Tag: cesar chavez
Chicana artist dedicates her art to Latinx culture
Barbara Carrasco, a Los Angeles-based Chicana artist and activist, spoke about her art with Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta Wednesday at the Virtual Latinx Heritage Month series with 16 participants via Zoom.
Nonviolence workshops are response to harrowing year
Christian Bracho, associate professor of teacher education in the University’s LaFetra College of Education, led the final workshop to his three-part nonviolence workshop series called “Learn ways to practice nonviolence daily in thoughts, words, and deeds” on April 1 via Zoom.
Commencement honors graduates’ achievements during the pandemic
The University of La Verne honored 2,337 graduating students from Spring 2020 and Winter 2021 in a series of virtual commencement ceremonies, and featured a speech from Dolores Huerta for the College of Arts and Sciences, delivered by her daughter Camila Chavez, on Jan. 30.
La Verne celebrates Dolores Huerta
In celebration of the newly established holiday honoring Dolores Huerta, the Latino Student Forum hosted an event in Sneaky Park to give students an opportunity to learn more about Dolores Huerta.
Labor leaders
Ganesha High School senior Omar Mendez, Pomona High School senior Brenda Gomez and Garey High School seniors Melanie Andreo and Josue Garcia – recipients of the Latino and Latina Roundtable of the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley’s social justice scholarship – lead the 16th annual Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage Saturday morning.
Calderón advocates social justice
José Calderón, professor emeritus of sociology and Chicano and Latino studies at Pitzer College, brought faculty members to tears as he discussed his book, “Lessons From an Activist Intellectual: Teaching, Research, and Organizing for Social Change” Tuesday in the President’s Dining Room.