“El Magonista” | Vol. 7 No. 13 | March 26, 2019: Cesar Chavez Day Events

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California-Mexico Studies Center

March 28, 2019

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This is how Long Beach will celebrate Cesar Chavez Day

on Sunday, March 31 at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in Long Beach at 11am

United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez pauses during his 1,000-mile march through the agricultural valley of California on behalf of the UFW union in 1975. (AP file photo)

The Long Beach community will celebrate civil rights activist Cesar Chavez with culture and education on the day named in his honor, Sunday, March 31.

The free event at Cesar Chavez Elementary will feature Aztec dancers, food and a lecture to honor the Mexican American farm labor leader who advocated for nonviolent social change since the 1950s.

Chavez co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 and is known for the phrase “¡Si se puede!” which loosely translates to “Yes, it can be done” or “Yes, it’s possible.” Cesar Chavez Day became a California holiday in 2000 and it is celebrated on his birthday on March 31. He died in 1993.

Armando Vazquez-Ramos, a professor at Cal State Long Beach and founder of the California-Mexico Studies Center, said it’s important for Long Beach to celebrate Chavez’s values and legacy. The holiday aims to “enhance the awareness of serving others and the principles of non-violence, and justice for all,” he said.

“Cesar Chavez visited Long Beach on many occasions during his life and left a memorable impression upon generations of Latinos, and people of good will in our town,” Vazquez-Ramos said. “We cannot afford to lose the tradition of celebrating Cesar Chavez, nor forget the importance of his sacrifice in life to help others.”

The event is being organized by the Centro CHA and the California-Mexico Studies Center, and is sponsored by a handful of city leaders. Professor and author José Ángel Gutiérrez will discuss his new book, “The Eagle Has Eyes,” about Chavez and the United Farm Workers Union.

What: Cesar Chavez Day Celebration, Sunday March 31, 2019

When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, 2019

Where: Cesar Chavez Elementary School. 730 W. 3rd St., Long Beach

Cost: Free.

The Long Beach community will celebrate Cesar Chavez Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 31 at Chavez Elementary School. The educational and cultural event will feature music, Aztec dancers, food and a lecture by Dr. José Ángel Gutierrez on the legacy of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers as detailed in his new book, “The Eagle Has Eyes.”

Along with Cesar Chavez, Gutierrez was one of the national leaders in the 1960s who led the Mexican American civil rights movement.

View English flier. View Spanish flier.

Source: Emily Rasmussen ~ Long Beach Press-Telegram ~ March 25, 2019

13th Anniversary of Marco Antonio Firebaugh’s Passing

Professors Gonzalo Santos and Armando Vazquez-Ramos in downtown LA, carrying Marco A. Firebaugh’s casket at the 2006 immigration march.

On March 21st it marks thirteen years since the lamented passing of Marco Antonio Firebaugh at the age of 39, and he is being timely remembered by the California-Mexico Studies Center for his landmark Assembly Bill 540 legislation, and numerous accomplishments during his trailblazing career.
While Marco Antonio Firebaugh’s legacy reflects a wide range of undertakings, foremost was his dedication to serving the most vulnerable and the underrepresented, and above all, he stood up for immigrants and working families.

Marco was born on October 13, 1966, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, migrated to the U.S. as a young boy and never forgot his humble beginnings. After being diagnosed with liver disease in 2003, he died on March 21, 2006, from severe complications. He was survived by his two children, Tlalli Ariana, and Nicolas Andres Firebaugh.

Though he died at a young age, his legacy lives on today in particular through his AB-540 bill, signed into law on Oct 12, 2001, by Governor Gray Davis, allowing undocumented students in California to pay in-state tuition, at public colleges and universities rather than the out-of-state rate for non-residents. A historic breakthrough precedent in U.S. higher education, now replicated by several states that benefit the growing student population now often referred to as Dreamers.

We invite you to mark his passing with a moment of silence and prayer, to reflect upon his legacy, after you watch the following documentary produced by the CMSC to keep his memory alive!

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