Cesar Chavez

WHAT DID HE WORK FOR???

• Cesar dedicated his life to improving how farm workers were treated
• He witnessed the harsh conditions they worked in
• They were unpaid, exploited, lived in shacks, and had no facilities.

NFCA

• National Farm Workers Association
• Later became the United Farm Workers
• Chavez led boycotts and peaceful marches
• Cesar also made several hunger strikes

THE FAST

• Chavez completed his 36 day fast on Aug 21, 1988
• The fast was past on by Cezar to Jessie Jackson
• From there it was passed on to other celebrities and lesders
• It is believed that his hunger strikes contributed to his death
• In 1994 after his death he was awarded the Presidential Medal Of Freedom

“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours.”

—César Chávez