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By Tanu Henry and Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media
To mark César Chávez Day on March 31, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, who is the son of farmworkers, partnered with Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Fresno) to honor the legacy of labor leader Cesar Chavez.
“César Chávez is an inspiration, said Soria in short video the two lawmakers posted on X.
“His leadership and advocacy created opportunities for generations of farmworkers – the men and women who feed our entire nation and the entire world. He worked tirelessly alongside Dolores Huerta and others, added Soria. Today, we remember César Chávez’s many lessons and we reiterate our commitment to fight for protections and the right of every worker.”
Ahead of a Los Angeles event organized Sunday by presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy to celebrate the Mexican American labor activist and civil rights leader, Chávez family issued a statement opposing the use of his image in political campaigning.
“When we saw Bobby Kennedy begin to use images of my father, and then when we heard about this event in L.A., it really prompted us to stand up and to make sure that people understood that the Chavez family does not support his campaign,” wrote the labor icon’s son, Paul Chávez.
Andres Chavez, Paul’s son, also registered his outrage with the Kennedy campaign.
“We’ve never seen anybody go as far as using that image for political gain,” said of Kennedy’s campaign event invitation.
The leadership of the National Chavez Center in Keene has announed that they tend to endorse President Biden.
