Cesar Chavez

California's Shame

Emily Cotler | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Civil Liberties, Hazel Bryan, California, Proposition 8, Ellen Degeneres, Fear of Change, Race, Prejudice, Harvey Milk, Civil Rights, Politics of Fear, Cesar Chavez, Jackie Robinson, California Gay Marriage, Out of State Funding, Gay Rights, California Politics, Racism, Desegregation, Elizabeth Eckford, Separation of Church and State, Gay Marriage, Home News
Emily Cotler

Equality for all. What could be more basic and simple than that? And yet, California's Proposition 8 passed. If you don't know what Prop 8 entails, it...

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Cesar Chavez at the Root of Obama's Campaign: Grassroots Latino Voter Outreach

Randy Shaw | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Yes We Can, Obama National Latino Advisory Council, California Primary, Strategy, California, Miguel Contreras, "Camp Obamas, Primary, Outreach, Los Angeles, " Eliseo Medina, 2008 Election, Obama Campaign, Obama Supporters, Cesar Chavez, Nonviolence, Marshall Ganz, Latino Voters, 1968, Organizing Drives, Fast for Our Future, Sharon Delugach, Door-to-Door Campaigning, UFW, Si Se Puede, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, On the Ground, Robert Kennedy, Politics News
Randy Shaw

If Barack Obama's campaign wins on November 4th, LA should be identified as the birthplace of the grassroots voter outreach strategy that dramatically changed the political course of the US.

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Big Business Bigotry

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: United Farm Workers, Eggs, Cesar Chavez, California, Animal Rights, United Food and Commercial Workers, California Politics, Proposition 2, Animals, Politics News
Michael Markarian

In a shameless display of xenophobia, it seems the factory farm fakers have launched an all-out attack on Mexico.

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Art, Politics, and 1968

Nato Thompson | Posted 08.13.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Students for a Democratic Society, Cesar Chavez, Art, 1968, Creative Time, Port Huron Project, Entertainment News
Nato Thompson

Reenactment is quite popular in contemporary art today, but in essence, art is simply a reflection of larger social currents operating in our daily lives. Contemporary politics, as well as art, seems to be in the grasp of the past.

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Honoring the Legacy of Cesar Estrada Chavez

Rep. Hilda L. Solis | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Cesar Chavez, Chavez, Politics News
Rep. Hilda L. Solis

Cesar Chavez's work inspired me to find ways to help others and led me to civil service and I believe it's important to preserve his memory for future generations.

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Watch Latina Women Raise their Voice for Obama

Richard Montoya | Posted 02.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Cesar Chavez, Latina, Latino Vote, Latino Voters, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Latinas, Entertainment News
Richard Montoya

The heart of Cesar Chavez would surely be with Barack. Viva La Mujer! Viva Obama!

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La Union de Campesinos Respaldan a Clinton

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards, Union of Farmworkers, Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez, Hillary Clinton, Latino Voters, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, UFW Hillary, Hillary Unions, Hillary Clinton Labor, Hillary Clinton Endorsements, Politics News
Jeffrey Feldman

The Union of Farmworkers endorsement signifies Clinton's considerable advantage over Obama and Edwards amongst Latino voters in California and elsewhere.

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Here's What RFK Did in California in 1968

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jesse Unhruh, Cesar Chavez, Eugene McCarthy, Ronald Reagan, Jerry Bruno, Robert F. Kennedy, California Primary, Tsunami Tuesday, Super Duper Tuesday, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

As the February 5th California primary approaches we might learn something from looking at how Kennedy won the state in 1968 against both Sen. McCarthy and Vice-President Hubert Humphrey.

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