Cesar Chavez: Forefather of Environmental Justice & Labor Leader

Cesar Chavez Day 2021

By Marta Segura, Climate Emergency Mobilization Director, City of Los Angeles

This week, the famous labor organizer, Latino leader, and environmental and social justice activist is on the minds of many. As we honor Cesar Chavez’s legacy on March 31, 2021, we must remember his compassion for the workers and families he mobilized, the emphasis he placed on intersectionality and the labor, health, and social inequality issues he raised including building awareness of the toxic…