Chavez Movement
By: Viridiana Vidal-vela
farm workers
The fast
La Causa " A Cause"
Cesar continued
Cesar said about The fast is alsoan act of penance for those in positions of moral authority and for all men and women activists who know what is right and just and who know that they could and should do more.
justice
The fast is finally a declaration of non-cooperation with supermarkets who promote and sell and profit from California table grapes. During the past few years I have been studying the plague of pesticides on our land and our food.This solution to this deadly crisis will not be found in the arrogance of the powerful, but in solidarity with the weak and helpless. I pray to God that this fast will be a preparation for a multitude of simple deeds for justice. Carried out by men and women whose hearts are focused on the suffering of the poor and who yearn, with us, for a better world. Together and all things are possible.
5 Mejor Facts
2. his campaigns for workers rights especially farm workers
3. Chavez demanded equal rights & demanded that migrant workers be legal workers
4.When Chavez was fighting for workers’ rights, it was at a time when DDT was being extensively used.
5. Workers were even being sprayed while working in the fields. He helped secure the first contract that prohibited DDT use and even fasted for 36 days at one point to protest how many pesticides were being used on grapes.