SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2003 File #337
Contact: Jean Wasp, Media Relations, (707) 664-2057
Personal Accounts and History Highlight the Life of Labor Activist César E. Chávez
The memory of labor activist César E. Chávez will be honored at Sonoma State University from 3-6 p.m. on Friday, March 28 in the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center lobby in front of a well-known mural that depicts the struggles of migrant farm workers.The event, which is free and open to the public, is a gathering of speakers, poets, musicians and dancers to celebrate the work and the memory of the labor leader who founded and led the first successful farm worker's union in U.S. history.
He will be remembered through stories, as well as song and dance. Personal accounts will be offered by Maria Rifo (an activist who worked with Chávez) and Eugene Mijares (who met Chavez as a child in Sonoma County).
Songs and poetry by ethnomusicologist Raul Lara and Armando Garcia-Davila, Healdsburg's Laureate, will be featured as well as history by Jack Levy, author of the "Autobiography of La Causa," and Dan Markwyn, a California historian and retired SSU professor.
Other music from Raul Lara and poetry by Irma Lopez will be followed by a performance by Ballet Folklorico Sarita
The event is sponsored by Collaborative CAMP (College Assistance Migrant Program) that includes SSU, Santa Rosa Junior College and Napa Valley College and Mendocino Community College CAMP.
For more information, contact Francisco H. Vázquez at (707) 664-3185.