Bill > SRes151

This Resolution officially recognizes March 31, 2023, as "Cesar Chavez Day" to honor the significant achievements and lasting impact of Cesar Estrada Chavez, a prominent civil rights activist and labor leader. The resolution highlights his early life as a migrant farmworker, his service in the U.S. Navy, and his dedication to organizing farmworkers for better working conditions, fair wages, and basic human rights. It emphasizes his commitment to nonviolence, inspired by figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his use of peaceful tactics such as fasting to draw attention to the plight of agricultural laborers. The resolution also acknowledges the establishment of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), the passage of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, and the numerous honors bestowed upon Chavez, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, underscoring his enduring influence on human rights and worker empowerment. The resolution concludes by encouraging the people of the United States to commemorate his legacy and remember his famous slogan, "Sí, se puede!" meaning "Yes, we can!"