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Cesar Chavez — Part 15

126 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Jul 8, 1968 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Cesar Chavez · 124 pages OCR'd
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Sn niet 1 Kt hah Rh ites och ail dent nan te ‘Valley stores selling By JESUS A, BANKETL - Willi eries of “Viva do raza” (ong live the Face) still ring- ing in their ears, supporteis of a farm workers union said yesterday they will Javnch Fickeling af noon today of Valicy supsmarkels selling California Brapes. The picheters will gether al the Santa Rita Center, 1017 ¥. Hadley, for hinch et 10 a.m. They will receive “instructions” . _ at Ho a.m. for a half-hour and then go to their designated . areas fa start pickcling Safeway stores, aecerding to an anposncement last night A rally at the center last night, ostensibly called to urge Kexicen-Ancciveans te unite for improvement in their civil Tigits end cconsmie plight, darned instead imlo a Jauach vehicle for the pickcling. The relly was spon-ored by the Netional Farne Workers Association, a group seckirg the waienizing of all migrent farm workers, The Rev. Frank Yor, @ priest af Seered Veurt Churea, deld the gothering dhe o: conkers vant “no violence? but al the sare thre sid thet oly throegh unity “can we gain Bocial eri ceanomic justice for our people.” Cesar Chaveg, Me Californion who Jauneled the move to unicgize of i workeys, +73 represcaled at tin mocting by his ety brother, Menuel, and by the Hey. hitgucl Hurreza, the mu: te chysuicler of the glories of Chaves, Mr. Barrezp accompanying himself oa the guitar, Saitg The Arizona 3: epublic nO Pheenis, Sat, Mey 15, 1069 grapes to be j picketed, “Ane pickels today, Jt oallincs several songs to the andienee in J They were of the college “fight sons’ varicly, urging unionization ef the farm werkers. Manucl Chavez, who reportedly is hee merely (9 urge support of the nalional boycott ef California grapes, has not refuled suggestions his true mission is to have a s showdown with Arizona giowers, from whom the union will demand recognilion. Here barely mentioncd the boscolt last night Like the other speakers, he urged dhe unionizztion of migrants. Manuel Hivera, an organizer from Celfernia, about his reasans for being In Arizona. “We have galkered,” he lotd the audience, “to continue our cause. The union is the enly way to fain Leiter wages, .. decent treatment and mashe even an eCucaiion for our children. ” A mimeographed “infevmstion sheot”? is to be piven to piocesares they are to use and noles a col decision which Biecs pickets rights on shopping conter parking Jo's = =~ = zo Arizona’s raps cron is ee hoduled to be harvested noxt month. Accordi:g to Chaves, the Acizsaa growers employ abut 1,209 pers sont tn the prape harvest, Chavez sent telegrams (o Arivona aresers Jest weck asking >> them to mect with him and other union officials, but said he hes not received any replies. — Ieft doubis t ’
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