César E. Chávez, 1927-1993
Berkeley Celebrates “Si Se Puede!”
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City of Berkeley
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
2nd Annual Chavez Commemoration Event and Salsa Competition
On March 31st 2010, City of Berkeley employees will be celebrating the Cesar Chavez Commemoration Period by hosting their 2nd Annual Salsa Competition and Potluck. The purpose of this event is for COB employees to come together and reflect on the impact that Cesar Chavez has had in our communities. Come join us in celebrating and honoring the Cesar Chavez’s legacy! Bring your best salsa and something to share! See you there!
Cypress Room 1st Floor
March 30 - April 12, 2010
Berkeley Celebrates "Sí, se puede": Poster, Book, and Photo Exhibit
Honoring César’s Legacy Through Service to the Community
To Celebrate the 2010 Chávez Commemorative Period (March 30 - April 12, 2010)
Flat Display Cases Berkeley Public Central Library –
2nd floor Historic Lobby
Exhibit Cases Facing on Kittredge Street
2090 Kittredge Street (at Shattuck) – Downtown Berkeley
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March 8 - May 2nd
9am – 5 pm, Mon-Fri
Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program 1942-1964
Between 1942 and 1964, an estimated two million Mexican men came to the United States on short-term labor contracts. A little-known chapter of American and Mexican history, the bracero program touched the lives of countless men, women, families, and communities. Both bitter and sweet, the bracero experience tells a story of exploitation but also of opportunity.
Included in the exhibition are 15 free-standing banners featuring oral histories, quotes and photographs by Leonard Nadel, a photographer who, in 1956, exposed employer violations endured by many braceros. The Nadel photos inspired the museum’s work on “Bittersweet Harvest and the Bracero History Project, which also includes audio clips of former braceros relating their experiences.
Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA
http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/small_exhibition.cfm?key=1267&exkey=770
March 5-31, 2010
Musical: Let the Eagle Fly – The Story of César Chávez
The Chávez Family Vision debuts “Let The Eagle Fly - The Story of César Chávez” in Silicon Valley on March 5, 2010. This inspirational musical tells the story of César E. Chávez, one of the most influential civil rights leaders of our time and a crusader for non-violent change. It traces Chávez’s life from his childhood, as the son of migrant farm workers in the Great Depression, through his founding of the farm workers union and commitment to the non-violent struggle for social and economic justice. Silicon Valley, once an agricultural area known as "The Valley of Heart's Delight" is where Chávez began his community activism. The musical focuses primarily on the five-year grape boycott which brought nationwide attention to the farm workers' plight.
San Jose City College Theatre, 2100 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose, CA
For complete information:
http://www.lettheeaglefly.com/
http://www.lettheeaglefly.com/cast.htm
March 23, 2010
(2pm-7pm—farmers’ market hours)
Ecology Center’s Farmers Market
& César Chávez Commemoration
A program of cultural arts performances and informational tables to honor the legacy of farmworker organizer César Chávez.
Tuesday Berkeley Farmers’ Market
Derby St. at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Berkeley
Master of Ceremonies:
Gerardo Marin, Co-Manager, Farm Fresh Choice
Performances by:
- Rafael Jesús González
Poet, Founder of Laney College's Mexican and Latin American Studies Dept. - Nina Serrano
Poet, Storyteller, KPFA host/producer KPFA’s La Raza Chronicles - Mucho Axe
South American Grooves - Capoiera Mandinga
Afro-Brasilian Art Form - Quenepas Youth Ensemble
Puerto Rican Bomba, Plena, Drum n Dance - Floyd Salas
Poet, PEN Oakland Board President - Claire Ortalda
Novelist, Playwright, Poet - Naima Shalhoub
Neo-soul, Roots, Global Music
Information booths (partial list):
- BAHIA (Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement)
- Farm Fresh Choice (Youth Food Justice, Health, & Nutrition)
Accessibility:
5 blocks from the Ashby BART Station, many buses on MLK and streetparking, wheelchair access. The Berkeley Farmers' Markets proudly accept EBT food stamp cards and WIC farmers’ market nutrition program vouchers.
For More Information: (510) 548-3333
Saturday, April 10, 2010
11am – Assemble for Parade (Dolores Park)
12pm – Parade to 24th Street
César Chávez Holiday Parade & Festival - San Francisco
24th Street Fair (24th/Harrison-Bryant), 1pm to 6 pm
More Info: (415) 621-2665, (415) 621-5518, CECparade@yahoo.com, http://www.cesarchavezday.org
Friday, April 16th, 2010
5 to 7 pm or 6 to 8 pm
Multicultural Student Development – UC Berkeley
Still being developed: Senior Weekend activities that will include a program for about 150 prospective incoming Latino students. Program will include speakers who will honor César Chávez
University of California, César Chávez Student Center
Contact: Lupe Gallegos Diaz, lupeg@berkeley.edu
Chávez Family Vision Scholarship
Chávez Family Vision Scholarship gives cash grants to cover the educational expenses of college students committed to promoting economic and social justice through non-violence, volunteerism, and public action in order to bring about positive changes in our society. Applicants are evaluated for financial need, community involvement and commitment to create social change. Age, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation are not considered. There are no fees to apply for or receive a grant.
Deadline: August 31, 2010
For more information: http://www.chavezfamilyvision.com/scholarship.htm
Chávez Memorial Solar Calendar & Education Project
We will participate as follows:
- Chair & Coordinate the citywide Chávez Commemorative Committee, and will develop a new model for planning the Chávez events each year.
- Upgrade the content, photos & graphic content on the Park & Recreation Department’s webpages on César Chávez Park
- Add two new artistic/educational exhibits to the Chávez Memorial Solar Calendar Site, i.e., Earth Cycle/Sun Shadow & Moon over Berkeley. Both will include a tribute to César Chávez
- At Sunrise on March 31st – a Shadow cast by the Gnomon will cross the Chávez Birthstone that was installed two years ago.
- Development of a Chicano/Indigenous-based celebratory ritual that will be held at the site later in the year. It will include an honoring of César.
Contact: Santiago Casal, varrio@sbcglobal.net
