San Francisco celebrated Cesar Chavez Day 2025 with a parade and festival honoring farmworkers, labor rights, and community ...

Cesar Chavez was a steadfast believer in non-violent activism. When it seemed members of his movement were turning to violence to fight back, He launched a hunger strike that would last for 25 days.

These included the Delano Grape Strike and Boycott of 1965-70, which united Filipino and Mexican farmworkers; the 340-mile march from Delano to Sacramento in 1966; and a 25-day hunger strike in 1968.

Padilla said establishing the César E. Chávez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park “would pay proper homage to César Chávez’s tireless work for the dignity, respect, and equal ...