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Cesar Chavez
Photo Credit : Joann Cornejo
Today is Cesar Chavez Day. It's a good day to remember that the poorest and most exploited people in farming aren't farmers - they are the farm workers.
Although Chavez fought his fights in the western United States, with the United Farm Workers, the struggle for decent wages and conditions for farm workers is both global, and far from over.
I've excerpted the most powerful parts of a much longer speech that Chavez gave on November 9, 1984. Well worth a read today, of all days. ... read more »
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Posted on 31 March, 2007 - 06:00
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