César Chávez Day is celebrated every year on March 31st, the birthday of one of America's most influential civil rights leaders and advocate for migrant worker's rights in the United States. As I was driving through some of Colorado's easternmost farm lands early this morning, I remembered that César Chávez Day is coming up this week, and I was reminded of his humble and non-violent message that the rights of all workers should be protected. After his death in 1993, Chávez became an icon in the Latino community due to his lifelong mission to enable Latino's to organize and demand fair and equitable living wages and working conditions. He is also famed for speaking out against prejudice and police brutality against Latinos and Mexican Americans during the 1960s and 1970s.
In an age of endless war and conflict, I find it comforting to meditate on Chávez's ideals of peace, non-violence, and social justice for all.
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