“There’s no turning back…We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.” “Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return.” ...
Book Review: Sal Si Puedes: Cesar Chavez and the New American Revolution:doi:10.1177/104438947105201007IgnaciaTheTorresTheSageSocial Casework
Cesar Chavez Day is always celebrated on his birthday, March 31st. President Barack Obama declared Cesar Chavez Day a national holiday in 2014. It is not a federal holiday, but is a state holiday in California. It is either an optional or commemorative day in nine other states - Arizona, ...
Book reviews Sal Si Puedes: Cesar Chavez and the New been a major farm strike until Cesar Chavez American Revolution. By Peter Matthiessen. New organized the grape pickers. York: Random House, 1969. 372 PP' $6.95' The author shares with his readers bits of the Chavez philosophy:...
Instead, I maintain that Chavez suggests how a strong Latino presence might occasion a shift of values in the United States toward a culture of peace. I argue that Chavez develops a logic of nonviolent practice, drawing on aspects of Mexican culture and political history, that is meant to ...