinar.