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Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage Pot-luck is on April 12 and Pilgrimage on April 13

Your Invitation for Friday, April 12 and Saturday,  April 13:

The Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage Committee, comprised of a coalition of local leaders, parents, students, teachers, and community groups, invites
you on Friday February 12 (from 4 pm – 7 pm to be part of a pot-luck ceremony  to remember past organizers and to make flags and posters for the annual Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage march at Cesar Chavez Park (2720 Barjud Ave. in Pomona).  Please bring a dish and drink to share.

 

For Saturday, April 13, we invite you to be part of the Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage march beginning at 9:30 A. M., under the theme “Opportunity through Unity, Migration Makes this Nation” from the Pomona School District Education Center  (800 S. Garey Ave.) to Garey High School (321 W. Lexington Ave., Pomona, Ca).  The annual community pilgrimage march and festival focuses each year on key issues affecting our diverse communities and uses all the proceeds from the event to present scholarships. This year’s march and festival focuses on the contributions that our immigrant and refugee families have contributed and continue to contribute to our economy, education, faith, culture, and history.  This year’s Cesar Chavez Social Justice scholarship recipients, who represent the values of using their lives in connecting their learning to community engagement and service are: Melissa Soria, Marilyn Lucas, Cristian Jimenez, Evelyn Casa, and Diana Valencia.

Andres Chavez, grandson of Cesar Chavez and with the Cesar Chavez Foundation, will be one of the speakers and help lead the march and festival.  The march, beginning with a ceremony at 9:30 A. M. in front of the PUSD Administrative Offices, will include elder leaders from the community including Superintendent Richard Martinez, Civil Rights and past farmworker organizer Magdaleno Rose-Avila, Reverend Jan Chase, Bishop Herbert Wilkins, and Ohlone Tribal Leader Dee Dee Manzaneres who will honor a 300-year old tree, symbolizing respect for our elders and the sacredness of the environment. After, a pilgrimage walk, led by Danza Grupo Toyaacan, will make its way to Garey High School where Garey High School Principal Marco A. Sanchez, Service Learning Coordinator Paul Knopf, Community Schools coordinator Melissa Ayala, and Cesar Chavez Foundation leader Andres Chavez will present scholarships and lead the planting of a small tree representing the sacredness of our quality of life and our young people. The entertainment will include the Son Real Band, Danza Azteca Toyaacan, Ballet Folklorico Jalisco No Te Rajes, Le Chic Filipino Dance Group, Spoken Word artists Fabian Pavon and Alex Xipecoatl Juarez.   Food will be made by the parents with all the proceeds going to student scholarships.  This year, a special recognition will be made by the Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage Committee and the City of Pomona to the parents for their years of service to this event.

 

Sponsors include:

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community; Cal Poly Pomona Cesar Chavez Center; CLEAR; dA Center for the Arts; Garey High School; Latino & Latina Roundtable; Latino Student Union; LUSA-Citrus College; MEChA (UPV: Cal Poly, Ganesha High School, Garey High School, Mount SAC, Pomona High School); Mt. SAC IDEAS; NAACP Pomona Valley Branch; Office of State Senator Connie Leyve, Pitzer Center for Community Engagement; Pitzer Encuentros; Pomona City Council; Pomona College Student Union; Pomona Community Schools; Pomona Economic Opportunity Center; Pomona Student Union; Pomona Unified School District; Pomona United for Stable Housing; PUSD Parents; Teamsters Local 1932, UFCW-1428; University of La Verne Civic and & Engagement Center; Urban Based Action Network

 

Jose Zapata Calderon
Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies
1050 North Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6101
(909) 952-1640
 Jose_Calderon@pitzer.edu
Website:  www.josezcalderon.com

Invitation to Family and Holiday Get-Together at Cesar Chavez Park on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 12 noon

You are invited to a family and holiday get-together pot-luck sponsored by the Latino and Latina Roundtable and Mt. SAC Mecha this Sunday, December 16 at 12 noon at Cesar Chavez Park (2720 Barjud Ave. in Pomona).  This get-together pot-luck is part of ongoing efforts by the two organizations in  “adopting” the maintenance of the park, preserving the murals there, and promoting activities bringing our communities together.  This is a pot-luck and we ask you to bring something (food or drink or both) to share.

Jose Zapata Calderon
President of the Latino and Latina Roundtable
Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies
1050 North Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6101
(909) 952-1640
 Jose_Calderon@pitzer.edu
Website:  www.josezcalderon.com

Invitation to Pot-Luck Commemoration of Blanca Mariscal and Parents on April 8th

What:  Pot-Luck Sharing of Food and Ceremony at Cesar Chavez Park to commemorate parents and the example of PUSD parent Blanca Mariscal

When:  Friday, April 8th at 4:00 pm

Where:  Cesar Chavez Park (2720 Barjud Ave. in Pomona)

By word of mouth and this invitation, we ask for your help in bringing together friends again, like we did last year, the day before the Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage, to share food in a pot-luck and in a short ceremony to honor the work of parents and the example of Blanca Mariscal.  The pot-luck and ceremony willl be held at Cesar Chavez Park (2720 Barjud Ave.) in Pomona, California on Friday, April 8th beginning at 4:00 PM. – the day before the annual Cesar Chavez pilgrimage march and fiesta.  After the pot-luck we will make flags and posters for the pilgrimage march on Saturday.

Blanca was one of the parent leaders in the annual Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage march and festival held at Garey High School. She helped  in making the food for the event and ensuring that all the proceeds would go toward student scholarships. She also was part of a delegation of parents and students which participated in a visit to La Paz (Keene, CA) where Cesar Chavez is buried. After the visit, she continued to work on the annual pilgrimage but got very sick with cancer and ended up in the hospital. Although in the hospital, she continued to organize the parents for a very successful pilgrimage but, shortly after, passed away. The Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage Committee, along with the Latino and Latina Roundtable, PUSD parents and students, family, and other supporting groups invite you to join with us in a ceremony and a pot-luck afterward.   We will also be making posters, flags, and banners after the pot-luck.